The Ford Barn

Lawrie · 12-31-2014, 02:02 AM

I did some head matching for a local guys 39 ford,the engine was a mess after he beat the heads off it,he bought an old truck half chassis and engine to fit the engine into the 39,but when he started this engine it made a hell of a racket,so he pulled it and took the heads off for the 39 engine,these are the ones I machined .
he gave me the other engine minus the heads and with one piston in two parts and the rod just flailing up and down in the bore.
I pulled this engine apart this arfo,
3-1/16 bore +.020.-060 on the rod bearings ,std mains on the crank.
Best thing of all,it gave up a set of the early 2inch rods in good condition,only .0015 over the 2.220 bore,
the block got stored under the bench and the rods will get resized.
Lawrie

12-31-2014, 02:02 AM	#1
Lawrie Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Qld, Australia Posts: 4,529	old engine I did some head matching for a local guys 39 ford,the engine was a mess after he beat the heads off it,he bought an old truck half chassis and engine to fit the engine into the 39,but when he started this engine it made a hell of a racket,so he pulled it and took the heads off for the 39 engine,these are the ones I machined . he gave me the other engine minus the heads and with one piston in two parts and the rod just flailing up and down in the bore. I pulled this engine apart this arfo, 3-1/16 bore +.020.-060 on the rod bearings ,std mains on the crank. Best thing of all,it gave up a set of the early 2inch rods in good condition,only .0015 over the 2.220 bore, the block got stored under the bench and the rods will get resized. Lawrie