What did you do today that was flathead V8 related?

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by Blownflatheaddeuce

Time for some TLC.


And a fresh lung for new duties.

Tell us about what appears to be some kind of coating inside the pan...

[SixSquaredFord]

The Plan: put 4 new tires on the '36

The current tires are at least 70 years old, and not to be trusted. I got a set of Coker Excelsior tires, because they were the cheapest round rubber things I could find. I watched several videos and was confident I could install the new tires myself. However, breaking the bead on the old tires turned out to be a 4 hour adventure in teeth gnashing and colorful use of the English language. That 4 hour session resulted with a single tire off the rim. I like doing as much work on the car myself as possible, but I have given in. The remaining 3 tires are going to the local shop to get them removed from the rims. I still plan on installing the new tires myself. I imagine they will be a 'bit' more flexible than the old ones.

The spare is going to keep its 70 year old Firestone for now.

[Ray in La Mesa]

I had the same challenge with 4 petrified 6 ply 16" truck tires and finally resorted to using a skillsaw. Lots of rubber smoke in the shop but got it done in about 2 hours.

[Mart]

Just came in from tacking down the new top material on my 32 sedan. Not looking forward to fitting the aluminium trim strip. Might end up with hidem banding.

[Zeke3]

Originally Posted by petehoovie

Tell us about what appears to be some kind of coating inside the pan...

It looks like the inside of the engine block and oil pan have been painted with glyptal paint, check it out at www.glyptal.com.

[petehoovie]

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Originally Posted by Zeke3

It looks like the inside of the engine block and oil pan have been painted with glyptal paint, check it out at www.glyptal.com.

It's just that I have never heard of coating/painting the inside of an oil pan. Is this a common practice now. Doesn't make sense to me...

[slow8]

I picked up an intake and some carbs and checked on my engine build.

This is my first flathead going in an AV8 '31 Tudor.

The engine is a Mercury EAC. It had never been rebuilt and was rather clean. Ended up .030" over on the bore.

[tubman]

It looks like everything is well in hand. I see that part of the ridge on the front face of the manifold is broken off. It is needed to keep the generator/fan assembly aligned. Once that much has been broken off, the rest goes easily. I had the same problem with a nice Navarro Universal dual that I really wanted to use. I fixed it by grinding and filing down the broken part so everything was evened out. I then cut a piece out of the proper thickness of aluminum that duplicated the missing ridge and attached it to the manifold with epoxy and some #8 or #10 (I really don't remember) socket head flathead screws into holes tapped into the manifold. It worked out great and is hardly noticeable. I'd post pictures, but I am in Florida and the manifold is in Minnesota.

May I ask what brand is that manifold? It appears to be correct for an late engine, as it has what appear to be provisions for a forward oil fill and road draft tube.

[slow8]

Originally Posted by tubman

It looks like everything is well in hand. I see that part of the ridge on the front face of the manifold is broken off. It is needed to keep the generator/fan assembly aligned. Once that much has been broken off, the rest goes easily. I had the same problem with a nice Navarro Universal dual that I really wanted to use. I fixed it by grinding and filing down the broken part so everything was evened out. I then cut a piece out of the proper thickness of aluminum that duplicated the missing ridge and attached it to the manifold with epoxy and some #8 or #10 (I really don't remember) socket head flathead screws into holes tapped into the manifold. It worked out great and is hardly noticeable. I'd post pictures, but I am in Florida and the manifold is in Minnesota.

May I ask what brand is that manifold? It appears to be correct for an late engine, as it has what appear to be provisions for a forward oil fill and road draft tube.

Thanks for the info on repairing the mount area. I was just mulling over the best way to approach a fix. You method sounds really doable for me.

It is an Edmunds intake.

[RalphG]

Not so much yet today as the ground is a bit wet to take the Merc out. But ten years ago today I took it for it's first drive in almost 35 years. It was rough but running. Its been ten good years and looking forward to a few more.
https://youtu.be/cWL05ElMeWM

[slowforty]

Adventures in Senior 40 Ford Transmission Change

Day 5 Remove all the fasteners from the bellhousing and torque tube under the car. Just remembered the Speedometer cable. Quit aftre third trip to pee.

[slowforty]

More adventures in 40 Ford transmission change

Day 6 Transmission is out! Forgot to disconnect equalizer shaft. And emergency brake cable. also had to raise the engine slightly(?). Now I have to find the rebult transmission that I bought 20 years ago.

[SixSquaredFord]

I mounted 4 new tires on my rims... only took 3 hours. I used the garbage bag method, which definitely works, because I forgot to put it on once and couldn't figure out for a bit why nothing was working.

40 degree tires just aren't as cooperative as I imaging warmer ones would be. I should have brought them in the house overnight. Oh well, my wife feels I needed the workout anyway.

Anyway, they are on and I'm proud of myself for not giving in and taking them to the tire shop.

[Lawrie]

Went to a clearance auction yesterday,
Was going to bid on a supposed NOS ww2 engine,
Turned out to be a dud, welded up bell housing and rusty bare block.
But , there was a pile of rusty stuff that used to be a 32 phaeton, completely rusted out chassis and four pallets supposed 32 bits, but none useable I thought.
it sold for $10K.
a Range Rover complete minus just the radiator $40.
a complete and going landcover $120
an 8ba bare block, no main caps and bores as rusty as,I was interested but it went for $30, higher than my limit of 25.
But a good entertaining day out in the model A pickup.
Lawrie

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by Lawrie

Went to a clearance auction yesterday,
Was going to bid on a supposed NOS ww2 engine,
Turned out to be a dud, welded up bell housing and rusty bare block.
But , there was a pile of rusty stuff that used to be a 32 phaeton, completely rusted out chassis and four pallets supposed 32 bits, but none useable I thought.
it sold for $10K.
a Range Rover complete minus just the radiator $40.
a complete and going landcover $120
an 8ba bare block, no main caps and bores as rusty as,I was interested but it went for $30, higher than my limit of 25.
But a good entertaining day out in the model A pickup.
Lawrie

[Brian]

Blownflatheaddeuce, re post #299, if you come from the deep deep south, that would be a rare block, would it not? Being of Canadian manufacture.

[1942deluxe]

Went over to Conneaut Ohio to help change carburetors on a friend's 46 Fordor. It had a poorly working 91-99 carburetor on it. I had an extra model 59 core which I convinced him to send to Charlie NY. Not saying the guy is tight but I think he still has his baptismal money. After we got it installed, he remarked it drove like a new car. His car has a Vintique wiper motor, and the pivot had come lose so I slithered under the dash and repaired that.

[Newc]

Fixed my big air compressor with parts from the internet, and then blasted 4 rims. painted them with our 70 degree weather! then mounted tires with the old coats machine. Two V8 RG meetings this week #10 and #9 Oregon. #85 next week and then Our Corvallis Swap the 27th. Enough for April. Newc

[Blownflatheaddeuce]

and heres the new lung mockup....should be interesting indeed

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by Blownflatheaddeuce

and heres the new lung mockup....should be interesting indeed