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Looking great Kevin. I have a Winfield model S prototype in aluminum. [ATTACH][ATTACH]
The head studs are Model A, the 2 long studs at the front of the Model A head are perfect length for Fronty single port heads. I cut my own valve...
My other Mercury project has been delayed till fall.[ATTACH][ATTACH]
My Mercury Speedster has a Fronty S head with 6.5 to 1 pop ups, Stipe Laurel/Roof cam, triple front plate (water pump, oil pump, and distributor),...
Do you have a T, S, or R head ?...
I think Mercurys look best with no fenders. [ATTACH]
Here's a photo of my Fronty "S" head for inspiration.[ATTACH]
There is a real deal T accessory steering gear on the MTFCA site, where you posted your ad. It's a "Recording Devices Balanced Pressure Steering...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I'd lean toward the Christie, its an era Northern California piece. Here are some pics of mine.
Dan Iandola made some thick head castings like that in the early 1970's.[ATTACH]
Bob, the single stick has a home in my current Mercury project, and it [ATTACH] will be sitting on a 5 main Schubert block with Crower crank and...
Here is my T based Mercury Speedster with era flavor enhancements.[ATTACH][ATTACH]
Thanks for the pic of the 5 main T. Here is another 5 main T[ATTACH] with bolt in mains...can't remember where the pic came from.
Your gears and drive are based on and use parts from a 1920's Wills St. Claire V8. I have a Model T shaft and bevel gear drive OHC that uses...
Your overhead cam attachment is Lindsay, your head is a McDowell. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Most 2 port McDowells have dual ignition, does yours ? Here's...
There were variations of the Model N, including adjustable and fixed jet versions. The adjustable versions adjusted from up top, I believe your's...
I had a big deep aluminum Gemsa oil pan like the one on the Model A. The valve cover looks Gemsa too.
I'm enjoying the build, I'm an advocate for no fenders.
Are you timing it with the pin in the front cover ? You might have a Model A cover on your B. The A and B covers have different timing pin locations.
Hey Mark, it's a BB Rajo head with a homemade overhead cam set up made by Ellis Gray a few decades back for the Long Beach hillclimbs. In my...
Seth Hammond's roadster runs a DO Hal on a 5 main Hal block.
Thanks for sharing your great video !
The Nichols OHC attachment was on a Cragar head in the magazine, I got it with both a McDowell and the Cragar head. It's on the McDowell head in...
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Thanks for the article Unclechet. I own the Nichols OHC dragster engine shown in the article.
Thank you John. The block was made a few years ago by Les Schubert in Calgary, he did 9 blocks. Crank and rods are Crower, mains are 2.399 inches,...
The bottom end of my [ATTACH] [ATTACH] current Mercury Speedster project, it will have a Fronty SOHC head, no Ford T parts in this engine.
Does anyone have any photos of a DO Fronty with cupracks ? Looking to do an upgrade and would like to see what others have done.[ATTACH]
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