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Discussion in 'Traditional Hot Rods' started by J.B., Feb 28, 2014.

  1. J.B.
    Joined: Jan 7, 2005
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    J.B.
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    from Sweden

    Yep, Micky. It's a ring. :)

    I accidently put in the wrong pic with the finished engine. More fun to see the after pic after it was done, but hey... :p

    And yes, you are both right about the intake. :)

    I'll put in some more pics from the engine build first.

    Ross pistons with Scat H-rods and ARP bolts. Nice!
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    The 400 jr caused me a problem I wasn't counting on at first. It hit the heads quite a lot.
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    And, as usual it's always in a hurry. So my pal kjell could borrow the keys to his job as a teacher and we could use this simple milling machine. We could just take some measurements on the valve height back in the garage and go to work. The engine was an hour away, so we had to focus. :p
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    Here you can see the nice stroke and also the relieving. It isn't heavily relieved. I have had some flathead Harleys way back and there was always discussions about relieving or not. I guess the same goes for V8s. :rolleyes:
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    I put on the heads and they still lifted... :mad: Then i noticed that this time it was the pistons being too big for the dome in the heads. Those 3 3/8 pistons was a lot bigger and the dome in the head wasn't wide enough. After som grinding from Andreas tools, it looked like this. And it didn't hit! :) Had to watch those spark plugs, though.
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    Now they had a clearance of about 0,8 mm (how much is that converted to inches?), so they should survive. Here you see a little bit of the porting, as well.
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    Here is mr Andreas himself. Building hot rods is fun! :)
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    Testing with the intake
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    And here we are!
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  2. J.B.
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    J.B.
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    from Sweden

    Two weeks after the build and only test driving for 150 miles, we headed to Germany for a hot rod weekend. 470 miles one way!
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    Yep, it worked!
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    And it also worked to get home after this "smart" night time move... :rolleyes:
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    But this winter it was taken out for use in my new roadster.
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    And YES, I had to buy that Navarro intake with 3 brand new 97's on top! Hot Rod Magazine's test said 35 hp more. Sounds incredible, but we'll see how it works later. :)
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    A bit to go before starting this baby, though. Here it's out and heading for a new destination (next room) :D
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    Since I was using the 1932 motor mounts, the water pump ears were cut off to look better.
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    New pumps from Bob Drake
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  3. HotRodMicky
    Joined: Oct 14, 2001
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    0.8 mm is a good number for clearence

    Yeah you did good in Finsterwalde that year!

    I had trouble getting traction at all with 304ci in my 32 roadster

    I think you have a very good combination of power, gearing
    And weight
     
  4. J.B.
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    J.B.
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    from Sweden

    With all this new stuff on the new roadster, I don't know at all how it will work. I need to find a track to test it. Not only once a year while being on a party far away... :D

    The Zephyr 26 tooth gear box, the Quickchange with all its combination possibilities, new chassis with other shock absorbers and springs and maybe 30-40 more horsepower engine. :rolleyes:
     
  5. That would be .0315 in inches.

    Nice work guys!
     
  6. J.B.
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    J.B.
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    from Sweden

    Got the engine and gear box installed temporarily and also tested one of the bad doors. This one is getting along nicely, but the other is all cut up.

    It looked nice with the engine in there, but then I noticed one bad thing. The weight of the engine made it too low in the front! :(
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    I really want the car much more level. High and level is so cool.
    Pre war, I know... but I love it! :D
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  7. JeffreyJames
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    from SUGAR CITY

    This is such a great roadster. I'd order mine up just like this.
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  8. Tobbe J
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    Bevakar tråden, helrätt stuk!

    Subscribed, awesome build!
     
  9. x77matt
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    Subscribed! I think we need a section on the HAMB called "Swedish build threads"- cause I haven't seen a bad one yet! Fantastic work here!
     
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  10. HelmuthBrothers
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    Are your front tires a little smaller than the car in black and white photos?
     
  11. Beachcomber
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  12. Malcolm
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    Malcolm
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    Great thread, great car... Keep it up - it's looking great!!


    Malcolm
     
  13. Aint nuttin like a pre WWII roadster ;)

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  14. J.B.
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    J.B.
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    from Sweden

    Nice car, Rat Bastad!

    Thanks for your kind words, guys! The tempo in the build is a bit high now and I'm trying to combine it with a record release and full daytime job... :rolleyes:

    Hard to say. The angle is a bit different and I think he also is running a bit smaller rear tires than mine. It's not the same type of tire either. My guess he is running 6.00-16 in front 6.50 in the rear. I am running Firestone 6.00-16 in front and 7.50-16 in the back.


    Back to business...
    Had time to fix the rear shackles too. They were only temporarily set up with no bushings and modern shackles. These Model A style looks nicer.
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    Time to take off the body again and get to work on the exhaust. My friend Benny is an animal on these things.
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    Since I have the low seating, I need to get the exhaust out of the way. The Smithys sound nice, but they are a bit too long. But that was all I had on the shelf, so they had to work. :)

    Trying to do a very slick style over the rear crossmember
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    Then the other side
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    Then coming down and going out just under the body
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    And then the most important thing!
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    That's it! Finished! :)
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  15. autobilly
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    A record release, day job and this much productivity, when do you sleep?:D
     
  16. olskool34
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    Just looked at this thread for the first time. You my friend are building one terrific roadster, I think your eye for detail is just perfect!
     
  17. Squablow
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    Beautiful work all the way around. Refreshing to see one with real ride height, too.
     
  18. olskool34
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    x2!
     
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  20. CheatersPete
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    Sweet!!! gogogo JB!
     
  21. Majo
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    Your build thread is a real inspiration for my little roadster project.
    Am looking forward to your time for the race in Finsterwalde 2014.

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    yummy :rolleyes:

    Majo
     
  22. 3wLarry
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    It looks like this roadster's running 7.00x16 rears and 6.50x16 fronts...^^^^
     
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  23. J.B.
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    Could much likely be so... :)
     
  24. J.B.
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    Well, since the leaned column made it almost impossible to get in with the 1940 Mercury steering wheel, there were two options.

    1. Change to a nice and small chain steering wheel
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    2. Chop down the column

    How incredible it may sound, I chose the last... :D


    Before
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    Benny chopping it down and TIG welding back together
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    A turned sleeve is then trod over the weld and welded in holes on the side of the sleeve and top and bottom
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    Done! It's chopped 2"
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  26. Nobey
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    All your progress is looking great J.B. Can't wait to see the car in action.
    Rich....
     
  27. J.B.
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    from Sweden

    That raked front bothered me, so I pulled all strings to find an original -32 axle instead of my 1 1/2" dropped one. Now I also needed spindles, since the old ones were dropped. Found one in nice shape complete with spindles and brakes.
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    Tear down the old one
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    Love those undropped axles!
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  28. J.B.
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    J.B.
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    Now it was time to start build the hood. At this point I must decide what grille to use... I have been so sure on the -28 mask, but after trying with the hood on my other roadster... hmmmm.... Damn, those -32 grilles are sooooo nice... :rolleyes:

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