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BUBBAS IGNITION 05-28-2013 09:44 AM

Beatersville Flathead Eye candy.....
 

We always attend the Beatersville Car show in Louisville Ky, the weekend of the Indy 500 . A great show with hundreds of cars,a major pinup contest, large bar with thre or four different areas to hang out and some great friends etc.
This year i rode down with my son in a off topic ( 1918 Dodge Roadster) and froze all the way down (110 miles) but had a great time.
I am doing a seminar at the Indy Road Rocket Rumble in June and took a picture of every ignition system i could see with my camera to talk about in this seminar.
Thought you guys would like to see some "flatheads- hot rods"....

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps36724b58.jpg

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http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps1a106728.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps377b7796.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...psec927790.jpg

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps534e3378.jpg


Different strokes for different folks ?????

Vic Piano 05-28-2013 10:20 AM

Re: Beatersville Flathead Eye candy.....
 

Wow, I like that Lincoln Zephyr V-12... :D That's an interesting intake manifold with the carbs mounted in reverse... I also like the cap on the distributor with remotely mounted coils… :cool: Thanks for posting the photos.

jkeesey 05-28-2013 10:39 AM

Re: Beatersville Flathead Eye candy.....
 

The dual external coils on the v12 is a kit. The Zephyr I take care of has it. Be leery of the separator between the two pickups. The one I work with was a poor fit and had to be re-machined for a larger separator due to arching.

Vic Piano 05-28-2013 11:06 AM

Re: Beatersville Flathead Eye candy.....
 

Quote:

Originally Posted by jkeesey (Post 660185)
The dual external coils on the v12 is a kit. The Zephyr I take care of has it. Be leery of the separator between the two pickups. The one I work with was a poor fit and had to be re-machined for a larger separator due to arching.

Thanks for that information. I'm still running the original coil-distributor set up on our '39 LZ but, I thought that split coil set up might be a good back up.

jkeesey 05-28-2013 12:46 PM

Re: Beatersville Flathead Eye candy.....
 

It is a good set up once repaired. The LZ I work on has dual carbs and high compression heads so he was told he would need the higher output voltage provided by the dual tube coil setup.

Lawrie 05-28-2013 03:53 PM

Re: Beatersville Flathead Eye candy.....
 

When you see all those ugly wires from the top mounted distributors,it sure makes a helmet distributor look nice.
Lawrie

rrthiv 05-28-2013 04:54 PM

Re: Beatersville Flathead Eye candy.....
 

I'm running a 4cyl. Ford Tempo distributor boot on the EAB,hides the cap...


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