Apologies - I must have slipped into Australian backyard mechanical for a moment there.

(I keep forgetting we are divided by a common language).

Paul got it - what you describe as the bottom end. Where the conrod connects with the camshaft. The high speed was too much for it and the white metal melted on two of the ends, the ends became loose with one getting quite out of shape. Very noisy. Amazingly she still could pull quite well.

Quick action of pulling over meant the damage was limited.

At what mileage? Well if you are to believe the speedometer then it happened 80000miles and I'm currently at 80600. Dont think thats the first time round somehow. QED: When we pulled the camshaft out and measured the tolerances it was as about as straight as a banana! Must have been whipping around something awful at that speed.

I read the old email link thanks - Did Glenn Tyler get his gears made up after all I wonder?

Regards
David

Regarding the man who might have traded a Model A in for a 1938 Buick and marveled at its power and refinement: If, instead, he traded his Model A for a 1938 Ford V8-60, he probably wondered how eight cylinders could produce so little power!

G'Day Dave
I think you mean CRANKSHAFT Dave. The conrods connect to the crankshaft. I remember seeing your '38 in a thousand pieces many years ago. It truly is a beautiful beast.
Danny

Hi All,

I did go forward and had a set of gears made for my 38 with a 3.60 ratio. I cannot however tell you how it all worked out because by the time the gears showed up I had received the right offer and sold the car. So if anyone wants to try I have a gear set for sale. They ran $2,400.00 make an offer. These where custom made by Phil Bray at ORF Corp. These take more than just a CNC machine to produce as they are Hypoid gears and require some pretty specialized gear making equipment to produce. Best way to contact me is by email.

Glenn
gt1059@aol.com

Danny,
Cant imagine why I wrote camshaft... nup.. just a blonde moment.

Interested in your comment about knowing the car before though. Couldnt get a whole lot from Basil when I bought so have relied on the club for a lot of the info frankly.

Any info you have would be great! Latest pics from run into Malaysia are hopefully attached:

Wow, does that car look great on the roll or what?