The Ford Barn

Purdy Swoft · 01-03-2012, 03:55 PM

Bill, while you are studying carbs, here is one that you may not have seen lately. This is a cast iron Simmons. The Simmons is a performance carburetor that looks similar to a Zenith. Notice the drain plug under the bowl, it has a high speed jet similar to a model B carb. When it is clean it outperforms a Zenith !!! Throw it away? HELL NO!!!!!

Tom from Drippin' · 01-03-2012, 04:46 PM

if you have the overhead room, build a loft for parts, and park under it.
Sorry the photos are so dark.

28RPU · 01-03-2012, 05:27 PM

Hey, don't listen to these guys that tell you to get rid of stuff. Do as I did. I didn't have enough room in my 2 car garage so I built another two car garage. That one got filled up too so I built a 3 car shed to keep stuff. That started to overrun so I built about a 4 car sized barn. When that one got to where I couldn't move in it I built me another 3 car garage so that I could work in it. But now I have 4 cars in that one and lots of other car junk in it so that I can't do any work in there....hmm. Maybe you shouldn't listen to me after all.

Popeye31 · 01-03-2012, 10:22 PM

Well 28RPU that is exactly what I did and now I need to clean out because I have run out of room in all 5 of my garadges and sheds. Im cleaning out and am going to take down three of them and build one big one. hopfully I can put all four of my As,a english ford and a 48 plymouth in the one Garadge and use the one shed that I save for the parts as I rebuild them one at a time .

BILL WILLIAMSON · 01-04-2012, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Purdy Swoft

Bill, while you are studying carbs, here is one that you may not have seen lately. This is a cast iron Simmons. The Simmons is a performance carburetor that looks similar to a Zenith. Notice the drain plug under the bowl, it has a high speed jet similar to a model B carb. When it is clean it outperforms a Zenith !!! Throw it away? HELL NO!!!!!

Never saw a Simmons. I have a Winfield updraft with a perfect operating needle & seat that I'm quite shure I can make it operable. The fuel sprays out through Minute holes in the hollow throttle shaft. Bill W.

JBill · 01-04-2012, 10:58 AM

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Amen to that. I keep buying stuff I already have and have forgotten about! Probably couldn't find it even if I remembered I had it.

01-03-2012, 03:55 PM	#41
Purdy Swoft Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Alabama Posts: 8,099	Re: not a related but need advice on garadge Bill, while you are studying carbs, here is one that you may not have seen lately. This is a cast iron Simmons. The Simmons is a performance carburetor that looks similar to a Zenith. Notice the drain plug under the bowl, it has a high speed jet similar to a model B carb. When it is clean it outperforms a Zenith !!! Throw it away? HELL NO!!!!!

01-03-2012, 05:27 PM	#43
28RPU Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South central Tenn Posts: 375	Re: not a related but need advice on garadge Hey, don't listen to these guys that tell you to get rid of stuff. Do as I did. I didn't have enough room in my 2 car garage so I built another two car garage. That one got filled up too so I built a 3 car shed to keep stuff. That started to overrun so I built about a 4 car sized barn. When that one got to where I couldn't move in it I built me another 3 car garage so that I could work in it. But now I have 4 cars in that one and lots of other car junk in it so that I can't do any work in there....hmm. Maybe you shouldn't listen to me after all.

01-03-2012, 10:22 PM	#44
Popeye31 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Kenner LA Posts: 248	Re: not a related but need advice on garadge Well 28RPU that is exactly what I did and now I need to clean out because I have run out of room in all 5 of my garadges and sheds. Im cleaning out and am going to take down three of them and build one big one. hopfully I can put all four of my As,a english ford and a 48 plymouth in the one Garadge and use the one shed that I save for the parts as I rebuild them one at a time . __________________ Live your dreams

01-04-2012, 10:58 AM	#46
JBill Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 702	Re: not a related but need advice on garadge Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Amen to that. I keep buying stuff I already have and have forgotten about! Probably couldn't find it even if I remembered I had it.