Ran the exhaust
Goes in for final body work over winter

Idle

She woke up tonight http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v738/GasserKid/Mobile%20Uploads/2017-03/E2933440-0E68-4759-BA91-A40511E4691E_zpszowdfqw2.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v738/GasserKid/Mobile%20Uploads/2017-03/7D70B2BC-09FF-4980-B0A2-0BE9547DFC9A_zpsc6ljubi2.jpg http://img.photobucket.com...

sorry guys, we rotated number 1 to TDC stabbed the mag, got ready to bark it, and noticed a huge fuel leak.....
got to get leak handled first. fire bad, magneto good. Soon boys.

sunday morning we will set the timing, and fire her up. i will post video.
can hardly wait

we just primed the engine today, and we are having trouble setting the mag timing. I dont think it will be crazy, crazy on the street, because power curve is pretty broad, that being said i still think its going to be absolutely rowdy. Its not going to spin past 5500 rpm but its gonna make plenty of...

LOVE IT!!!! Very rowdy.

We have blocked off the two center carbs, no progressive linkage on this one, the carbs are the "new" Stromberg 97 that flow around 180 cfm from speedway.

Sights on early 60s build (NO PLEATED RUNNING BOARDS!) on this 39 Ford Coupe. Running 1959 Lincoln 430, that was a race boat engine that the owner had rebuilt and then lost interest, probably because it weighs 730 lbs. Once we got into the mill, it was a very fresh rebuild, in fact we believe it had...