Tech Spam thread - because 1/4" BSP gets 5 hand spans to the jiggawatt

[tortron]

sounds like something right up your ally. chisel the old one in half and then heat the new one up and slip on

[RUNAMUCK]

Nah you just pop it off, stick the flywheel in the freezer, turn the ring gear over, file on the leading edge of the tooth for the pinion to.mesh with with a cut off disc. Warm the ring up and stick it on the other way around.

Doubles the life of it

[tortron]

you could do that, chances are something from the 30s has already had that done

[SOHC]

I would like a brand new one, engine so far has cost almost 7k, 

[RUNAMUCK]

Probably get one put of the states.

They're not as hard to fit as you might imagine.

[Nominal]

3 hours ago, SOHC said:

I would like a brand new one, engine so far has cost almost 7k, 

Is it done?

[SOHC]

2 hours ago, Nominal said:

Is it done?

No 

[Nominal]

4 minutes ago, SOHC said:

No 

I need some flathead schooling.

 

[SOHC]

4 minutes ago, Nominal said:

I need some flathead schooling.

 

You have the most saught after 8ba, I don’t  know what size 

[SOHC]

Bearings for the 8ba are easier and cheaper to get and it has the normal shell big end bearings, and modern bellhousing, also it has one pice valve guide and straight stem valves, SBC valves will fit right in, fingers crossed it’s still good inside.

[Nominal]

13 minutes ago, SOHC said:

You have the most saught after 8ba, I don’t  know what size 

It's in my 51 Ford, so I guess whatever that is.

Also acquired this today, was running earlier in the week. Hopefully it is Merc size - came from a Merc and has 8CM heads.

/life in the slow lane

/old old school

[tortron]

[SOHC]

15 minutes ago, Nominal said:

It's in my 51 Ford, so I guess whatever that is.

Also acquired this today, was running earlier in the week. Hopefully it is Merc size - came from a Merc and has 8CM heads.

/life in the slow lane

/old old school

Sweet , that’s the golden idol if it’s a Mercury, I see it’s got a triple carb manifold, that thing will eat up the road, ditch the auto I reckon 

[Nominal]

9 minutes ago, tortron said:

That's pretty cool. Way better than the turbo 3.8 van I've seen around.

[SOHC]

A flat head v8 would fit in well because they are so small, if you had the v860 you could fit it in anything as it’s the worlds smallest v8

[tortron]

i think theres one on display a tthe hamilton car museum, that was my first thought 

[kyteler]

28 minutes ago, Nominal said:

It's in my 51 Ford, so I guess whatever that is.

Also acquired this today, was running earlier in the week. Hopefully it is Merc size - came from a Merc and has 8CM heads.

/life in the slow lane

/old old school

Giz one of your flathead V8s

[Nominal]

18 minutes ago, kyteler said:

Giz one of your flathead V8s

How about a 6?

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/car-parts-accessories/vintage-parts/engines/listing/2790961753

[SOHC]

3 hours ago, kyteler said:

Giz one of your flathead V8s

How about a Morris minor flathead? You could braze 2 of them together 

[SOHC]

Picking up a new ring gear on Thursday so I cut the old one off