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Les Schubert

Well I have this nice NOS carb that needs a home!

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I love it!!

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: Just finished!

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Talk to Peter Harris at crower

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Stan Thank you for the kind words. UNFORTUNATELY DONT send me money for a crank as I have none left. I will provide permission to Crower to use the drawings. I have exactly one of the girdle castings available but I still have the pattern, so more can be made. My preference would be to sell the patt...

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The crank you see was custom made by Crower. I’m sure they still have the drawings!! Definitely more than a Scat crank!

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It will fit into a ordinary pan. Pressure oiled

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Crank side of girdle

Girdle as it would be installed

A suitable crank

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If you want to go the “5 main conversion” route I have available exactly ONE conversion “girdle”. The concept is that ALL 5 main caps are in one casting. I’ll try to post a picture tomorrow. If someone wants to buy the 5 main block patterns please contact me. They are available. With some modificati...

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I always CAREFULLY inspect the area on the crank where the seal runs. IF I see any roughness, pitting or grooves I install a SPEEDI SLEEVE!! Not really cheap but the hard ground stainless surface will allow a quality seal packing material to do the job it was designed to accomplish. I like to minimi...

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I have always used cotton string. Less concern about loosing bits!!

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My first question is what are your plans for this project? If only a few miles locally then just use them! If further then I would replace them now while it is easy. Personally I virtually ALWAYS replace the pins and almost never replace the bushings in the triple gears unless they have serious prob...

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Pete
The thought of a chain reduction drive comes to mind. Probably a lot more economical than a stack of gears!!

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: Further to Mike’s comment

The pipe nipple pointing up is the priming connection. Typically only needed after a oil change or sitting for a long time

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I quite agree about Dan’s brake kit!! Almost invisible!! I have one. The only thing I added was the self adjusting kit (got it from Rock Auto)

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Getting ready to install the Kirk Wright flywheel and I realized that it wouldn’t reach to the crankshaft flange and I don’t trust just the dowel pins. So bored it and installed a ring.
Yes the transmission shaft is pointing the wrong way right now!!

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I still have the car (but with a stock engine)
I moved the engine to a speedster and went to a 2 bbl Stromberg 97. The car runs STRONG but I sold it in the early ‘90’s.
I have learned lots over the years

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At a car show back in 1978. A first place trophy!!! The “hot chick “ is still married to me!!
Manifold assembly for a Corvair Turbo and Carter YH carburetor!

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Most trailers have fairly steep ramps!!

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I just did a little math and at 60mph with standard T gears (3.63-1) the engine is turning around 2450 rpm. With a counterbalanced and pressure oiled system no problem.
At 100 mph around 4,000 rpm. Again quite doable.
I really have to question the MONSTER overdrive!

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This picture taken about 1986 of me in #21!
It was easily capable of freeway speed. I sold it because I became afraid of killing my self!! The guy that brought it got a ticket for 92 mph and he had slowed somewhat!!
It still exists.

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Thank you for the information. Fortunately I I have both frames so I will use the one with the forged arms

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I am going to build a Canadian 21 T roadster and I have a couple of frames to choose from!!
I would like to pick the correct one!
I have gone to some effort to get the correct windshield and top irons for this car.
So I need to keep making the right choices.

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Kevin and Dan
Thank you for all the good practical advice!
As I said I have never run the B210 pump before.
VW, yes!! Flathead V8, getting close but I am comfortable with my design.

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With the 1.7 intakes what are you running for a head gasket? Conventional one is going to be REALLY close to the valves! I have run a T engine with a VERY aggressive camshaft and ended up creating 4 intake ports to get a decent bottom end torque. Pulled strong to 4500 rpm where the valves would star...

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Certainly a seriously BIG radiator!!

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I’m really curious about the last picture with the worm gear???

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Kevin P That is really good useful information about your experience with the B210 pump!! Interesting that the relief valve couldn’t keep up! I am going to look at re-engineering the bracketing to drive the pump with a crank gear (so at crank speed). Fortunately I have the block drawings, so I can a...

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Kevin
In my opinion the advantage of the B210 pump is the integral oil filter and relief valve. If you reverse it then these features are lost!! Lots of other pump options without these features.

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Probably a good test would be to run at crank speed. Just use a crank gear.

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I suppose if the gear could be obtained it wouldn’t be too difficult

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Andy
And that is precisely my point, if the rear brakes had locked up, very rapidly the back end would have been trying to come around!! Which would be much harder to recover from!!

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Very nice!!

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Andy Well having spent my life driving on lots of slippery roads, here is the deal!! Lock up the front brakes and you skid straight!! Lock up the back brakes and you will have the back end trying to become the front end!!! In the early days of ABS they understood this and installed it only on the re...

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: Adapter and crank seal

: Adapter and crank seal

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Frank
Well I like having the choice!!

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: Something different for me!

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: Some front disc brakes

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The only thing that scares me about my front brakes is the guy behind me that can’t stop!
So I check my mirrors!!!

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Dan
Thank you for the information. I have no idea why I have it!!
If someone needs it, it’s available!!
Otherwise I may just make it fit onto my 13 RHD

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And perhaps the B is 8!!

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Yesterday I found this casting in my shop. The oil filler is located a bit differently. So what era is it correct for? Or is it RHD drive?

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Collin That is a great question!! I have never seen a light configured as you are planning, but I understand your logic. I wonder if any British or Australians can offer any insight? One thought is did they have two red lenses (one on the back and one on the right and a clear on the left. This would...

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So how well do they work? I assume they are a bit marginal in reverse? I ask because I am considering making another set of spindles that will accommodate front brakes. The last set I made I tilted the kingpins in 9 degrees like the model A-V8 and they work very nice, but of course they require axle...

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Rich As you increase HP you increase bearing load! Adjusting T bearings is a fact of life with a splash engine. Lack of full flow filtration contributes. Consider that in the ‘30’s the V8 didn’t have shims. Eventually oil filters were added. So much more HP from a stock oiled T I would expect to do ...

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Perhaps Steve, but I won’t be producing it!

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clamp on fan pulley

custom crank end

crankshaft pulley

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I hope this helps

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Mario That coil certainly looks similar to the one I have. If I add a electric starter, it will be one that fits on the front of the engine!! I have two of them, one is original and one I “invented” using a one wire alternator and a Subaru starter (it turns the correct way). Either way I will instal...

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Speaking of “chinooks” a couple of years ago Leo DiCaprio was on a set up here by Calgary and there was one and he pronounced that it was “CLIMATE CHANGE”!!!

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The engine is being built from parts so I will see what fits.
Thank you

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So I’m building a 13 engine and I have several mag coils.
A “tin” disc
A double stack
A single stack

Which is correct?

They are all freshly rebuilt

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Looks great!!
Hopefully I’m in the que!

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Dave
Well if you are planning to use a truly DRY clutch, that is a completely different thing. Assuming that you are not using the T transmission!!

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Stock T cam is about.250 lift.

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I run what I call a “semi dry” flywheel!! There is a dam that keeps the oil away from the flywheel. The transmission shaft is drilled and fed from the rear main bearing. Some oil is sprayed onto the bands.

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It’s a late style block. I generally prefer for the upper 2 transmission attachment bolts

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Further to Jerry’s comment, during wartime you would get a lot more gasoline rationing for a truck!!

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The majority of the intake is runner. Just plenum under the carb.
I have never opened up the exhaust ports.

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Walt 3 layers of steel pictured. The top layer mounts to the flange on the end of the axle housing. The second layer is around the flange and the third layer is behind and locates where the 67 F100 backing plate would be. The internal parking brake and self adjustment linkage is used from the truck....

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No welding or epoxy!!

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This manifold can be mounted either way up to accommodate either a updraft or downdraft

Effectively a 4 intake port manifold. Without the divider the bottom end torque is poor.

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: My backing plate designed around 67 f100

Just found this in my pictures

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Pete
The counterweights are OK but I had to trim beside the throws for clearance to the camshaft. Now the A camshaft is bigger than a T camshaft and I have filed notches in the camshaft bearing bores

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I see the trade off like this. In a panic situation you can either pile into something or risk your wheels!!
I will try to post some pictures of some rear hydraulic drum brakes.
Rock Auto sells the drums etc.
My brakes use some 67 Ford f100 parts available from LMC (nice narrow shoes)

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I’ll post a picture of the intake manifold tomorrow.
No problems running the A cam against the block.
The identical engine is capable of pushing a speedster at 100 mph

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I have sent him a message, hopefully he will reply

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They are built using 57 Chevy rear drum brake parts and almost “invisible” on the big drum rear axle!!

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Slightly different, there is a good hydraulic drum brake conversion for the 26-7 rear axle available from a guy in California. They especially fit nicely on the Ford wire wheels as the drums are the same bolt pattern

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: C crank and flathead V8 oil pump

: Race grind A cam modified to fit T block

Gear added for the V8 oil pump

: Stretched pan (shortened nose). Sump mod

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My observation is that the straight cut gears are “modular pitch”. I can’t comment on the helical gears.

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So it would appear to be a “spacer” that can be installed to increase the spring pressure.
Perhaps I’m not understanding it correctly though.

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Toon
My speculation is that using the metric gear profile was to make it more difficult for the “after market” manufacturers. It was no problem for Ford to make them to the spec. This is applicable to the straight cut early gears. When they went helical they just adjusted the fit.

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I have been promoting the 100 mm spacing for over 20 years. I figured it out when I found a very nice set of straight cut gears and realized that they weren’t a standard North American tooth, but were a perfect metric tooth profile spacing. So I made a 100 mm “link” for the line boring rig and no lo...

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I’ve played around with Henrys engine machining a lot and have realized that virtually every thing is located by 1/16” increments. A few exceptions (like the camshaft to crankshaft spacing)!!

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: Got it solved

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Just wondering if someone has a drawing of this.
I am going to machine a adapter to fit in this place and if someone has already made the drawing it will save me some time as I can just go straight to my digital readout on my drill press.
Thank you for any help!!

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Seems to me that the solution is to get a original era electric car. I have a 1920 Detroit cw the original style iron nickel alkaline “Edison” batteries. Runs nominally on 84 volts. This made sense at the time because with a vacuum tube rectifier running from 110 volts AC no transformer needed. Good...

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Here is my ‘13 (Cdn RHD) with Buffalos. Sure is nice on a tour if you have a flat to be able to go again in 5-10 minutes. Various 30x3-1/2 wire wheels were available to fit the T by 13.

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If it was a Canadian car, I had some of those made a couple of years ago that mount the plate just under the left headlight. I might have one available

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So I did a quick search and Rock Auto does NOT list the brake drums. Some other brake parts yes. In regards to the master cylinder, Speedway Automotive has extensive listings and related components. There are probably other sources of suitable drums but probably just as easy to use the drums you hav...

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I have the steel plate sill reinforcements on my 13 touring. I got lucky and found one at a local swap meet and then made a mirror image for the other side. These pieces add a LOT of strength!!

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Please realize that you can get Helicoil in pipe thread sizes and I have used them with total success to fix T spark plug threads and many other applications

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Perhaps put the rear axle on stands and put it in high gear?

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I would explore the radiator repair shops

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Helicoil has worked great for me

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: Another T in the snow

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Joe
I installed a set of the new Dunn weights more than 40 years ago on my 27 roadster. I labored over the installation to avoid any bending stress in the crank. I’ve been totally happy with it ever since. I think the fitting is the key

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Further to Dan’s comment, please make sure that when you reinstall the generator it is not too loose or binding against the cam gear. And yes I would continue to run it!

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My guess is it was a method of reducing the leakage effect of worn valve guides

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I know this doesn’t directly answer your question, but these are my two favorites.
These are colour samples from my local powder coater with the names. I hope it helps.

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You can rethread the ring gear holes with the 1/4” 20 tap. Be sure to use Loktite on the threads. I don’t think the spools by themselves will fling enough oil

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Further to Bill’s posting, I think his is probably straight enough

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I have straightened enough rear axle housings over the years! Fairly easy to do with just a oxyacetylene torch.
I made a set of testing fixtures and I will try to post some pictures

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Terry The engine that I built in the ‘70’s has been totally reliable. No bearing or piston or valve issues! I am AMATEUR machinest with no formal training and the majority of the work I did myself. Yes I am a very skilled mechanical engineer with a long career manufacturing and inventing rotating ma...

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I hope these pictures help

Cam gear;
Several options. As pictured the front of a T cam has been added to the A cam. The first time I did this I refitted the T gear to the front of the A cam

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I didn’t rebore the cam bores. Machined the camshaft bearing surfaces to fit with about.001-.0015 clearance. Removed the rear cam bushing. No wear problems

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The cam pictured installed in a A cranked T engine is capable of cruising easily at 75 mph and is capable of 100 mph. It pulls strongly to 5,000 rpm.

Here is a picture of me sitting in it about 1985 as the body is progressing

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Steve You can buy a kit from some of the usual suppliers that is designed to “fix” excessive end float of the camshaft. It uses the front cover to control this. When I did this 45 years ago I brazed up some spots on the front cover and ground them to fit. That solution is still working on that engin...

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All the best to Stan

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