My First Hotrod ..

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.

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