Some spannering on the T

godinman said:
Got any pictures of the whole car? Looks awesome:)

What engine is in it?
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As said, it's a late 4 litre flathead Ford V8 with a 5-speed box.

tigerstyle said:
To tack this question onto a quite a suitable thread, a long time ago a friend told me about the craze of making these old flat head engines 'run backwards' swapping the carbs onto the exhaust and vice versa, how does that work? Just for fun or any other reasons?
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It was a fad but there's some sense behind it. The exhaust is the bottleneck on the flathead because of the strange route it takes through the block and into the siamesed port. It also passes next to the bores which has a significant heating effect next to the combustion area. If you switch the intakes and exhausts with a reversed cam you overcome a lot of these problems, but you swap it for problems on the intake side instead, so neither way is ideal. It was also a cunning way on circuit racers (like early Indie cars) to get the weight and the profile down lower iirc.
 
Dogbreath said:
Hello! Really must press on with my Striker, but my workshop is full of bikes that I need to get finished and out of the way.
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At least you have one!:) Not done owt on my car for 3-ish years. I'm blaming meeting a girl => courting => house renovation => marriage => and now working in London away from home :(. Too close to completion to ever give it up. Absolutely WILL finish. One day. :)

Sorry to hijack the thread there, Jonny. Do love your T and the sound of the flathead. Ex colleague was into hot rods and is doing something with a flatty too. Good luck.
 
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One reconditioned steering box now devoid of play :)

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I liked my invoice - labour £xxx, parts £0. They had to make stuff to fix it, which is most satisfying. I'm just waiting for a new column support bearing from eBay for the princely sum of £4.50 and I'll be ready to refit :)
 
Nice productive morning :)

Got the steering box back in no problem and it's nice to have no play. As an added bonus, while I had the column off the dash I re-drilled the mounting a bit higher up. This has moved the steering wheel up a few inches into a much better position and given me a lot more clearance for my legs.

Can't really see it in the picture though :D

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How reliable are these cars? If memory serves me well they aren't all that expensive, would certainly make any mundane drive an event.

Would love to hear a video of it running when you (finally) get round to it. :D
 
Most components on this car are over 60 years old, some are over 80 and weren't designed for todays distances or speeds. You have to continually monitor and maintain them. You can't just stick oil in it and forget about it.
 
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