Ideas for my 47' Ford

[bjohn]

So, I'm in a weird spot with this car I just picked up. I paid $4,000 for it last month, and have put a couple hundred miles on it with no real mechanical work needed.

I want to keep the 3.9L Flathead, and a manual transmission. I'm more interested in suspension/chassis/braking modification than anything with the car.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?!

As I got it:


Lowered on stock wheels?


Mmmmm clean

[DBasher]

If it were mine??? Dropped axle, disc brakes, 8.8 rear and a 5spd.
Done.

Just sayin

Dan

[bjohn]

Originally Posted by DBasher

If it were mine??? Dropped axle, disc brakes, 8.8 rear and a 5spd.
Done.

Just sayin

Dan

Get out of my head.....

I can't realistically see doing more than that. Its too cherry, and I'd rather heavily modify my f-body.

Are you familiar with people using S10 T-5's? Supposedly they are short enough to clear the front seat, and long enough to clear the dash. I'm interested in that...

It would also make my gearing highway friendly. 60 is next to terrifying in this thing haha.

[DBasher]

Couple other things.

1)Welcome to the site, lots of great info here.

2)Nice car, 4k sounds like a lot of fun for the money.

3) I don't think I've ever heard a flathead displacement measured in liters! You must be a Canadian!

K.I.S.S.

Dan

[DBasher]

Check out the H.A.M.B., look in the Tech archive section for the 5spd swap. I know that's what folks seem to be using, not sure what it takes to get it done though.

3 kind of cars that in my book are fun,

Free beaters. Even better if 4wd or all wheel drive.

Purpose built race cars

Basic old timey simple cars. I drove a 55 Plymouth Savoy with a flathead 6 as a daily for a few years. One of the best cars I've owned, dated my wife in that car....ahhh, good times.



Dan

[RECOVERY ROOM]

Chassis Engineering has a lot of the stuff you're looking for if you are looking to keep prices down, I also like the liter reference

[bjohn]

Originally Posted by DBasher

Check out the H.A.M.B., look in the Tech archive section for the 5spd swap. I know that's what folks seem to be using, not sure what it takes to get it done though.

3 kind of cars that in my book are fun,

Free beaters. Even better if 4wd or all wheel drive.

Purpose built race cars

Basic old timey simple cars. I drove a 55 Plymouth Savoy with a flathead 6 as a daily for a few years. One of the best cars I've owned, dated my wife in that car....ahhh, good times.



Dan

I'm EXTREMELY torn with keeping a totally stock drivetrain and swapping for something more friendly.... I truly like the flathead, but modern technology is incredible.

Originally Posted by ratman67

what's that white stuff all over the ground?

Haha, sadly snow....

Originally Posted by RECOVERY ROOM

Chassis Engineering has a lot of the stuff you're looking for if you are looking to keep prices down, I also like the liter reference

Speaking od Liter references.... I've been considering a turbo'd Mercedes Benz engine as a power plant. Talk about a strange swap