Recent content by daltonultra

It's not like you can't manage the same kind of fun in a suburban backyard, if only on a smaller scale. My own favorite form of weekend hooliganry:

If that manifold goes with that carb, I'd be really surprised. The mani actually looks like a waterpump manifold, what with the plugs and the circular port in the center, which looks very much like it is designed to mount to the intake side of a centrifugal pump. At the very least, that manifold...

I didn't notice that either until just now when I looked at it on my new computer. On the old screen, it just looked like Army filing-cabinet black. I vaguely remember seeing the mystery manifold, but have no clue what page it was on...guess I'll have to do a search....

heh. Around my home town, the local test of will was "The Bump", a hill with a vicious crest. The approaches swept up to it in a nice curve, steeper on one side, and crested sharply, making either direction a guaranteed airborne if you hit doing more than 45mph. The thing is, they were great...

I believe I have an ID on the monster 2BBL carb from Bendix. It looks like the carb for a Ford GAA V8, the motor they used in the Sherman tank, along with a few other things. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_GAA_engine EDIT: It's a Bendix-produced Stromberg NA-Y-5G. Although, looking at it...

Thomas, Excellent thread! I stumbled on a link on another forum back in January. I was floored by the labor and love you've dedicated to this old shop. The act of saving that little building and the history stashed away inside should guarantee your entrance into gearhead heaven. I've been...