The Ford Barn

Pete Fl/Wi · 01-28-2014, 02:16 PM

Picked these up at a local swap meet. Only ID on the is number 95. I know there were a lot of after market brands. I hope someone can ID these for me. I plan to try them for fit in the near future.
Pete

Ol' Ron · 01-28-2014, 02:59 PM

That looks like 9.5 CR, can't see the combustion chamber, so?? If so they are pretty useless.

revkev6 · 01-28-2014, 03:31 PM

almost looks like they would be a cool start to an F-head conversion..... hmmmm

4tford · 01-28-2014, 03:35 PM

Looks like someone ground the fins off

Pete Fl/Wi · 01-28-2014, 04:19 PM

Boy I hope they are not 9.5 CR. No fins ground off. I looked at them along side some EAB's and the chamber looked to be close. Ron back in the day did they mark heads with CR?,
Thanks Pete

afuncar · 01-28-2014, 04:41 PM

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May be Canadian truck heads 1point lower than cast iron,don,t know ratio for fact just what I was told.

46fatford · 01-28-2014, 06:50 PM

Could those heads be Thickstun's with out the covers? They look way too squared off in profile to be a production style head. all the production heads I've seen are always more rounded on the edges.
Matt

Fordors · 01-28-2014, 07:25 PM

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-FLAT...-/280879547825

Here is an Offenhauser pair with fins removed; seller calls them "cheater heads". Maybe if the tech crew was real dopey. Didn't Edelbrock stamp heads with 85 or 95 BITD, denoting compression ratio with stock bore/stroke?

russcc · 01-28-2014, 07:35 PM

Stock cars sometimes ran this type head without the fins to slip it by tech. With the right setup, 9.5 ratio would pretty potent coming out of the corners. Original Navarro heads had the compression ratio stamped right in that spot.

Ol' Ron · 01-28-2014, 08:36 PM

Yes many heads had something like 8F 8.5M on them. Might as well CC them.

01-28-2014, 02:59 PM	#2
Ol' Ron Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chester Vt Posts: 8,857	Re: Aluminum head ID That looks like 9.5 CR, can't see the combustion chamber, so?? If so they are pretty useless.

01-28-2014, 03:31 PM	#3
revkev6 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: western Mass Posts: 365	Re: Aluminum head ID almost looks like they would be a cool start to an F-head conversion..... hmmmm

01-28-2014, 03:35 PM	#4
4tford Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Regina Canada Posts: 1,335	Re: Aluminum head ID Looks like someone ground the fins off

01-28-2014, 04:19 PM	#5
Pete Fl/Wi Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 281	Re: Aluminum head ID Boy I hope they are not 9.5 CR. No fins ground off. I looked at them along side some EAB's and the chamber looked to be close. Ron back in the day did they mark heads with CR?, Thanks Pete

01-28-2014, 04:41 PM	#6
afuncar Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: coquitlam b.c. canada Posts: 130	Re: Aluminum head ID Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) May be Canadian truck heads 1point lower than cast iron,don,t know ratio for fact just what I was told.

01-28-2014, 06:50 PM	#7
46fatford Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 338	Re: Aluminum head ID Could those heads be Thickstun's with out the covers? They look way too squared off in profile to be a production style head. all the production heads I've seen are always more rounded on the edges. Matt __________________ "..Nothin' outrun my V8 Ford" (Chuck Berry) S.M.I.B.

01-28-2014, 07:25 PM	#8
Fordors Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Orland Park,IL Posts: 1,402	Re: Aluminum head ID http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-FLAT...-/280879547825 Here is an Offenhauser pair with fins removed; seller calls them "cheater heads". Maybe if the tech crew was real dopey. Didn't Edelbrock stamp heads with 85 or 95 BITD, denoting compression ratio with stock bore/stroke?

01-28-2014, 07:35 PM	#9
russcc Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,871	Re: Aluminum head ID Stock cars sometimes ran this type head without the fins to slip it by tech. With the right setup, 9.5 ratio would pretty potent coming out of the corners. Original Navarro heads had the compression ratio stamped right in that spot.

01-28-2014, 08:36 PM	#10
Ol' Ron Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chester Vt Posts: 8,857	Re: Aluminum head ID Yes many heads had something like 8F 8.5M on them. Might as well CC them.