He traveled from home to New Mexico then to Los Angeles and onto Sacramento where he located the perfect foundation for his new build. His manifolds and valve covers graced the of the famous Hurst Hairy Olds twin engine car and he helped Craig Breedlove with the Spirirt of America record setting run. The new block is capable of much more horsepower because of additional webbing and four-bolt mains. 226: Big News for The Custom Car Revival! It becomes an evolution,and makes the sport better, and everybody gains. Provided you have an original bellhousing, you can use available Trans-Dapt adapters to install Ford passenger-car transmissions from the mid '60s to the late '70s behind the '49-'53 flatties. No detail has escaped Don's attention. Most builders convert the stock oil system to a full-flow design with a modern, remote-mounted oil filter. Austin Lincoln 337 Heads By Brian Brennan Photography by the John Jackson. Although it sounds weird in this modern age of thin-wall castings, the 3 3/16-inch-bore, U.S.-built flatties can be bored 0.125-inch (1/8-inch-over). Before we get to the tech, some history: Ardun is a contraction of Arkus-Duntov, a name well known among the Chevy faithful, especially Corvette owners. For this group-whether building a rat rod, yanking a Chevy that just doesnt look right in that old Deuce, or building a brand-new car-the outlook couldnt be rosier, even better than the flatheads heyday so long as the bucks hold out. Made in the USA. The exhaust is by way of RR&C headers featuring 1-1/8-inch tubes that link with a custom RR&C stainless steel exhaust system. Maybe they are only for dragsters. This improves airflow, but the resultant effective combustion-chamber-volume increase lowers the compression ratio, in turn decreasing horsepower and fuel economy. Stay tuned for further updates on this project. They did a lot of work for different companies around L.A., including some of the early speed equipment makers. After getting a good dose of sunshine and warm temperatures, they decided to pay us a visit on the way back home. The man behind it all is Mark Kirby of Motor City Speed Equipment, out of Dundee, Michigan. The high-tech engineered design has a runne, A unique feature of Magnusons Eaton blower is the bypass valve (arrow) that opens under c, The improved 49-53 pump (left) can be used in place of the early pump (right) by pluggin, Typical water pumps, from left: a 38-48 passenger-car pump modified for a bolt-on pulley, This is MSDs 8BA billet flathead distributor (PN 8574) that works with all the trick MSD. Relieved blocks must have the reliefs filled to use Ardun heads. Although new aftermarket iron blocks are reputedly under development, right now a real-world solution to finding a good core for your flathead is to start with a brand-new French block. Googled Don Ferguson Aluminum Ardun Flathead and came up with an article on the old R&C Hot Rod Network with pictures of an aluminum FH style engine using the Ferguson built block that was assembled by H&H. These second-design 38 1/2-48 blocks (often referred to as 59A castings) retained an integral cast-in bellhousing, used a distributor that mounts flush to the front cover with a horizontal shaft on the front of the engine and had insert-style main bearings but still used full-floating rod bearings (one bearing shell for each rod pair). From its debut in 1932 to the end of its U.S. production life in 1953, the flathead Ford underwent three major evolutionary changes. You need lots of timing to make a flathead run. Flathead gurus like Don Ferguson and Tony Baron strongly urge that hot rod engines run a harmonic damper. Original 50-plus-year-old blocks without cracks are getting scarce. Theres no doubt we love our Flatheads here at Honest Charley, and we had a visitor this morning that loves his, too. Traditional flathead airflow management practices call for relieving the block-removing metal between the valve-seat sides closest to the cylinder bore. Isn't Don Ferguson making an 8BA aluminum Flathead style block? (Tucked away in another barn are future projects, such as a 1940 Suburban and a 1938 Chevy cabriolet.) Somewhere in the middle is the largest group: Potential street rodders who just want reasonably fast hot rods without having a cookie-cutter, 1-800-car. Whether they were or were not intended for use on Ford trucks, and whether they were or were not copied from the French Talbot design, and why they are so similar to the early Chrysler Hemi are all points that have been argued before. The flathead blocks to get are those with a 3 3/16-inch bore. Also check out Speedway Engineering's offerings. However, the main caps are beefier than traditional stock flatheads. All tidier and more efficient than original. Although a shade darker than stock, the Cloud Mist Gray comes from the color charts of PPG. The first-design '32 through early '38 engines had only 21 cylinder-head studs and until mid 1936 even used poured babbit main bearings. French blocks are hybrids, essentially a '49-'53 8BA in terms of deck height and front-end, but with the integral cast bellhousing and corresponding oil pan as found on the '38 1/2-'48 59A. In fact, unless you have a badly core-shifted block, most of them can accept a whopping 0.1875-inch overbore (3/16-inch over standard). As we go to press, word is just in that Mark Kirby at Motor City Flathead has joined forces with Shadow Rods to develop an all-new, improved 49-53-style aftermarket cast-iron flathead block. But with modern solid cams and big stroker cranks, overall engine rpm and piston speed is considerably higher than the old stockers. At around the same time, old-time hot rods gave way to modern musclecars and street machines. As the story goes, the owner really didnt want to part with the coupe but six months of perseverance finally netted Amie the decisive weekend of negotiating when a deal was made and the coupe was brought home. By doing so it gives the interior a more spacious feel as well as allowing room for the positioning of the custom bucket seats utilizing 1956 T-bird seatbelts. Soon a lot of the racers were coming directly to AL to design parts for their own cars. The flathead's compression ratio is well suited to supercharging, and besides, what could be more hot rod than a blower poking through the hood? Powered by vBulletin
Tony Baron runs 10 degrees of base timing and 23 degrees max at full advance. We've seen the dyno sheet, which also reveals the 396.9 lb-ft of torque produced at 4,300 rpm. A very brief history goes something like this: In 1947, years before his involvement with the Corvette, Zora Arkus-Duntov, along with his brother, Yura, designed an overhead conversion for the Ford Flathead V-8, marketing them as Ardun-an acronym of their second name, originally manufactured in New York and later assembled in England and fitted to many Allard sports cars, hence the confusing differences in the script cast into the valve covers. Original 50-plus-year-old blocks without cracks are getting scarce. And, of course, they also give you four rather than three exhaust ports for a more contemporary, balanced look.. Most in this group will accept a modified flathead as long as it is period-correct, with no obvious modern technology visible. The only drawback with the Ardun heads is cost. Somewhere in the middle is the largest group: Potential street rodders who just want reasonably fast hot rods without having a cookie-cutter, 1-800-car. They also produced the unique luggage rack that resides within the trunk. By the time the 60s arrived, engine coolant replaced gasoline as a method of providing heat probably a wise choice. About H&H Flatheads: Founded in 2003 by Mike Herman, H&H Flatheads is celebrating its 15th anniversary. Centerforce offers clutches and flywheels. Al moved to So Cal with his family from Oklahoma in the 30s and started working in shops and garages. If it boils, steam pockets form, and when you have steam, youll get cracks. Flatheads began to come back, and prices of swap-meet stuff skyrocketed. Modern 12mm spark plugs seat flush with the hemispherical chamber, meaning they'll work better with modern ignitions. About the longest arm you can throw in a flathead, this Scat custom vacuum-melt 4340-steel. There are several reasons for developing a new aluminum block for the Flathead. Its the ol friend of a friend connection that brought him to the correct 1936 Ford coupe. You need lots of timing to make a flathead run. The story starts around a decade ago with Don Orosco, who after a lot of research and a not-inconsiderable investment, had 30 sets of Ardun heads reproduced for his personal racing efforts. These Lincoln V12 Smooth Aluminum Heads are made in the USA and have the water outlet in the stock location. Ronnie: Is the Ferguson motor allowed at Bonneville? Also, what does "wet jackets" mean? The block is cast from aluminum and features a great number of changes from the original cast iron design. First invented in the 30s it was 1934 when Stewart-Warner eventually produced over 3 million for use in cars, planes, and military vehicles. They're machining the first block castings right now. Edelbrock, Wilcap (Sharp), and Offenhauser continue to market a wide variety of intakes. Back in the old days, all cars used low-pressure cooling systems, so coolant often boiled. On the following pages, well take a look at some of the stuff available for the flathead and also cover the lineage, interchangeability, and secrets of this proud forebear of modern hot rodding. From its debut in 1932 to the end of its U.S. production life in 1953, the flathead Ford underwent three major evolutionary changes. While attending college he gained interest in making parts for himself and started making some speed equipment and honed his pattern making skills.In 1964, Ken built an improved air-powered vacuum system known as the Air-Vacuum System which helped found his dental equipment company A-dec. Ken and Joan have grown the company to become the leading manufacture of dental equipment in the world offering a com-plete line of dental equipment.Throughout the years he has been a classic car collector and enthusiast. On the following pages, we'll take a look at some of the stuff available for the flathead and also cover the lineage, interchangeability, and secrets of this proud forebear of modern hot rodding. Anyone know of any updates? He bought the entire French stock, and at last count still has at least 500 blocks, 120 complete engines, and over 2,000 rods. High-compression is the way to go. Thanks ! An alternative are Pertronix conversion kits that fit inside the original distributor; they retain the classic look, and versions are even offered that function on 6-volt power. Ultimately, you can move up to one of Cornhusker Engineering's custom front cover and late-model water-pump setups. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Chattanooga Area Hot Rodder Builds A Time Capsule, Make Plans NOW to Attend the Chattanooga Cruise In Toy Drive, Our Favorite Hot Rods from the 2018 NSRA Street Rod Nationals, Barn Find Report: 1947 ACF Brill Bus, The TenneSEEr. K&F Show #259: The Dukes of Star Trek; Dukes Review S2E12 Arrest Jesse Duke. Turns out that's the third of three such engine combos owned by Scott Gillen, whose gray Deuce is this issue's cover car. These are the only 337 high compression cylinder heads on the market. The bottom end is beefed with soli, A potential new kid on the block: Uncommon Engineerings working on a SOHC three-valve F, Mechanical solid and roller cams are available for both early and late blocks. Over the meticulous bodywork performed by RR&C, a 1940 Ford factory color was applied. The new Sharp V8 60 flathead cylinder heads feature a centered, bolt on water neck. There is also an ugly governor mounting boss on the left-rear of the block that many rodders prefer to machine off. Different top-halves are available for mounting a variety of induction setups. TBI injection through billet Stromberg 97 carb-like throttle-bodies is available from Flathead Engineering. Im not sure what has happened to the project since but some chatter on the H.A.M.B suggests that Jon Hall on Shadow Rods may be involved? Yes, you can have a classic flathead with modern fuel injection. Like all fads, once started, the process fed itself. The best balance has been the subject of debate for over 60 years. You may lose as much as 30 hp above 4,500 rpm.. The king of adapters is undoubtedly Wilcap. Then the real work began on figuring out how to update and advance the original Flathead design, as well as how to cast the new parts. ARDUN ENTERPRISES Don Ferguson P.O. Scott's car, too, won its class and set a new B Lakester record of 201.015 mph with LeRoy Holmes at the wheel, becoming the first open-wheeled car to reach 200 mph. Mullins, a leading purveyor of surplus Jeep and other vintage military parts in Texas, accidentally discovered a warehouse full of brand-new French blocks about to be junked during a European trip searching for Jeep stuff. He has even made some aluminum flathead blocks, with massive main caps and deep, sturdy skirts, for those interested in making ultimate flathead power. And there are always billet caps and girdles available. Flatheads need high compression because they don't breathe. The 2-inch rod journals are very popular because their diameter and width permits the use of readily available 215-inch-style Buick/Olds/Rover V-8 bearings. Don Sr. has passed away, but at the shop with us was Don Jr. 's son Don III.). If theres one thing that we all have in common its the miles we travel and the time we invest in finding the right project. All flatheads overheat, then the blocks crack. I wish I could have stuck around for the next couple of years. Five different intakes are available including 2x2s, 3x2s, 4x2s, a 4 bbl and a blower and they cost $1,000 each. The mixture must follow a tortuous U-turn path out the block-mounted intake valve, over to the main part of the chamber above the piston, and then back out the exhaust valve. A high-pressure system will run fine with no boiling, even at 190-210-degree gauge temps. Two things to watch out for are an extra water hole in the block and the lack of a breather standpipe in the block. And Don has rimmed the valve cover with an O-ring for leak-free sealing. For reasons known only to the crazy French, flatheads were used in French Army trucks through the early 90s. Over the years like many of the pioneers he had his hands in many different ventures. Early and late distributor styles can be interchanged by using the corresponding front engine covers and cam drive. Custom billets stretch all the way to 4.5-inch stroke. Should you look into the trunk you can see forward to the dash. ". There are over 50 different flathead intake manifolds, but they aren't all created equal. What kind of power are these Arduns putting out? And, how about 382 hp at 5,300 rpm, roughly four times that of a stock Flathead? These include the 39-53 Mercury and 46-53 Ford castings. Although new aftermarket iron blocks are reputedly under development, right now a real-world solution to finding a good core for your flathead is to start with a brand-new French block. The pinnacle of flathead tech, this Dick Landy-built 700-plus-horsepower motor powered Ron, The 38-48 59A block (right) has an integral cast-in bellhousing. The best balance has been the subject of debate for over 60 years. The only aluminum flathead block commercially available that I know of at this time is the block made by Don Ferguson for his Ardun heads. No one runs the old weak stock ignitions anymore. With his knowledge of welding, painting and engine work it kept him busy until he attended Oregon State College in 1949. I'm not sure but casting aluminum MIGHT be a simpler process than casting iron. Mostly true, but the French military used flatheads as late as the early '90s and "ancient" flathead technology has evolved to run over 300 mph at Bonneville. Orosco approached the Fergusons about taking on the Ardun reproductions. The new block is capable of much more horsepower because of additional webbing and four-bolt mains. The frame was fitted with brackets to accept a blown ARDUN V-8, TREMEC TKO five-speed, clutch pedal, power brake booster and pedal, and plumbing package, which includes stainless steel brake lines. Ross, Wiseco, Egge, Arias, and others make pistons in any configuration you desire. On the street, flatheads are happy on todays crappy gas, because thats the only kind of gas there was back in the 30s. Available in black t-shirt or white t-shirt. Melling still makes a high-volume oil pump (PN M-15). "These engines look cool, run cool, and are reliable," he says. Simple by today's high-tech standards, during its performance reign from the late '30s through the mid '50s, the flathead was unsurpassed for building go-fast power on the cheap. Behind that door are bays, shelves, and rafters chock-full of streamliners and other cars under construction, customer engines on stands, the Ferguson's lakester under a car cover, bare engine blocks wrapped in plastic, a Superflow engine dyno waiting for its next tune session. blower it can achieve another 50 hp with 5 pounds of boost. Coolant needs to remain in liquid form when it circulates through the motor. i plan on building a T bucket in the next year and want to run a flatty. Fast-forward nearly half a decade. The 39-48 flatheads used a direct camshaft-driven front-mount distributor; 49-53 engines use a gear-driven, vertical-mount distributor on the right-front of the engine. According to Baron Racing, the limiting factor is not piston-to-head interference, nor even valvespring coil-bind-it is running out of cam bearing clearance for the lobes. Edelbrock 1115 Flathead Ford Aluminum Cylinder Head With Script Logo 65cc Pair. Relieving a Flathead, which is the process of removing material from the block between the valves and the cylinder for better breathing, is a subject unto itself. Next to the heater you will see a panel thats held in position by a pair of clips but its what rests behind the panel thats of interest. MCF's born-again flatty will come standard with a 3 1/2-inch bore and 1/8-inch-thick cylinder walls, thanks to special insert sleeves. This block is completely beefed up, with four-bolt caps, reinforced bottom-end and webbing, furnace-brazed sleeves (max bore is 3.5 inches), and new-design head studs that tie into the bottom of the block. The engine may feel better with 27-30 degrees total timing (as read on the crank), but Baron says it slows up the flame travel. That first 50 G's supplied a blueprint -more or less- And that was all. I'm doing an open 14.5 ci flathead for a friend of mine for the Big O from some stuff he has from a stock appearing and other flathead pieces, we're sleeveing a raptor III block down to 2.548", a Lunati .400 on a ARC 4.250" rod, 34.5 mm intake valve on a reverse port ground .437L cam. It was in the 40s that the Stewart-Warner Southwind used them in Fords. Tony Baron says French blocks can be bored 0.250-over (1/4 inch). ARDUN Enterprises is now replicating S.Co.T. This grew into 6 different Ardun, V8 60 intakes, Lincoln 337 heads and intakes, Lincoln V12 intakes and heads and ford flathead intakes. I'd love to retrofit my 36 Ford coupe back from it's current 302 to a flathead. Reputedly, they are cast with 10 percent higher nickel content, and the quality of the modern castings is a lot smoother with much less core shift. The new valve springs facilitate increased valve lift, plus the lifters are an improved design over the originals. Seal the heads to the block using slick new graphite-impregnated head gaskets available from Best Gasket, Red's Headers, and Tatom. There's a fine juggling act between compression and promoting proper transfer from the offset valves across the piston top. There are several reasons for developing a new aluminum block for the Flathead. https://fordmanualblog.wordpress.com. The old cam grinders-including Isky, Schneider, Elgin, and others-have both old and new cam grinds. Sharp 32 Super Dual Early Intake Manifold can accept either Holley 94s or Stromberg 97s. If the combination is properly tailored to the blower application, you should have no real problem. Here we have botha great car and a great story. Flat-O Products sells well-designed, complete kits to install the Ford C4 automatic and T5 manual behind either 8BA or 59A engines. Research has shown there's relatively little air movement over the base of the block. Trying to gain back compression ratio by using popup pistons may improve airflow provided proper attention is paid to the transfer area and overall piston-to-combustion chamber interface. Seal the heads to the block using slick new graphite-impregnated head gaskets available from Best Gasket, Reds Headers, and Tatom. Terms Of Service. Navarro High Dome Heads are designed for special high performance applications. The stock flathead oiling system is marginal for performance use. Denny is right.ALL of the above is true scoop! Among Flathead builders there is . There are several techniques; the accompanying photos show the method preferred by Baron Racing. The third-design "8BA" '49-'53 engines have a bolt-on bellhousing, the distributor was moved to the top-right of the engine, and modern insert-style bearings are used on both the mains and rods. The arms have an internal oiling system that Don has set up with stainless lines, a compact banjo fitting on the edge of the head, and a drainback plug plumbed to a finned oil pan of Don's design. Don was interested, but his approach would be different from Orosco's.
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