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Strombergs still coughed and wheezed with the new jets, so I added an inline 6v low pressure pump...viola! Pulls hard through the entire RPM...
Here is the full build thread: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=436468&highlight=dad+gave+model
1st Friday of each month April thru October.
Wouldn't miss it. Cruise Night Downtown Santa Paula the night before too. Not a bad weekend.
Roy: I kept the gravity feed, so pressure isn't the issue. I found a guy who knows Strombergs, so I'm going to rejet per his specsand swap power...
30 MPH, no wobble or rattle. Wheel rolls by, I'm scraping. Thankfully, wheel didn't hit any person or oncoming traffic. Wheel, hubcap and all 5...
Not even a rattle of a lug nut before I was draggin ass and my wheel passed me at 30 mph. Good for one's prayer life.
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First road test yesterday. Ran out nicely, but it loads up unless you stab the thing. Two 97s might be a little much. I'll try to rejet them...
Definitely not a roadster, but I do still have the original doors and frames that my dad's buddy chopped back in the 60's...hence the ability to...
Putting my '28 project together and have to make a decision on shocks. The car hasn't had shocks on in 33 years, I thought the ride was pretty...
Engine in.
So here is the update. Miller B has been gone through and run up at Taylor. Shane was kind enough to sell me a '32 trans which has been...
I'm "hot wiring" an R 10 unit in my '28 Sport Coupe. Still using 6volt positive ground. I have the proper 6volt solenoid, does anyone have a...
The Miller Head "C" banger gets dropped off at Taylor Engines tomorrow. I figure we'll leave the "A" banger in this summer and then by next...
First Start in 30 Years... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXoY78gqX94
I had no problem registering my '27 flathead roadster. This one should be fine. Interesting note, when my dad registered it in Hawaii he had to...
He just made me promise to let him drive it, which was a given.
Good day
Worked all day with dad and my son...rebuilt the carb, all fluids, started striping fenders, went to light it up...no spark. Time to start...
Picked up a 6 volt Gen 1 battery, got the Mystery Oil in the cylinders, 140 weight for the trans & rear, 30 non detergent for the...
For those of you with fuel pumps and high compression bangers...6 volt or 12? Seems like 12 would be the more likely choice for starter and fuel,...
Thanks for the help everyone. I've decided to take the seller up on his offer to bring it down for $500. Seems the safest route to go. Sean,...
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