Ford
Speed Manual
Fred W. "Bill" Fisher
This California Bill classic from 1952 will help
you hot rod:
· Ford & Mercury Flathead V-8
· Six-cylinder
· Model A & B
· Lincoln V-12
Reprinted from the original 1952 edition which sold for $2! A classic guide for
any auto buff's library.
Featuring: California Hot Rods, Track Jobs, Fast Road Cars, Lakes Cars, V-8 in
Model A, Hydraulic Brakes—any Ford
128 pages, 5 ½" x 8 ½ "
ISBN: 1-931128-06-5
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Table of Contents
| Introduction | 4 | |
| Chapter 1: | Predictions for Future | 7 |
Chapter 2: |
How Far Shall I Go? |
8 |
| Chapter 3: | Carburetion | 9 |
| Chapter 4: | Compression | 15 |
| Chapter 5: | Ignition | 19 |
| Chapter 6: | Exhaust Systems | 23 |
| Chapter 7: | Camshaft | 25 |
| Chapter 8: | Supercharging | 31 |
| Chapter 9: | Ideal Hot Road Engine | 37 |
| Chapter 10: | Building an All-Out Engine | 43 |
| Chapter 11: | Rebuilding the V-8 "60" for Speed | 53 |
| Chapter 12: | How to Hot Rod Your Ford Six | 59 |
| Chapter 13: | Hotrodding the Model A & B | 64 |
| Chapter 14: | Hotrodding a Lincoln Zephyr | 73 |
| Chapter 15: | Hopping up the Lincoln V-8 | 75 |
| Chapter 16: | Alcohol Fuel and Why | 78 |
| Chapter 17: | Fuel Delivery Systems | 85 |
| Chapter 18: | Guages for Your Hot Road Engine | 87 |
| Chapter 19: | Building an A-V-8 | 91 |
| Chapter 20: | Lowering & channelling | 97 |
| Chapter 21: | Porting & Relieving | 104 |
| Chapter 22: | Building a Track Job | 109 |
| Chapter 23: | Gear Ratios | 111 |
| Chapter 24: | Fuel Injection | 115 |
| Chapter 25: | Bore Sizes | 116 |
| Chapter 26: | Balancing | 118 |
| Chapter 27: | Chassis Dynamometer Tuning | 120 |
| Chapter 28: | Oils and Oil Additives | 121 |
| Chapter 29: | Stroking | 122 |
| Chapter 30: | Column Shifts | 127 |
| Chapter 31: | Preparation | 128 |