The Ford Barn

tbirdtbird · 10-16-2013, 05:22 PM

George has it right on about grinding. And yes that is a lot of load for an A esp anything over 60 mph IMHO. I have been cross country and back several times (in a modern) and there is no shortage of considerable hills and worse along the way. Not sure if they went thru PA but that state is just a pile of mountains someone drew a pencil mark all around and decided to call it a state since they couldn't do anything else with it. I-80 is brutal and I-70 is not much better, and Missouri and a bunch of others are loaded, too. With that kind of load, and stock suspension components, every bump in the road is trying to find that non-existant radius on the grind of the journals....

spdway1 · 10-16-2013, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by tbirdtbird

Not sure if they went thru PA but that state is just a pile of mountains someone drew a pencil mark all around and decided to call it a state since they couldn't do anything else with it. I-80 is brutal and I-70 is not much better

Thats some funny stuff right there.

modelAtony · 10-24-2013, 01:24 PM

I'm sure they have a new high dollar crank. These guys do the big peking to paris race across siberia and mongolia. They have the best made equ. that is ava. have fun modelAtony tony white Lafayette,LA

lookin-backtexas · 10-25-2013, 07:24 AM

According to yesterday's New York Times the car is being repaired in New Jersey and they will attempt to break the record again the last week in November - this time accompanied by a chase car.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/25/automobiles/cross-country-run-in-1930-ford-cut-short-by-engine-failure.html

Fred

Skrain · 10-25-2013, 08:28 AM

Best of luck to them! Second time's the charm!

(Or something like that...)

BlueSunoco · 10-25-2013, 09:30 AM

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Might be a good case, to use a Burlington crankshaft over an original. And I don't 'push' our Model A whatsoever.

Has me re-thinking that now for sure.

P.S. · 10-25-2013, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by modelAtony

I'm sure they have a new high dollar crank. These guys do the big peking to paris race across siberia and mongolia. They have the best made equ. that is ava. have fun modelAtony tony white Lafayette,LA

Quote from the article- “Because we set off to do this with all original equipment, we didn’t go for a modern crankshaft on the rebuilt engine,” Mr. Wade said.

Mike · 10-25-2013, 03:09 PM

I thought they were running an overdrive

Mike

10-16-2013, 05:22 PM	#21
tbirdtbird BANNED Join Date: May 2012 Location: inside your RAM Posts: 3,134	Re: Cross Country Model A Trip Disaster George has it right on about grinding. And yes that is a lot of load for an A esp anything over 60 mph IMHO. I have been cross country and back several times (in a modern) and there is no shortage of considerable hills and worse along the way. Not sure if they went thru PA but that state is just a pile of mountains someone drew a pencil mark all around and decided to call it a state since they couldn't do anything else with it. I-80 is brutal and I-70 is not much better, and Missouri and a bunch of others are loaded, too. With that kind of load, and stock suspension components, every bump in the road is trying to find that non-existant radius on the grind of the journals.... __________________ '31 180A

10-24-2013, 01:24 PM	#23
modelAtony Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: lafayette,la Posts: 459	Re: Cross Country Model A Trip Disaster I'm sure they have a new high dollar crank. These guys do the big peking to paris race across siberia and mongolia. They have the best made equ. that is ava. have fun modelAtony tony white Lafayette,LA

10-25-2013, 07:24 AM	#24
lookin-backtexas Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Georgetown, Texas Posts: 396	Re: Cross Country Model A Trip Disaster *According to yesterday's New York Times* the car is being repaired in New Jersey and they will attempt to break the record again the last week in November - this time accompanied by a chase car. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/25/automobiles/cross-country-run-in-1930-ford-cut-short-by-engine-failure.html Fred** __________________ Fred Carlton Life Member AACA 44 year member MAFCA Editor of The Restorer magazine, official publication of MAFCA 12 years Life Member Dallas Model A Ford Club (44 years) 23 year member & founder Lone Star Model A Ford Club Chairman 35th Model A Ford Texas Tour 1998 (state convention) Chairman 42nd Model A Ford Texas Tour 2005 (state convention) Charter Member Ford Model AA Truck Club If you aren't driving your antique car frequently, you might as well be collecting clocks!!! Last edited by lookin-backtexas; 10-25-2013 at 07:33 AM.

10-25-2013, 08:28 AM	#25
Skrain Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Monticello, Kentucky Posts: 284	Re: Cross Country Model A Trip Disaster Best of luck to them! Second time's the charm! (Or something like that...) __________________ "They can make me grow older, but they CAN'T make me grow up!"

10-25-2013, 09:30 AM	#26
BlueSunoco Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Windy City Posts: 937	Re: Cross Country Model A Trip Disaster Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Might be a good case, to use a Burlington crankshaft over an original. And I don't 'push' our Model A whatsoever. Has me re-thinking that now for sure.

10-25-2013, 03:09 PM	#28
Mike Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: ASTON, PA. Posts: 725	Re: Cross Country Model A Trip Disaster I thought they were running an overdrive Mike