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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

Ol' Ron · 12-31-2014, 11:52 AM

Lawrie, I have my floater rods opened up .0015/,002 anyway. Just make sure they are round.

Lawrie · 12-31-2014, 09:11 PM

Thanks Ron,I now have so many of the 18, 21a and 29a rods I could just about buy a honning machine and resize them myself,at least then they would be right and not cost the earth.
Got any ideas what to do with the .060 crank,other that bin it.
Lawrie

Ol' Ron · 01-01-2015, 12:55 PM

If the crank is a late 2.138? I'd turn it down to 1.998 and use 21a floaers. I'm doing this on a 4" race crank. It must be balanced

Lawrie · 01-01-2015, 03:56 PM

Ron, no ,its a 2.00 crank that has the rod journals down to -,060,
Maybe a mail box stand would be a good use for it.
Lawrie

Ol' Ron · 01-01-2015, 04:59 PM

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Good idea.

Brian · 01-01-2015, 05:23 PM

Like this...

Ol' Ron · 01-01-2015, 09:35 PM

Now that's a beauty.

Lawrie · 01-01-2015, 09:45 PM

Brian , I need a detailed how to on that,wife Carol saw it and told me to get onto it,well that will be the use for the old 060 crank,and I already have a 59a in the garden.
Lawrie

scicala · 01-02-2015, 11:15 AM

If any kids go joy riding and try to knock over mailboxes...., they're in for a surprise !

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

12-31-2014, 11:52 AM	#2
Ol' Ron Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chester Vt Posts: 8,985	Re: old engine Lawrie, I have my floater rods opened up .0015/,002 anyway. Just make sure they are round.

12-31-2014, 09:11 PM	#3
Lawrie Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Qld, Australia Posts: 4,529	Re: old engine Thanks Ron,I now have so many of the 18, 21a and 29a rods I could just about buy a honning machine and resize them myself,at least then they would be right and not cost the earth. Got any ideas what to do with the .060 crank,other that bin it. Lawrie

01-01-2015, 12:55 PM	#4
Ol' Ron Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chester Vt Posts: 8,985	Re: old engine If the crank is a late 2.138? I'd turn it down to 1.998 and use 21a floaers. I'm doing this on a 4" race crank. It must be balanced

01-01-2015, 03:56 PM	#5
Lawrie Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Qld, Australia Posts: 4,529	Re: old engine Ron, no ,its a 2.00 crank that has the rod journals down to -,060, Maybe a mail box stand would be a good use for it. Lawrie

01-01-2015, 04:59 PM	#6
Ol' Ron Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chester Vt Posts: 8,985	Re: old engine Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Good idea.

01-01-2015, 09:35 PM	#8
Ol' Ron Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chester Vt Posts: 8,985	Re: old engine Now that's a beauty.

01-01-2015, 09:45 PM	#9
Lawrie Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Qld, Australia Posts: 4,529	Re: old engine Brian , I need a detailed how to on that,wife Carol saw it and told me to get onto it,well that will be the use for the old 060 crank,and I already have a 59a in the garden. Lawrie

01-02-2015, 11:15 AM	#10
scicala Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Detroit suburb, MI Posts: 3,794	Re: old engine If any kids go joy riding and try to knock over mailboxes...., they're in for a surprise !