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My ‘29 V-8
Been converting my beloved 1929 coupe to V-8 power this winter. The 4 developed a noise after 10 good years of driving and I had this 1936 LB Flathead so I decided to do the swap. I have not modified the body in any way, no cutting of the firewall, using only original Ford parts. I have had a ‘39 V-8 trans behind the 4 for the last 9 years so nothing drivetrain wise needed to be cut or anything. Concept is as if a kid bought a new wrecked 1935 ford and swapped everything over a Model A.
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01-22-2020, 10:04 PM | #2 |
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Very cool!
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01-22-2020, 11:26 PM | #3 |
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Betcha can't wait to go down the road with the new engine! Looks like a nicely done car - have some fun!
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01-23-2020, 12:34 AM | #4 |
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I'd be interested in hearing more about how you tackled the problems along the way. Exhaust, engine mounts, radiator to firewall space, steering box, fan, etc, etc.
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01-23-2020, 04:58 AM | #5 |
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Excellent upgrade!!
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01-23-2020, 07:57 AM | #7 |
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Looking good, keep the pics coming.
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01-23-2020, 08:08 AM | #8 |
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Keep us updated by all means...some guys fantasize about what you are doing...you're
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The 32 Ford and Bonus Built F1 cross members have been used to beef up the frame. What did you use on your AV8? I can't quite tell from the photos.
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01-23-2020, 01:30 PM | #10 |
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32 wishbone. Handmade trans crossmember.
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Nice looking job .
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The reason I quit subscribing to Street Rodder, Hot Rod, etc. is they stopped showing builds like yours. Looks great, day dreamed a lot about a AV8 in elementary school. Looks nice.
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01-23-2020, 09:12 PM | #13 |
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Thanks guys! I have a lot of pictures so I will post as many as I can. This car has not had one piece of sheetmetal cut. ‘36 engine. ‘39 trans. ‘29 A stock rear end. Stock pedals. Lots of fab work to make it all look like nothing was changed.
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Looks Great!
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Looks like it is going to be a very nice and period correct build. Any plans to warm up the engine with period correct parts?
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01-24-2020, 10:51 PM | #17 |
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Yes down the road I would like to do that. Just doing the swap is eating up my budget. I bought a new stromberg 97, a rebuilt crab distributor from bubba, rebuilt ‘36 generator and the radiator changes are up more than $1400! The early speed heads are hard to find and expensive.
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More pics. Have a set of single grove waterpumps and this set of double groove. Mechanical fan is the last thing I need to fab/make and it is proving a little difficult. Stock gen mounted fan is too high, 40 style is too low. Need a clever way to put it in the middle of the radiator and make it look factory but I have not come up with it just yet.
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Below is a link to a mechanical fan project that FordBarner Heard and myself came-up with to solve a space problem on his '36 3-window with an 8BA engine. The radiator leans rearward on a '36 and the upper gen mount was too high. We needed something about MID-Engine in height. We designed and built this assembly that mounts to the intake manifold generator mount. Works really well to cool his engine in the Florida heat. If you think something similar MIGHT work in your situation, I'll be happy to elaborate and show more pictures. You would POSSIBLY need to convert to an 8BA-type distributor for clearance. Click the link and read Post #12. DD https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showt...mechanical+fan ….. |
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Is the fan too high on the generator because of radiator hoses? You can lower the front mounts or trim the fan blades shorter.
My fan is close, but it is a stock ‘39. Mine is a ‘30 ,so the radiator may be taller.
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I moved my radiator out 1 inch to use the 1946 fan. This is on a 1928 coupe. Ed
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Like to see a better photo of your original photo 4 that shows the crossmember. Too dark to see anything.
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B&S.....Thank you for the compliment. To answer your question....NO, we did not add a snap ring, although not a bad idea I suppose. I don't believe I ever heard of that being a huge problem with the Corvairs in service, though. I just happened across this tidy, compact hub while snooping-around once I determined that the '42-'48 Ford hub was just too large for the space constraints. And yes, the Corvair hubs could be real handy for a couple of different "hot rod" ideas. They're starting to become few and far between as NOS. Hope you left a few out there for future tinkerers. DD |
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Thank you Sir . . . I'm going to squirrel away a few of them . . . but I may have to add a damn snap-ring (not because it has ever been needed, but because I'm the guy that a problem MIGHT happen to the only time!). Thanks for a great info post!
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That is coming-out pretty slick, and that banjo looks particularly cool inside an A-bone. DD
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Yo Vanspeed - coming along really nicely . . . glad you're taking the time to figure each little thing out and making everything look like it came in the car. Nice job!
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Looking forward to seeing the progress on this project!
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ford on ford keep on rockin on, keep posting up dates should be more of this; hit a snag bet someone here can come up with a answer cant wait to see end result
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A lot more done today that is not noticeable. Engine anti chatter rods in, headers finished and on, floorboards in (stock A), all final welding that may have been missed is done. All brackets made, everything installed for the last time. Just waiting on some spark plug tubes, and a fuel pump pushrod to button up the engine. Wiring and hoses is all that is on my list.
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