Barry I am looking at a week from tomorrow for dyno testing in Minneapolis

 Thanks Royce,   Forgot to say super nice work on that engine. Have you booked  dyno time yet?   with JC in Minneapolis?  can I invite myself again?    Barry

Barry, I ordered mine direct from ARP. You need to measure the length of stud you need and they will match it up for you call them direct forget about email. I don't remember the exact length I ordered. Put a main cap in the block then measure the length of a stock main bolt. Now measure from the main cap up to the pan rail. add 3/8 of an inch for thickness of the girdle. That gives you the length you would need for a bolt. Now add 3/4 inch for threads on the stud and you should have it.

Royce     What main studs did you use? I'm trying to get studs for a Ted style girdle set-up, but other than gr8 threaded rod, I'm coming up empty handed. I've e-mailed ARP a few times and get useless replies....   Me on the phone with Milodan tech.."Can you help with some main stud thread lengths"?   "Yeah,1.2 or so each end".   Click...dial tone.    Barry L

Did you take any video?

Gary Ryan San Antonio.TX.

I fired up the engine on Sunday in the garage ran it about 30 min to break in the cam and get it up to temp.. No drama.



Man that thing has a raspy idle 1200 rpm is about a low as it will go without stalling.. Hope to be on the pump in the next 30 days.



Next up a max effort Lincoln Y block

Thanks for the pics and consider me a Warbird fan, the marriage of the extended chasis and the body is perfect, automotive art with attitude.     

Ted, Redding, CA

Ford built two battle birds for NASCAR in the day. One is still in original 50's racing trim an owned by a collector. The other went drag racing. Is this the drag one?

Grizzly (Aussie Mainline)

I have considered adding the Tbird front end to the WarBird, and have checked on glass versions that could be extended.. However, In order to look at all in proportion, I would have to shorten the frame quite a bit. My wheel base is about 150 now and anything longer than 125 would make it look goofy. If you look the the current configuration, the front wheels would need to be back about where the fuel tank sits. So it would be major frame surgery, along with the body fabrication required.. Also shortening the car makes it more difficult to keep pointed straight. As it is, the car drives like a dream, very stable.



I may end up making it look more like a funny car at some point but for this year just getting the engine in and sorted out will be enough

There used to be some dragsters that used a model A body and the long taperd nose of a dragster. This is the closest picture I could find but its the same idea. I think a nose tapered from the T-Bird body to a dragster nose would look great! Chuck

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire