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Reverse lockout ? JIMI

302 chevy pistons are 4 inch bore and same stroke as a 283 , you will have to make sure they are flat-top and not domed JIMI

I've heard of it being used on hot-rod engines back in the day. The idea was that after you braze the main saddle and bored it over crank size , the brazed spots can be tinned with babbitt. No peening needed because the brass will accept babbitt ,and become one with the block . I might give it a...

I'm gonna be there sun to wed JIMI

I have a model A block , with lightened and trimmed 1956 354 hemi pistons in it , and they are installed with the front marks facing the rear of the block.. JIMI

I'll be there from Terre Haute JIMI

sending you a PM JIMI

Hello, I have a line-bore machine , but need the jig used to align the boring bar in newly poured babbitt in the mains in Model A and B Fords, the machine that I have is a Serv-Equip {looks like a van-norman LB3200} I think the alignment jigs from a Tobin-Arp machine will work .These jigs fit...

one last time to the top

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Hello, I have a line-bore machine , but need the jig used to align the boring bar in newly poured babbitt in the mains in Model A and B Fords, the machine that I have is a Serv-Equip {looks like a van-norman LB3200} I think the alignment jigs from a Tobin-Arp machine will work .These jigs fit...

Check your valve settings JIMI

The machine that I have is a Serv-Equip , it looks and sets up like a Van Norman CB3200 , it has a 1 1/2 inch , and a 3/4 inch bar.I will be watching for a set of alignment jigs off of any machine , but doubtful on finding a set. I will probably have to make a set... Yesterday I indicated the...

Hello' I am building a new engine block to put in my car,and I would like to use inserts. I've been laid off from my job ,and won't be called back till the end of aug... so the cost of a babbitt re-pour is out of the question.What I need to know is if when I remove the old babbitt , is the block...

Hello' Not model A ....But a ford ...I have a 1937 ford 1 1/2 ton with mechanical brakes, that I used old NOS ford seals in about 15 years ago. When I had the rear drums off this spring , everything was good and dry after 30,000 miles. The seals that I used were leather ,and I soaked them in...

Me and a friend are building both the truck version and the panel truck version with their plans. The plans that we have are from 1995 so no DVD was available.The plans are easy to follow , and a person with even moderate wood working skills can have the body roughed together in a weekend...

I am helping friends put together both the truck and panel version from plans from Wagon Works. The plans are easy to follow , even though none of us are woodworkers. They will be ready to drive this summer , they were the cheapest way to get into a Model A hobby we found...

I am trying to put another pile of parts together so that we can be a 2 model A family .I have in my pile of parts a transmision set up for a multi disc clutch. Can I change the input shaft and add a bearing retainer to this transmision , and use it like a normal single disc transmision? If this...

I use half of a 4 blade fan JIMI

I run a delco HEI out of a oldsmobile v-8 that I modified on my lathe , took an afternoon , looked at distributor caps till I found 4cyl that fit ,this distributor is self contained , coil and all. 1 wire hook-up. I did this because I didn't have a model A distributor , and wanted to get it...