Rich
Man I bet finding one of those Ford GAF's is gona take some time.
JB
At 11:53 AM 5/28/99 -0700, Keith Turk wrote:
>I hate to respond with my Ignorance... but that is exactly what it is..
>ignorance.. not stupidity.... I was thinking the V-4 class was exactly that
>a VEE Four.... or four cylinders in a V... not a Vintage class.... hmmm
>when I got to checking out records last night.....(favorite Arm Chair
>Reading) It dawned on my Pea Brain that These were Vintage fours... Way
>Cool.... Hey Rich.... Thanks for spurring the interest in something outside
>of my class....
>
>Yeah... it got quite a chuckle from me too....
>
>Keith Turk
>Austin Healey 100 / Bugeye / Box Sprite / Bonneville Land Speed Racer
>Camaro ( D Gas Altered )
>
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>> From: V4GR@aol.com
>> To: land-speed@autox.team.net
>> Subject: Ford GAF
>> Date: Thursday, May 27, 1999 6:16 PM
>>
>> I have been looking at a WW2 overhaul manual for the Ford V8
>> installed in the Sherman Tank. I don't know if Doug can get them to let
>him
>> run one in XXX/GL, but it looks racy. Size is against it. Its nearly 5
>feet
>> long, but the clutch housing is enormous, so maybe we can save 8 or 10
>inches
>> there, also at least 200 pounds. Otherwise its 33.25 wide and
>> 47 3/4 tall. You can surely get the weight in the 1000-1200 pound range.
>Its
>> all aluminum block and heads with steel (not iron) sleeves. 1100 cid 4
>valve
>> 4cam motor. Comes with 2 four cylinder Bosh mags. 5.400 bore x
>> 6 in stroke 7.5 to 1 CR with 32 degrees advance and tank cams it pulls
>535
>> hp @ 2600rpm 1,050 ft. lbs. torque at 2200. Came stock with 2
>Strombergs.
>>
>
>> I need one of these motors. Its better than my
>Reo
>> Gold Comet project. Have to talk Jack into a much larger
>car.
>
>> Rich Fox
>
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