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Neat build. I'm curious, what did the wheelbase end up at?
Still didn't feel like going out in the cold, so I decided to hibernate to the basement to whittle a little more off my Model A flywheel. In the...
I applaud the color choice. The stark white alot of people use just doesn't "fit" on the big picture of the entire vehicle. I think it would have...
I realize it's been a bit since I have done an update. It has been REALLY cold out in the garage, ahh the great northeast and an unheated garage....
My only suggestion is to use fuel hose rated for alcohol mixed fuels. Gates Barricade hose is one such hose. I get it from my local Napa, H311 is...
@J.Ukrop That is an amazing piece of history! The hot rod community has done you well. And like alot of builds, the pieces and generosity...
The stories and journeys are so great. And it just goes to show there are some really cool people out there who want to help and be supportive. My...
Up and over and out. I haven't looked, but there has to be performance sized tailpipes for Tri-5 Chev's. Do you own a welder? Depending on the...
Upstate NY? A guy named Matt? Digging the build, I'm proud to be an east coast guy surrounded by all these cool hot rods being built traditionally.
OMG, that was hilarious. Any progress is good, keep up the great work!
Motor is back from my sort of local machine shop. He did the final boring, honing and balancing. Stock Model A crank (converted for T block) and...
That was for your eyes only. LOL, I get it done one way or another. It's only time, right? I do appreciate the sentiment though. It made me...
Well sort of----some of it I'm just winging it, LOL.
Not done with the pan, just felt the need to jump around some more. I have builder ADD. I started carving a 1/4" thick, about a 9"-ish diameter...
Small victories. I didn't feel like really working on it today, but wanted to get something done. My fitting order came in so I made the feed hose...
Lets get 2021 under way. Worked on doing more welding on the oil pan for the T yesterday. [ATTACH]
Whittling away at this, relearning TIG welding. I missed on some of the metal cleanup and it was a pain to weld. The pan rails are now welded,...
@dumprat , something like that ;)
Back on working on the oil pan. cut the inspection hole in the bottom and mocked up the oil pickup for welding the fitting to the pan. Man I love...
So to go along with that, here is a tip for all of you that I do, as I build alot of muscle car era V-8s with stock dampers. During the build,...
So I decided that the Canton Racing pickup was a good start. Rather than butt weld a pipe thread end onto the pickup tube, I decided the best...
If I had to find a replacement for my stock T, I think I'd be in the same boat. I am sure they are out there, but in 15 years, I can not say that...
Yup, the bottom inspection cover will let me do it. The real Frontenac pan was made of aluminum and had studs---this is a reproduction pan below:...
I'm going to use the stock 4 dip inspection cover......see the outline on the bottom of the pan, second to last pic.
Thank You! It has been a heck of ride to get here so far.
This will be a semi pressurized oil system (pressure mains, splash rods), and I was told I pretty much need to run a filter my the guy who did A...
Lets start building an oil pan, Frontenac style. This is loosely based off a real Fronty pan, which are about as rare as hens teeth----even the...
HaHa, its called seasonal change. It what happens when you don't live below the 40* Latitude. I was relatively lucky, ended up with 2 feet,...
Update in time for Christmas, I received my A crank conversion back. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] But alas, this is the end of the outside games until...
Thanks! If you can still get an adapter for the head, then it might be worth it (unless your going to carve your own). It really depends on what...
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