Thread: One way to build a '32 sedan

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Whose waterpumps are those on your engine Ken? You're right that is a long stretch between the front and transmission mounts. Midplate will help a lot. I think I have to do the same thing on the Olds engine and 350 turbo I have......also a long run that will put a lot of strain on the bellhousing.


Don

Don- I got them from Speedway, they say they redesigned them and they flow more and have stainless shafts and impellers, I think.
Ken

cool looking engine. I've never seen dual water pumps setup on a car motor. Looks like they are motor mounts too? How are things going Ken?

This is such a neat build! The roadster was a great car when finished,but the sedan is a totally different build and so interesting to follow along with as Ken progresses through the build. I am always looking toward each of Ken's posts. Great stuff!

Originally Posted by stovens

cool looking engine. I've never seen dual water pumps setup on a car motor. Looks like they are motor mounts too? How are things going Ken?

You're showing your youth. All Ford V8 flatheads are basically the same in that design feature. One of the main reasons the first sbc's were put into so many early Fords as 55 to 57 sbc's have front mounts, but no side mounts and the only major problem was stock fuel pump clearance.

Yep flatties were fading away as I entered the auto world. Never really got a chance to see one or play with it! Still at 46 I feel old!

Steve,

Try being 3 weeks away from 67. I still feel young in the head but the body keeps reminding me of my real age. With one brief hic-up, still in fairly good health. It helps to have a good looking same age wife who thinks the same way.

Jack.

Yep I hear yah Jack. I'm grateful for my health and my wife. I always wondered if flat heads were easier or harder to work on. When I was a kid I had a 1972 Honda 750cc motorcycle. It was super easy to work on. I'd take it across country with just a few bucks in my pocket to work somewhere far away for the summer. Never worried I'd get stranded or breakdown, and not be able to fix it myself. Today I have a 1989 Harley Softail, that I usually carry a cell phone, cash and credit cards, praying if anything happens, I'll be able to fix it. The harley engine just doesn't make sense to me for some reason? Always wondered if flatties are sort of the same? Steve.

Looks good to me. Workmanship is Aplus

I got a little more done. I really like it when people explain why they do certain things on their builds. So I thought I would explain the why and how I do a couple of things, hopefully it will be helpful.
A lot of the way this stuff is built comes from when I built my own race cars, they had to be light and easy to work on. That was the reason's then, now I'm just lazy. I don't like nuts as a way of securing bolts, I always try and thread everything I can. The general rule of thumb is you need the diameter of the fastener in depth of thread. (1/4 diameter bolt 1/4 of tapped tread) But when I'm making brackets I don't want to use 1/4 plate to thread for a small bracket, so I use 1/8" material then machine a bung with a step in it to get the required depth of thread. Then I weld the bung to the bracket.

I am mounting the grill shell and the head lights. I'm using the King Bee style.The other thing I always try and do is make every bracket have at least two jobs. The upper mounts will hold the grill shell and the hood mechanism that goes from the cowl to the grill shell. The next bracket down will hold the grill shell and the headlights.

Very nice stance Ken! It looks natural, which we all know takes a ton of work. Keep em coming!

The sedan is beginning to take on a "personality". It's showin its stuff. Looks very nice! I noticed the lower door patch panel. I have to do the same thing on mine and will have to use the full patch. They are Brookville and I hope the fit will be good. I'm dreading that job. Take care.

Ken,

Been following this off and on. Love that Ardun, can't wait to see the finished product. A friend of mine here in Issaquah runs a Ardun in a Henry's steel 34 3 window.

Looks awesome Ken,you will have to throw it in a box and send it down for next years Waihi Dust up...