The Ford Barn

Lawson Cox · 07-19-2022, 03:13 PM

I just posted a couple of photos and some comments on Facebook. Would someone be kind enough to move them over here to the Barn. That is beyond my pay grade. I sure would love to locate a correct fan with a 4 1/8" hub. For 60HP. The fan on there is for a 32, and measures only 3 3/4". Lawson

V8COOPMAN · 07-19-2022, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Lawson Cox

I just posted a couple of photos and some comments on Facebook. Would someone be kind enough to move them over here to the Barn. That is beyond my pay grade. I sure would love to locate a correct fan with a 4 1/8" hub. For 60HP. The fan on there is for a 32, and measures only 3 3/4". Lawson

Lawson.....You don't even say how to find them on that Fakebook thingy. Why don't you just e-mail them to me and we'll git-'er-done! My e-mail BELOW!

Coop

[email protected]

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Lawson Cox · 07-19-2022, 04:03 PM

Check your email. I posted under my name on Facebook. Post my comments as well as pix if you can. Thanks

PeteVS · 07-19-2022, 04:28 PM

Here you go!

petehoovie · 07-19-2022, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by PeteVS

Here you go!

Lawson says: "Here are the comments I made on Facebook, just to keep me from re typing it.

"My project engine is coming along pretty nicely. I spent about 5.5 hours in the shop today working on it. Mostly getting the generator cut out wired up and mounted after bead blasting some very tiny screws and bolts that just can't be matched today. Here is a picture of it as it stands today. I bought a fan belt, new and still in the sleeve. It is an Atlas belt' that is supposed to fit the 60HP engines, but alas, it doesn't fit. It has probably shrunk over the years. C'est la vie. I located a fan that is very close to correct, but the hub is 3/8" too short. I am afraid I will just have to go with this fan, but the search continues. The search is where the fun is."

Lawson Cox · 07-19-2022, 04:49 PM

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Thanks, both of you Petes. Here are the comments I made on Facebook, just to keep me from re typing it. LOL

My project engine is coming along pretty nicely. I spent about 5.5 hours in the shop today working on it. Mostly getting the generator cut out wired up and mounted after bead blasting some very tiny screws and bolts that just can't be matched today. Here is a picture of it as it stands today. I bought a fan belt, new and still in the sleeve. It is an Atlas belt' that is supposed to fit the 60HP engines, but alas, it doesn't fit. It has probably shrunk over the years. C'est la vie. I located a fan that is very close to correct, but the hub is 3/8" too short. I am afraid I will just have to go with this fan, but the search continues. The search is where the fun is.

Reds34 · 07-19-2022, 05:40 PM

Is the air cleaner backwards in the second photo?

Red

Lawson Cox · 07-19-2022, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Reds34

Is the air cleaner backwards in the second photo?

Red

Yeah. I noticed that instantly. I corrected it. That is a 32 fan. I need a 60HP fan. I'll be glad to swap if someone has a 60HP fan in the same shape. 60HP fan has a 4 1/8" hub.

Zeke3 · 07-19-2022, 08:22 PM

Lawson, the engine is looking great!

Lawson Cox · 07-20-2022, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Zeke3

Lawson, the engine is looking great!

Thanks Zeke. I'm trying. LOL

Ziggster · 07-20-2022, 12:58 PM

Very nice. I just watched a YT vid the other day that compared the 60 hp version to the “regular” version. I was really surprised to see how much smaller it was. It was a one of the earlier versions with the welded on stainless steel water jacket plates. Really interesting to see.

Bruce_MO · 07-20-2022, 03:16 PM

A job well done!!! It looks great and it’s clear you’ve been going to great lengths for authenticity.

Lawson Cox · 07-20-2022, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Bruce_MO

A job well done!!! It looks great and it’s clear you’ve been going to great lengths for authenticity.

Thanks Bruce, and all others for the nice comments. I am trying my absolute best to be 100% correct. I need the correct 60HP fan with 4 1/8" hub and a correct 60HP fan mount generator pulley which measures 3.58" or 3.71". Everybody, please check out your stash for these parts and help me stay 100%. Thanks. Lawson

rockfla · 07-20-2022, 03:36 PM

Lawson, I hope the "Yellow Flies" weren't as bad as the day we were to meet at your shop, I've never seen that many yellow flies swarm something as they did my car when we pulled up!!!! Those beast are vicious. They've pretty well kept me from my shop for about a month and a half down here!!!

Kube · 07-20-2022, 03:58 PM

Lawson, Seriously, this looks very nice.

Carburetor is waaaay to "gold". It should match the finish you have on your fuel pump.

mfirth · 07-20-2022, 03:58 PM

Very NICE Lawson. I love it. Are you going to install it in something? I've missed some of your posts. An engine builder here cut his teeth on a 60. Ended up building race & marine
C---y engines, and a few Fords to include an 8CM which you could not hear running.

Lawson Cox · 07-20-2022, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by mfirth

Very NICE Lawson. I love it. Are you going to install it in something? I've missed some of your posts. An engine builder here cut his teeth on a 60. Ended up building race & marine
C---y engines, and a few Fords to include an 8CM which you could not hear running.

I'm going to install it in the Early V8 Ford Foundation Museum in Auburn, Indiana when it is complete.

1952henry · 07-20-2022, 08:56 PM

Looking good!

Bored&Stroked · 07-21-2022, 07:55 AM

Looks really good - love it! I've never built a V8-60, though I know where a few of them are and my friend has a NOS block (the better cast version). He'd probably sell it if somebody really wants to build one (like for a midget).

Lawson Cox · 07-21-2022, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Kube

Lawson, Seriously, this looks very nice.

Carburetor is waaaay to "gold". It should match the finish you have on your fuel pump.

Kube:

The carb was a great donation to the project by a barner. It was an extremely clean specimen. I do not know its history, and I am not a carburetor guru, but it appeared to me as being in original condition. The carburetor was freshened up by Charlie NY, "the master" when it comes to all things carburetor. I do not know exactly what Charlie did to it but, color wise, it is the same as it was when I received it and sent it to Charlie. Beyond that I cannot comment further.

Thanks to the donor and Charlie for their contributions to the project

07-19-2022, 03:13 PM	#1
Lawson Cox Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia Posts: 7,119	60HP Project engine photos I just posted a couple of photos and some comments on Facebook. Would someone be kind enough to move them over here to the Barn. That is beyond my pay grade. I sure would love to locate a correct fan with a 4 1/8" hub. For 60HP. The fan on there is for a 32, and measures only 3 3/4". Lawson __________________ Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes. It is better to be seen, than viewed. "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".

07-19-2022, 04:03 PM	#3
Lawson Cox Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia Posts: 7,119	Re: 60HP Project engine photos Check your email. I posted under my name on Facebook. Post my comments as well as pix if you can. Thanks __________________ Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes. It is better to be seen, than viewed. "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".

07-19-2022, 04:49 PM	#6
Lawson Cox Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia Posts: 7,119	Re: 60HP Project engine photos Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Thanks, both of you Petes. Here are the comments I made on Facebook, just to keep me from re typing it. LOL My project engine is coming along pretty nicely. I spent about 5.5 hours in the shop today working on it. Mostly getting the generator cut out wired up and mounted after bead blasting some very tiny screws and bolts that just can't be matched today. Here is a picture of it as it stands today. I bought a fan belt, new and still in the sleeve. It is an Atlas belt' that is supposed to fit the 60HP engines, but alas, it doesn't fit. It has probably shrunk over the years. C'est la vie. I located a fan that is very close to correct, but the hub is 3/8" too short. I am afraid I will just have to go with this fan, but the search continues. The search is where the fun is. __________________ Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes. It is better to be seen, than viewed. "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".

07-19-2022, 05:40 PM	#7
Reds34 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Eastern, CT Posts: 548	Re: 60HP Project engine photos Is the air cleaner backwards in the second photo? Red

07-19-2022, 08:22 PM	#9
Zeke3 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Columbus, IN Posts: 1,646	Re: 60HP Project engine photos Lawson, the engine is looking great!

07-20-2022, 12:58 PM	#11
Ziggster Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Ottawa, ON Posts: 1,373	Re: 60HP Project engine photos Very nice. I just watched a YT vid the other day that compared the 60 hp version to the “regular” version. I was really surprised to see how much smaller it was. It was a one of the earlier versions with the welded on stainless steel water jacket plates. Really interesting to see.

07-20-2022, 03:16 PM	#12
Bruce_MO Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 592	Re: 60HP Project engine photos A job well done!!! It looks great and it’s clear you’ve been going to great lengths for authenticity.

07-20-2022, 03:36 PM	#14
rockfla Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Jacksonville FL Posts: 5,164	Re: 60HP Project engine photos Lawson, I hope the "Yellow Flies" weren't as bad as the day we were to meet at your shop, I've never seen that many yellow flies swarm something as they did my car when we pulled up!!!! Those beast are vicious. They've pretty well kept me from my shop for about a month and a half down here!!!

07-20-2022, 03:58 PM	#15
Kube Super Moderator Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 10,543	Re: 60HP Project engine photos Lawson, Seriously, this looks very nice. Carburetor is waaaay to "gold". It should match the finish you have on your fuel pump. __________________ "I can explain it for you. However, I can't understand it for you".

07-20-2022, 03:58 PM	#16
mfirth Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: ohio Posts: 1,165	Re: 60HP Project engine photos Very NICE Lawson. I love it. Are you going to install it in something? I've missed some of your posts. An engine builder here cut his teeth on a 60. Ended up building race & marine C---y engines, and a few Fords to include an 8CM which you could not hear running.

07-20-2022, 08:56 PM	#18
1952henry Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: North Dakota Posts: 1,840	Re: 60HP Project engine photos Looking good! __________________ I dig coal, which provides motivation for EVs.

07-21-2022, 07:55 AM	#19
Bored&Stroked Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 5,906	Re: 60HP Project engine photos Looks really good - love it! I've never built a V8-60, though I know where a few of them are and my friend has a NOS block (the better cast version). He'd probably sell it if somebody really wants to build one (like for a midget).