Half a T motor video

[Tinker]

I was looking through youtube at Model A and T engines and came across this.

The guy had a T motor blow up in the rear cylinders so he cut them off with with a hack saw (11 blades) and made a little show motor.

his quote "I cut this T model Ford engine in half in 1957 using 11 hacksaw blades. The only part not cut with the hacksaw was the camshaft as it was too hard and had to ground through."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDJxXdVpKVY&feature=related

 

[criswellnk]

Now I know what to do with the next model T block that I find with the whole back end blown apart. How long do you think it took him to cut it in half? The head wouldn't be too difficult, but the block. I can not tell you how much I want to build one for myself, if for no other reason than it looks cool. I think I would cut the length of the engine compartment in half as well, it has to look balanced.

 

[joncrane]

Somewhere I heard about an old Popular Mechanics? article about how to build this cut in half model T conversion. Does anyone have a copy? thank you jon crane

 

[tmodelman]

The issue of the Popular Mechanics for the One-Half Model T engine is Feb. 1937, Vol 67, #2. Page 316

Google Books has old issues on line to view.....here is the direct link:

http://books.google.com/books?id=UdsDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA316&dq=half+ford+engine&hl=en&ei=YNs8TezKMsWqlAeoxcyfBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CFsQ6AEwCTg8#v=onepage&q=half%20ford%20engine&f=false

 

[tmodelman]

Lets try this link to the One Half Ford engine?

http://books.google.com/books?id=UdsDAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA316&dq=half%20ford%20engine&pg=PA316#v=onepage&q=half%20ford%20engine&f=false

 

[tmodelman]

Joncrane

Sent you a PM with the Google link, some how the forum won't take it.

 

[tmodelman]

Forgot to add this picture

This half engine (actually firing one cyl) was for sale at Chickasha OK Pre-War Swap Meet a couple of years ago.