37 Ford build--IE: old Header issues thread /37 Ford/5.0/GT40P heads

[bluestang67]

Randy or anyone do you recognize these pedals . Sorry for bad pics was laying under car. Looks like they cut out a section of frame to get these in may not be original .

Randy these go thru the frame similar to what you did wonder if I could mod them to a power brake kit . Like all be cheaper then buying the pedal kit from P&J and then a power booster set to convert .

[randyr]

Randy or anyone do you recognize these pedals . Sorry for bad pics was laying under car. Looks like they cut out a section of frame to get these in may not be original .

Randy these go thru the frame similar to what you did wonder if I could mod them to a power brake kit . Like all be cheaper then buying the pedal kit from P&J and then a power booster set to convert .

Hey Bobby,
I'm not sure what they are but it seems like I remember when you posted pics of your frame several months ago that someone commented that the pedals looked like they were from a '39 Ford. Chassis Engineering makes an adapter for a power booster to fit the '39 pedals http://chassisengineeringinc.com/page61.html
As for the clutch pedal, you would need to flip that pivot arm around to the bottom to use a cable operated clutch because depressing the pedal would need to pull the cable instead of push it.

Sounds like this might work.....

[bluestang67]

Randy I may have mentioned it being a 39 frame since it has juice brakes but they may have been added also . Here is the above pic with no body . Yiou can click on it and use the zoom feature . Nope won't let you zoom from web shots this way .

[bluestang67]

Bobby,
It's a 40. I can tell because of the clutch linkage. 40's use a crossshaft and the rod comes right off the clutch pedal. On 39's the rod comes off the shaft to the right of the brake pedal and goes to a lever on the throw out shaft.
Gene

Ahh This guy says it is a 40 with the way the clutch assembly goes .So that would still work for it .

Randy you have been super help in me getting ready .

[randyr]

Ahh This guy says it is a 40 with the way the clutch assembly goes .So that would still work for it .

Randy you have been super help in me getting ready .

Cool! I'm glad to help!

[randyr]

Randy I may have mentioned it being a 39 frame since it has juice brakes but they may have been added also . Here is the above pic with no body . Yiou can click on it and use the zoom feature . Nope won't let you zoom from web shots this way .

Yeah, those are the pics I remember seeing months ago when I was trying to figure out what to do with my clutch pedal.

[bluestang67]

Well guys tore down the 351 for the 37 . Clean bearings must have been freshened up at some time . A little rats nest in one piston . Cylinders are clean but there is a ridge . Tomorrow I will bring home some snap gauges and measure them . Then I did a quick mock of the GT 40 P heads and valve covers I just picked up .

[randyr]

Well guys tore down the 351 for the 37 . Clean bearings must have been freshened up at some time . A little rats nest in one piston . Cylinders are clean but there is a ridge . Tomorrow I will bring home some snap gauges and measure them . Then I did a quick mock of the GT 40 P heads and valve covers I just picked up .

Hey Bobby, unlike myself, you're making some headway! You might want to double check those valve covers to see if they're tall enough for roller rockers. If they are for stock 351 heads, they might not work.

I've been a little sidetracked for the last month because I gave in to the temptation to buy myself a different daily driver. It's a 66 Ford F100 Custom Cab shortbed with the "economical" NOT! 352V8/auto. It's a great little truck and will be fun to cruise around in. I've busy upgrading to disc brakes & power steering. Will be back on the 37 soon, I hope.
Now, to hijack my own thread, here's a couple of pics of the F100 :

[bluestang67]

Randy I am going to do a mild build . Been searching on what cam I can run with the stock rockers and just changing springs . I have this one comp cam 456 lift with a 110" LS But I do want a Cammy sound but I really haven't found out the limits on the GT40P rockers yet . One site sbf as you know they say every thing needs to be done a lot of cash for that .




Guy I know here is selling a 63 that is clean only down fall someone at one time put a 194 chevy 6 in it . Is asking 2k but I know it could get for maybe 1500 . Shipping isnt to bad right now either .

http://www.chromeczars.com/board/showthread.php?t=2797