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41. Re: [Land-speed] OT: Old Flathead Engines (score: 1): Author: Rich Fox <v4gmr@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:35:05 -0700 (PDT); I am curious about something. That is the number of head bolts/studs on flathead engines. I had an old car once that had a Continental 6 cyl and that sucker had about a million head bolts. Same with; /html/land-speed/2010-03/msg00086.html (9,110 bytes)
42. Re: [Land-speed] OT: Old Flathead Engines (score: 1): Author: Rich Fox <v4gmr@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:11:50 -0700 (PDT); When you look at my Plymouth flathead it has the classic ten head bolts sealing the cylinders and another 8 bolts above the valve area. When I converted to OHV I just used the ten bolts around the cy; /html/land-speed/2010-03/msg00088.html (8,859 bytes)
43. Re: [Land-speed] OT: Old Flathead Engines (score: 1): Author: Rich Fox <v4gmr@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:42:04 -0700 (PDT); Ford Y block and Small block Windsor and Cleveland. 8 of the 10 bolts line up. The other two I sunk pipe plugs in the deck surface and drilled and tapped them to fit. The Y block has the correct valv; /html/land-speed/2010-03/msg00096.html (10,724 bytes)
44. Re: [Land-speed] Valve cover gaskets (score: 1): Author: Rich Fox <v4gmr@yahoo.com>; Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:02:07 -0700 (PDT); Using a Pan-evact pump on a SBC I know that double lip seals may be necessary to keep it from pumping an oil mist into the headers. Maybe that would be a better way. Don't know wbout cork Valve cover; /html/land-speed/2010-03/msg00222.html (8,292 bytes)
45. Re: [Land-speed] Torque wrench calibration (score: 1): Author: Rich Fox <v4gmr@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:37:44 -0700 (PDT); When I worked for the Airline that was one of my things to do. Going around and calibrating torque wrenchs. Anything over 150 pounds I took to a hydralic torque tester. Up to 150 there were torque te; /html/land-speed/2010-04/msg00022.html (8,493 bytes)
46. [Land-speed] Fw: My old coup (score: 1): Author: Rich Fox <v4gmr@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:11:30 -0700 (PDT); I went to see my old '32 five window today. It was in a car show at Brisbane Marina. First time I have seen it in better that 12 years since selling it. Almost nothing has changed. It's still a 1978; /html/land-speed/2010-04/msg00023.html (7,514 bytes)
47. [Land-speed] Size matters (score: 1): Author: Rich Fox <v4gmr@yahoo.com>; Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2010 13:05:33 -0700 (PDT); So I got my new billet, very pretty crankshaft finally. Some people would expect that when it came it would be done. Those people do knitting or some such for a hobby. So yesterday I took my new cran; /html/land-speed/2010-04/msg00029.html (6,891 bytes)
48. Re: [Land-speed] Streamliner nose (score: 1): Author: Rich Fox <v4gmr@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 10:04:48 -0700 (PDT); Ron Covell's first big project is what is now my roadster. Shows that his work will last. _______________________________________________ Land-speed@autox.team.net Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.; /html/land-speed/2010-05/msg00097.html (6,495 bytes)
49. Re: [Land-speed] Inspectors to check engine displacement (score: 1): Author: Rich Fox <v4gmr@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 13:00:35 -0700 (PDT); It certainly has been done in the past and is a good idea. I don't know who Dan will accept in your area,but I bet there is someone. Well, yes, you're technically correct, Mike -- but I can sure see; /html/land-speed/2010-06/msg00007.html (9,609 bytes)
50. Re: [Land-speed] Chassis Dyno Operations (score: 1): Author: Rich Fox <v4gmr@yahoo.com>; Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2010 09:36:21 -0700 (PDT); I would guess that a 1:1 direct gear more closely approximates the direct connection of an engine dyno. Also makes it easier to stay hooked up to the rollers? Just guessing. More fun dumb questions f; /html/land-speed/2010-06/msg00028.html (7,978 bytes)
51. [Land-speed] Fw: Re: Turbo cam (score: 1): Author: Rich Fox <v4gmr@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:58:36 -0700 (PDT); With all due deference to Dave's expertise in these maters. I always heard, and tried to incorporate in my turbo motor, accommodation for the exhaust restriction that going down hill doesn't cause. S; /html/land-speed/2010-06/msg00054.html (9,744 bytes)
52. Re: [Land-speed] Fire Suit Recertification (score: 1): Author: Rich Fox <v4gmr@yahoo.com>; Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2010 11:55:33 -0700 (PDT); Yes it can. Contact your mfg. and send it in. My older suit had the wrong kind of stiching and would have had to be pulled apart and re sewn. So a new one was cheaper. Hope you do better. RF List; A; /html/land-speed/2010-07/msg00001.html (8,103 bytes)
53. [Land-speed] Fw: Re: Fire Suit Recertification (score: 1): Author: Rich Fox <v4gmr@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 07:35:14 -0700 (PDT); The number on my suit was no longer acceptable. It wasn't time as such but progress that timed it out. All, an interesting question, this one about recert of fire suits. Is there a requirement? Or is; /html/land-speed/2010-07/msg00007.html (8,890 bytes)
54. Re: [Land-speed] Fire Suit Recertification (score: 1): Author: Rich Fox <v4gmr@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 10:30:16 -0700 (PDT); When I bought my first fire suit I was looking at a blown front engined car over 175. As many are. At that time the best suit was a SFI 3.2. Today there is no such number. The corresponding number is; /html/land-speed/2010-07/msg00009.html (8,978 bytes)
55. [Land-speed] My adventure (score: 1): Author: Rich Fox <v4gmr@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 02:41:51 -0700 (PDT); Recently I bought a '28 Chevy banger with a '25 Olds head. Old race motor built just after the war by some high school kids who were midget racing. It passed around and now I have it, but the guy who; /html/land-speed/2010-08/msg00000.html (8,172 bytes)
56. Re: [Land-speed] My adventure (score: 1): Author: Rich Fox <v4gmr@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 08:02:29 -0700 (PDT); One interisting thing Jim told me was that he could not understand the SCTA not accepting the French blocks in XF. I explained the repicla block ruling and pointed out there was no shortage of flathe; /html/land-speed/2010-08/msg00002.html (7,045 bytes)
57. Re: [Land-speed] Ford Flathead (score: 1): Author: Rich Fox <v4gmr@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 09:22:06 -0700 (PDT); Tjhe rule is clear. "any production FORD/MERCURY passenger car V-8 flathead engine, 1932 through 1953, up to 325 cid." How would the French blocks fit into that? Once again if you don't like a rule t; /html/land-speed/2010-08/msg00012.html (10,062 bytes)
58. Re: [Land-speed] Ford Flathead (score: 1): Author: Rich Fox <v4gmr@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 14:18:42 -0700 (PDT); I believe the rule defining Vintage engines predated the French blocks. It is really ment to keep out Donavin and such blocks to maintain some semblance of Vintage in the Vintage classes. When the Fr; /html/land-speed/2010-08/msg00023.html (11,610 bytes)
59. Re: [Land-speed] Ford Flathead (score: 1): Author: Rich Fox <v4gmr@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 04:03:37 -0700 (PDT); For Jack and others who favor blanket amnesty for migrant flatheads I have devised a short test. You only have to read one short sentence. But you do have to read it. No skimming. Try to concentrate.; /html/land-speed/2010-08/msg00036.html (8,038 bytes)
60. Re: [Land-speed] Ford Flathead (score: 1): Author: Rich Fox <v4gmr@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 12:48:32 -0700 (PDT); Jack. You got it. No body is stopping you or anyone from building a French flathead and running in E or D classes against SBC motors and whatever, and beating them if you can. When a Conservative see; /html/land-speed/2010-08/msg00040.html (10,707 bytes)

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