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By Richard - 4 Years Ago
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 G heads pocket ported, 57 intake modified, ports matched intake exhaust, 2” intake 1.6 exhaust. Holly 600 dbl pumper manual choke Clay Smith Y cam advanced 2 degrees. Mallory duelpoint distributor and coil. 36 degrees all in. Rocker Arm Specialist 1.62 special rockers
T-85 w/od Ford 8” posi 3:71 gears, Traction Masters. Runs out great but slight ping at high RPM WOT. Me thinks maybe slightly tighter dizzy springs
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By Richard - 4 Years Ago
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By 55blacktie - 4 Years Ago
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What are your cam specs? Why did you replace original 9" axle with an 8"?
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By 55blacktie - 4 Years Ago
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Sorry. I saw 57 manifold and thought 57 car. I know 9" not available until 57.
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By slumlord444 - 4 Years Ago
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Sweet setup. 54 is much lighter than a 57 so it should run great. I'd try setting the initial timing back a bit. Might also have the distributor curve checked by someone with a distributor machine who knows what he is doing. The springs may do the trick but I like to know exactly whats going on with the advance curve. Always love the T Bird valve covers.
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By miker - 4 Years Ago
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Looks really nice, should be a great combination. I ran the traction masters on the bird for years. Those guys knew their stuff.
Any chance of get some pic of the whole car? Finished or not.
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By 55blacktie - 4 Years Ago
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Miker, did you use a rear sway bar with the Traction Masters?
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By miker - 4 Years Ago
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Yes, one of the tbird supplier ones. I don't remember which, but one of the major ones (Hills, Concours, Larry's ?)
They were real "Traction Masters" from the 60's. I called them up and they still had the drawings, took a bit to get them. Welded frame brackets. Worked good with the sway bar. The car now has a triangulated 4 bar with coils overs. Wouldn't do that again, little improvement for a lot of money. One more of those things where I learned more and it cost less than going to college.
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By Florida_Phil - 4 Years Ago
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Nice!! I am curious as to how you like the double pumper carburetor? I have always run vacuum secondary carbs. Any dead spots or response issues?
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By Richard - 4 Years Ago
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Thanks for the interest. Real Traction Masters, they are still supplying them. I think $150. No sway bar yet. Clay Smith Cam: Grind C-284-8-B. Duration I&E @.050 236 Lift .462 Intake Opens 34 Closes 70. Ex. Opens 70 Closes 34 I just finished installing this Aussie 250 CID Crossflow in my 61 Econoline Pick Up. Wagon in the background  |
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By Richard - 4 Years Ago
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I like the double pumper, no hesitation out of the box.
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By 55blacktie - 4 Years Ago
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Miker, I have 60s-style Traction Masters (bolt-on), Hotchkis rear sway bar, and Bilstein shocks, but car not back on the road yet. Larry's Thunderbird and Mustang Parts seems to be the exclusive distributor for the T-bird Hotchkis sway bars. I'm glad to hear that I've got the right combination of parts. The Traction Masters were on the car when I inherited it. I'm not sure why, other than they might have been installed to control lateral movement of the rear axle, so that spoke wheel knockoffs would not contact skirts. The bars were originally chrome, but I had them powder coated black, so they would be less obvious.
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By 55blacktie - 4 Years Ago
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That's a lot of cam.
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By Richard - 4 Years Ago
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YAH THINK!
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By slumlord444 - 4 Years Ago
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I ran a set of home made Traction Masters on my T Bird back in the late '60's. They worked great. Now running an old original set of Traction Masters that I found at a swap meet several years back. Made up a front bracket that bolts on. They work just a good as the home made set. There are systems out there that are supposed to be better but I'm happy with them. Got a reproduction pair of the one's Shelby used on the GT350 Mustang for my '65 Mustang coupe rat rod.
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By 55blacktie - 4 Years Ago
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About a year ago, I ordered replacement bushings from Traction Master. The bushings appeared to be made of polyurethane, not natural rubber (like the originals). 1 of the bushings did not fit, so I reused the best of the 4 originals. I lubricated the new bushings with the lube that came with the Hotchkis sway bars. I did not contact Traction Masters to request a new replacement.
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By Richard - 4 Years Ago
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Yah think it’s to much cam?
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By PF Arcand - 3 Years Ago
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IIRC; that Clay Smith Cam is likely the same Cam that Mummert sold in the past, as a "Saturday Nite Special". Not much short of a race cam, and not suitable for a regular Automatic. Apparently he has moved away from most of those Cams, I think in favour of grinds by Isky ?..
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By Richard - 3 Years Ago
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Yes I bought it from John. I like the idea of a Saturday Night Special terminology. Overall I have no complaints. Pulls strong, using, T85 O/D, plus the engine mods seem to work well together. Future plans are John’s heads ( When Available) and intake. Also going for a McCloud Clutch.
Heh John, when you gonna do another run of heads? I’m on the list.
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