Thread: Engine for 30 "A" Truck project

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Dave---A guy over on the HAMB is running what I think is a 34 Ford with the radiator in the trunk area. He pipes water to it with an auxiliary pump, has a louvered trunk lid, and dual pusher fans to pull air from under the car and up thru the radiator. I have seen another with the radiator in the bed of a pickup. I don't know how succesfully they run, but yes, it has been done.

Originally Posted by brianrupnow

Dave---A guy over on the HAMB is running what I think is a 34 Ford with the radiator in the trunk area. He pipes water to it with an auxiliary pump, has a louvered trunk lid, and dual pusher fans to pull air from under the car and up thru the radiator. I have seen another with the radiator in the bed of a pickup. I don't know how succesfully they run, but yes, it has been done.

Just another of those deals that is on my list of things to try some day.... I have this V-10 Ford engine that is long, wide, and tall and I think someday it would look drop dead kewl in a slinky looking super low roadster!!! Way down on the priority list, but it takes my poor old brain a considerable amount of time to even began formulating the concept!!!!!!

About 20 years ago one of the hot rod magazines (I think Rod and Custom) did a series buildup on an orange, full fendered Model A with a 302/C4 in it. The project was entitled "California Orange." This was before short water pump kits, and they got it in there rather easily, with no major chopping of the firewall.

I'll try to find the article and post it (my Son Don bought me a scanner, so I am out of the dark ages............now I just have to figure out how to use it ) It went into pretty detailed info on what all they did to get the engine and tranny in there, and it ran well when completed, according to the wrapup article they did.

Don