Reeder Custom Guns - My First Hotrod ..

Jim Taylor
My First Hotrod ..
Saturday, May 01, 2021, 11:13

from a long time ago ..

ENGINE
1953 Ford V8
Bore 3 5/16"
Stroke 4"
276 cubic inches

The engine was bored 1/4" and a Mecury cranshaft was installed. The cam was ground to "3/4 Race" configuration. Adjustable lifters were installed. The block was ported and relieved. The heads were milled 1/16" and Mallory dual-point ignition was installed. The flywheel was lightened and ran a 10 inche truck clutch and pressure plate. The Edmunds intake manifold held 2 Stromberg 48 carbureators. Fenton headers were used for the exhaust. I used an 8 volt battery to crank it, the compression being too high to crank with 6 volts. I had the regulator adjusted to charge 8 volts and it worked fine. The lights on the car were nice and bright .. though some did not last too long.

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THE CAR
1947 Mercury Coupe
Featured a dropped front axle to lower the front end.
Transmission and rear end were stock.

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My First Hotrod .. - Jim Taylor, 2021-05-01, 11:13
- How did you keep it cool? (nm) - Charles, 2021-05-01, 17:50
  - The big Merc radiator ... - Jim Taylor, 2021-05-02, 05:59
- Sounds like a Beach Boys song :) (nm) - RonE, 2021-05-01, 12:10
- everything after "1953 Ford V8" was lost on this old boy (nm) - Gary Reeder, 2021-05-01, 11:51
- Never look back. - Dave Treuthardt, 2021-05-01, 11:42