How to supercharge a Ford flathead engine...

I'll just let the attached pic's do the talking.
A lot can be said for the durability of a Ford transverse front spring.

 

I was going to be the first wise ass to say "first get out your wallet".......then I opened the thread.....LOL

 

Time for a little humour and traditional brand rivalry...

 

It makes you wonder how that worked, with the "Hydro" coupled in the middle.
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What happened to all the Ford flathead guys...

 

It took me a minute to figure out what the hell was going on. It put a smile on my face.

 

WOW. I don't know if that was the easy way out or not.

 

No wonder it needs chains on the back tires.

 

Good old American ingenuity. wow thats nuts.

 

OK, I can be one of the flathead guys! That's is cool, but this is how I do It! Gary

 

and Armstrong power steering.

Looks like a bitch to turn.

 

I did it this way

 

That probably took a lot of beers to accomplish !

 

What the what?
I called Joe Abbin and got out my wallet.

 

Good old big HP and straight line performance.
Man the nose on that thing must weigh a lot...

 

Would that be a "Compound Supercharger"?

 

Sorry...
Am I the only one who doesn't get it?

Or maybe I don't know what I'm looking at. Isn't the front engine driving some kind of centrigual pump?

 

I'm with you!! I'm lost!! Pete

 

That is a cadilac engine and an auto trans driving the ford flathead I believe! Gary

 

The front Caddy is attached to the crank of the junk Ford flatty. Living in farm country I have seen a lot of "Rube Goldberg" contraptions. This one is pretty out of the box though.

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I am digging it kind of like a train wreck!


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Yes, Joe Abbin got into my wallet also. I have another set ready to set up on another flatty.

 

That truck was posted on a Ford truck forum a couple years back. All we could figure was that they adapted the Caddy to the truck by running it thru the flathead crank. Surprised the crank snout didn't break off the flathead!

 

Man put a caddy in front of ford and it helps every time !!

 

Counterweight. Whatever they were lifting with the rear boom could have been enough to pull the front end in the air. Use whatcha got.

 

It all makes sense it a rough as guts kinda way ,you could put a big load on the back without lifting front wheels .

 

I saw that thing a few years ago, somewhere in an old logging tourist trap in western oregon. I can't imagine that the deal worked out for very long, because there was no oil pump, pan, or camshaft in the Ford. I assume the crank bearings on the FlatFord were spent in a matter of minutes. When I saw it, the Caddy appeared to still be very close to running condition.

 

You could just bolt the Caddy down if all you wanted was weight up front.