The Jalopy Journal
That was no ‘assembly plant’ in the video, that was, at the time of the A the world’s largest industrial complex, Ford Rouge.. it came close to...
Flathead V8 an expensive engine to build, costs even more if your stupid.. tear it down completely and find out why it was stuck.
Straight 8’s don’t spin up well… smoothest low end torque you’ve ever felt, one drive and you will see why they weren’t raced.. they make a great...
[ATTACH] 41 Buick coupe, GM A body,looks like a Chevy..nothing like a 2nd gear start without slipping the clutch..
[ATTACH] Winfield 7.5 to 1 head, late B cam, b flywheel on a crank, lube line to center main,harmonic balancer, bronze timing gear, single Holley...
[ATTACH] Washed it.. I ain’t in the peoples republic of kalifornia anymore… there are hills here in hucklebuck..steep old road 9% grades..sure is...
Any feedback on the Burtz block?
There’s more than a fair argument that the ford Flathead V8 makes a list like this..a 96% casting rejection rate in ‘32, high oil consumption...
Gene, computerized machining and engine management has extended engine life exponentially.. I remember the stripes of oil down the center of a...
43 years in the trade.. just hung it up for good, went from rebuilding starters and generators and using a timing light to multiplexed fully...
[ATTACH] Gas station in West Virginia “ hey, did you drive that from California?”…
https://www.kearneyspainting.com/ Kevin does custom truck work, he has a good hand..
Im not the guy in my avatar either..but any cat who's rockin a smoke while in custody stands tall with me...especially if he's 12 or so.. I...
You basically have a stock model A with a slightly higher compression head. If you can drive a spur gear model A transmission then spending the...
Made it to WV...3000 miles on a pint of fuel!!.(he had others to drop and reload) Gonna have to get out and drive it some when it warms up..new...
[IMG] I used phosphate coated tall nuts and blue loctite on the mains (I know its a coarse nut in the picture)..and Ill probably get shit for...
This is the big issue I see, folks just dont understand the difference between racing and hotrodding..some things are shared, some things only...
[ATTACH] Of all the clusters you see only one is serviceable..the rest were ruined by folks jamming them into first or reverse..another issue is...
Fenderless 29's...you have good taste.. [ATTACH]
You'd need a convoy to drive there..drive a stock A solo in LA? Takes more guts than a slaughter house..they do draw a bunch of cars to it..
Yes, I can second that...Steve is old and tired :) ....So is Jay, Dennis, Concord Ed and 95% of the other members.. donuts, coffee and bullshit,...
^^^ "this river dont go near Aintry boy,you must be lost" ^^^ [IMG] I liked their wrecker..
Others way smarter than me cite torsional vibration,as Kevin said harmonics in stock crankshafts..Herm Kohnke felt the A crankshaft deviated .001...
Its always a simple easy fix, till you find that no one will know till you find the root cause...did you use a screwdriver stethoscope? since the...
[ATTACH] When Chuck Yeager was asked how speed felt,he said nothing compares to 60 mph in a model a ford..you feel it with all your senses..
[ATTACH] Run what she come with..
A facelift on the '48,the true redesign, Henry Ford II's mark on the company. The flathead V8 trusty? from a manufacturing standpoint is was...
In that particular regard our lands are similar
You can say that again..no wait,you did :) It's kinda like going back to the 60's with a hillbilly vibe..they do talk funny there,this guy keeps...
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