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Re: Progress on roadster

To: "John Linville" <bellytk@nh.ultranet.com>, <land-speed@autox.team.net>,
Subject: Re: Progress on roadster
From: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 17:14:59 -0400
John

This is a neat idea, but how do you center the input shaft while
transferring the bolt pattern?

John Beckett

-----Original Message-----
From: John Linville <bellytk@nh.ultranet.com>
To: land-speed@autox.team.net <land-speed@autox.team.net>; Dick Jurkowski
<lsr_man@yahoo.com>
Date: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 2:15 PM
Subject: Re: Progress on roadster


>Hi, is your flathead an 8BA (49-53)?  If so we were able to make a reverse
>template off those blocks and transfer the holes to a small block chevy
>Lakewood scattershield that we got at a flea market for a few bucks.  Once
>the new holes are drilled, just grind off the excess and bolt it on your
>block.  This opens up the whole world of chevy trannys, three, four, five
>and six speeds.  We are running a Camaro V8 five speed in the Anglia
project
>with one of these.  You can run the chevy throwout bearing and arm.  Just
>get a piece of oilite turned for a new pilot bearing, this one with a chevy
>shaft ID and press it into the flywheel.  We ran one of these setups in our
>injected flathead dragster for years with no problems.  We even converted
>the bellhousing to take the stock flathead starter plate and used a
standard
>49-53 starter.  If you need more info, give me a shout.
>
>regards, John
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dick Jurkowski <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
>To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>; edvs@idt.net <edvs@idt.net>
>Cc: John Beckett <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>; Land Speed List
><land-speed@autox.team.net>
>Date: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 9:25 AM
>Subject: Re: Progress on roadster
>
>
>>I was all excited when I picked up an old pickup
>>truck for $20 out of a local pasture a couple of
>>weeks ago.  All I wanted was the transmission to
>>use as a rebuild for my roadster.  Wouldn't you
>>know it, when I finally winched it up out of
>>twenty years of cow plops, briar vines and hay,
>>it turns out it has a granny four speed in it.
>>Oh well.  Back on the lookout for a transmission
>>to bolt to a flathead.  If worse comes to worse,
>>I can pull the tranny out of my field truck -
>>it's a '49 Ford with a good box.
>>
>>Busy twistin' wrenches,
>>Dick J
>>
>




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