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rotorwrench · 08-01-2017, 10:32 AM

The fan can be an issue with the AV8 builds. Model A cars don't have much space between fire wall and radiator. The 28/29 cars also have less vertical space than the 30/31 types. It all can be overcome but it's not as easy with the 8BA type engines as it is with the earlier types. There is a lot of info on the HAMB about AV8 builds. Some go as far as to use the frontal components and cam from the earlier series of engines to simplify the fit some but that has to be decided in the engine build stage before it gets set in stone.

08-01-2017, 10:32 AM	#8
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,431	Re: 8BA electrical question The fan can be an issue with the AV8 builds. Model A cars don't have much space between fire wall and radiator. The 28/29 cars also have less vertical space than the 30/31 types. It all can be overcome but it's not as easy with the 8BA type engines as it is with the earlier types. There is a lot of info on the HAMB about AV8 builds. Some go as far as to use the frontal components and cam from the earlier series of engines to simplify the fit some but that has to be decided in the engine build stage before it gets set in stone.