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Per Wikipedia. the fuel was "40% methyl alcohol, 32% benzene, 24% ethyl alcohol and 4% gasoline". Methanol is a nerve toxin, and benzene is...
Does the Dodge spindle and the Ford A axle have the same kingpin inclination?? Is the camber correct??
...I was also curious how these carburetors work because they have to go through such wide barometric pressure and temperature changes that we...
"...my speculation was as to using the principle rather than the actual hardware..." For a pressure carb I made in my basement, I am chasing two...
I think it is an interesting idea, but; 1. The PD9 (one of the smallest two barrel Bendix pressure carbs for aircraft) has two 3-3/16"...
Those are interesting, any idea what they are off of???
The speedometer in that off topic classic air cooled car would be set up for 790 revolutions be mile (480 revolutions per kilometer) (or so). As...
Yes, yet another thread about putting 1953 to 1956 Ford F100 brakes onto 1937 to 1948 Ford passenger car front spindles. Questions: 1. Is there a...
How did the Tony Nancy wedge do ET, speed, and handling wise??? Seems like a lot of thee streamliner dragsters either were not competitive speed...
Questions for our members east of the Atlantic ocean; What were some of the makes / models of cars (trucks?) that were built with the Wilson...
s I agree that on an average street car with the same size tires on all four corners, and likely 60 front 40 rear weight distribution, that 12"...
True. For aluminum, as the cycles go up, the allowable stress keeps going down... and down. I assumed however that Ford had to design the wheels...
Fronts are Town car spares, 4" x 16". Ford's subtle, "Don't even think this is a wheel " stickers all over the spare rims. I'd assume those...
I would start the betting that it is from a Wright radial engine. Boeing built a lot of planes with Wright engines. B-17 had four of the R-1820,...
Is it exactly 6" diameter or around 6" diameter. Exactly 6" diameter would be Rolls Royce Griffon. Most Pratt and Whitney radials were 5-3/4"...
I like.
In the video, I recall they said that a 'proper' 10000 pound rated lift had to be able to lift 15000 pounds without failure, in other words, a...
Ok, if we are running radial tires on a 32 to 48 Ford beam axle (original or replica), should we have more caster / the same / less caster than if...
+2 I like the wheels. The tires are interesting too. With the square shoulder they look like car tires, not motorcycle tires. Wonder what they...
Any idea what year Volvo that radiator is out of?? Looks like it might be a good mate for a smaller engine.
Related question. Were there any other aluminum cases for GM three speed transmissions?? Any factory aluminum cases for a three speed??
Surprised with the historic slant of this board that no one has spun a yarn about fabulous Zeiss binoculars that grandad liberated from a German...
[IMG] I like it. That BMW V12 has sort of an Allison V-1710 vibe going. Piper106
+2 on being Continental based. Gray for many years was a division of Continental. Piper106
Got any buddies with old GM cars/trucks.?? Try their keys and if you find a match get a dup made for $1.99 at the local TruValue hardware. From...
The fibers used to make fiberglass insulation have no trouble at exhaust temperature, but... In standard house or pipe insulation the fibers are...
In his biography "Challenger", Mickey Thompson talks about Lockhart's influence on his mentality, the small car vs. the big aero engine monster,...
Anyone ever put one of these on an actual scale?? I'd be interested seeing how one of these would compare to some of the other 'lightweight'...
Ford 7.5" axle out of a Ford Ranger truck or Mustang is also light weight (135 pounds without brakes). Pre-93 Ranger is narrow-est, 93 and later...
Changing direction. I seem to recall reading that dish soap was a no-no with real magnesium wheels. Should I ever be lucky (or rich) enough to...
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