We started a trivia thread over at another forum and it has been a lot of fun.
Here are the ground rules. It starts with one question. The first reply with the right answer gets the floor for a new question. It continues like that unless, A) the person who has the floor doesn't ask a new question, or B) no one gets the correct answer. In that case, the person with the floor asks a new question. No more than one question on the floor at a time, and discussion/clarification is welcome until the floor is taken over by a new question.
First question: In the 1952 Indy 500, what type of fuel was burned in the record-setting pole-position #28 car? Hint: it won pole position by a full 4 mph over the second-place Ferrari
I have all chevrolet now 16 exept 1 camry and 2 mgb ,but when i was younger 16 i had a 63 fastback XL my dad bought for me a 427 single 4 and 4 speed valve covers said 410 hp but i think that was a rating for 2x4 equiped cars,anyway after about 6 mo. i had oil changed and they left oil plug loose ,it fell out blew my engine, I bought a 59 mercury turnpike cruiser for the engine the best i remember it was a 410 it did have factory aluminum heads ,i got it partialy installed then sold it,and bought.--Get This a nash metropolitan ,rember the saying How low can you go
The MEL engines were not to be confused with the FE engines. Deck angles were milled different. They were not milled perpendicular to the crank center line as were the FE. They were angled. Combustion chambers in the heads were entirely different as were the head design. The FE intake covered the entire engine where as the MEL used a galley pan like a Y Block with a open runner intake manifold like the Y Block. The rod and main journals were much larger. The MEL engines were longer. The oiling systems and bolt patterns were the same but that was about it.
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Interesting side bar on the MEL engines. I had a 383 in a '59 Park Lane convertible. It had a terrible oiling system but the push rod holes in the heads were so big that the lifters could be replaced by taking the valve cover off. remove the rockers and pushrod. The dealer had a tool that would reach through the head and "grab" the lifter. Finesse was in order though. If the lifter dropped off the tool you could look forward to taking the engine apart to retrieve it.
This just popped into my head because my first job came up in a discussion, I worked at a full on rod shop , I was 17, sweeping the floor and organizing the nuts and bolts. The owner was my God parents son and lived down the street, my first real exposure to hot rods. He is a heck of a fabricator, I really learned a lot there. Anyway, he had a 671 blown early Hemi in a 29 Model A on deuce rails with real magnesium Halibrands. Anyway sitting on top of that 671 was one of these. It has a 14 inch long throttle shaft and I guess are known for binding. It happen to him and he hit the rear wall of his garage with the car pretty bad.
Autolite 4 bbl carb used on 302-351 Cross Boss engines. I think they were designed for track use not so much straight line racing. Late 60's early 70's.
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Well, I wouldn't say the Metropolitan was "low", only a very radical departure from the muscle cars you were buying. Got tired of buying gas all the time and went the total opposite direction??
I didnt mean low as down grade the car ,I meant i bought it very cheap here they were selling $200-300 ea around 350 for conv .i really liked driving them ,i had several ,wish I could find one now ,but in this area now an average one sells $5000-$6000 I kept mine after i bought a 64 mustang ,buying , repairing and reselling cars was how i made money while in school ,I guess thats why i opened my dealership for 20years later ,Retired now still cannot get away from buying
It was Mercury Comet answer to Ford Thunderbolt Fairlane & Dodge dart Super/Stock Gone for holidays Mrerry Christmas to all -If i am correct some else take the floor
Yes it was the Ford Thunderbolt's cousin Mercury's Comet Countdown 3 ( what a lousy name! ) They only produced 21 of these little wonders. All with 427's, all with 4 speeds. Al built by Dearborn Steel Tubing.
I guess it's yours Jester if you want it.
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Yes sir they are probably still running in circles trying to figure out which way to go lol:mwink: I didn't wanna be a smart ***** and say flat, level, and on top of the intake...lol And I still may be wrong
When I worked for Ford I was told that the air box on the carbs wouldn't clear the hoods and the carbs were mounted backwards! I don't know if that's true or not? But that was the scuttle butt then!!!
I'm not quite sure. They had two hood configurations on the Thunderbolt but since the hoods were custom made or modified I find it hard to believe that they couldn't get the carbs to fit any way they wanted. Had to be some other reason. Possible air flow through the air box?
I hope you and yours are having a wonderful day!
Mike " Boothboy" Osher
I will let someone else post the next question. I won't lie to you I wasn't thinking backwards lol I just noticed in the picture the fuel lines came i on the passenger side and the throttle shafts connected on the driver side. Didn't even think about the choke being on the back.....Does that mean the whole carb was built differently? Because if you just spin a regular carb 180 degrees the fuel lines would be on the driver side and the throttle would work backwards?.....Or am I completely backwards now? You guys sure do make a man think too much I need some Tylenol:nono:
I just did a quick research on the subject and the thing that kept popping up wasn't sloshing but----( wait for it)------- distributor clearance! Makes sense, long Holleys! I did see sloshing mentioned but wouldn't you think that the carburetor manufacturer would have corrected that problem with the million of units it produced and why that car only?
I think they did correct it --slosh tubes ,since these are front hung floats not side hung it could have some thing to so with it OR as you said probbaly clearance, also after going back to pictures look at bowl bolts 5/16 heads should be large flat blade screwdriver heads in 1964 , these are probally replacement carburators ,might not make any difference though appear to be newer 600 holleys
You got it Amigo! Fish was the one that I didn't know. I got to work on Amal's years ago on my friend's 1/4 midget. His dad showed me a few things. You'll love this Brian, he was a Rambler mechanic.
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