The Jalopy Journal
Thanks , never had a set before these , wasn't sure.
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Bought these from a well known source and am wondering am I being a bit OCD concerning them not being a match set? BTW , the sorta grainy look is...
I bought a flathead from a well known builder and he quoted me various hp gains for different components of the engine . He quoted a 8 hp gain...
Charles Elledge who played the part of Jimmy in Thunder Road rented a house from my grandmother in Boone NC for many years. He was am actor in...
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I would say, buy all the 32 fords 40 coupes, 50 coupes and a few non hamber cars that happen to have a hemi or the word Shelby included in the...
Removed bed side , was going good , removing rivits till saw that someone welded the bed side to the bed sub frame right at gas tank outlet, and...
If they ain't , they could be.
Well, former owner had welded a sheet of 1/8 steel plate in bed as floor. As a winter project I intend to replace floor, replace front panel...
Agree and yes to the taller gear, I have a 39 pickup with a 52 flathead bored 60 over , 3 carb intake, alumheads old school mallory dist, 3 angle...
My horn button was the only devise on my 39 pickup not working which bugged me so I was convinced the wire running up thru the steering tube...
Been a while since I posted , was nosing around and saw this . Wish the best for the several folks that posted they were going thru some sorta...
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Good advise, thanks.
Thanks for the clarification.
Got both heads torqued. Ended up not backing any off, just went with it. Seemed like quite a bit of movement on some but I was doing some short...
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Ok , thanks .
Did you have movement each time on the nuts?
I will be re-torquing my Edelbrock aluminum heads and would like some clarification. Anyone that has experience with flatheads know the heads are...
I recently ordered a new bendix for an an 8ba flathead, the place I ordered asked if I wanted a new modern style or the old style because they...
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I have a 39 pump off the old engine I took out of truck but it has a filter( glass bowl) , btw the idea of the fuel filter after pump interest...
No your info was great, just trying to find a fuel pump with no filter which I assume would create less interference.
I have just installed an 8ba in my 39 Ford pickup. Before I installed the engine I did some measuring and concluded that the 8ba fuel pump would...
Just to clear things up, I am not bothered by the noise but rather was concerned it was not tapering off as other pumps I have used Which had me...
Closer to tank.
I bought a Edelbrock fuel pump ( part# 17303) with a max of 3.5 psi . I have run ele fuel pumps on various cars for years and as I recall most...
That explains the black stuff , I was thinking it didnt smell like oil , Thanks for the education .
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