Roof 16 Valve

Roof overhead valve conversion on brandon fish s 1930 model a at the 2014 race of gentlemen.

Roof 16 valve.

Just finished this model a up. June 8 2017 just finished up this engine. We think it is the coolest thing on the planet right now. Bore modern valve train new babbitt on the rods and mains counterweighted crank rear main seal snyders 5 5 1 head lightweight.

It is powered by a ford model t engine with a roof 16 valve overhead conversion. The roof 16 valve engine proved to be a dominant factor on indiana dirt tracks during the 1917 season. This car debuted during the victory lane historic car show at the california speedway november 1 3 2002. Type a 16 valve heads were successful in the teens type b was offered in 1918 and type c 16 valve in 1923.

Multi valve engines continued to be popular in racing and sports engines. Antique auto ranch inc. Stored in a climate controlled room since 1948. With modern improvements to enhance power and reliability.

Our roof 101 cyclone four port ohv cylinder head conversion tm is a faithful reproduction of the original robert roof 1928 roof cyclone. It doesn t happen every day but sometimes you just fall into something really really good. The head project was conceived by charlie yapp as a tribute to the original robert roof cyclone valve in head and newly designed with modern engineering by chief engineer jim roof with help. 16 valve cylinder head ford model t ohv cylinder head robert m.

That s how it was with me when i was researching an upcoming article on pre muscle speed parts and my friend kevin carlson told me. Hemmings find of the day roof 16 valve model t hea hemmings daily. Photo courtesy kevin carlson. It also features 19 dayton knock off wheels and an atwater kent distributor.

Roof roof of the many aftermarket manufacturers that offered speed equipment for the ford model t four cylinder engine roof is one of the better known and longest lasting remaining in business through to the post war years. Of the many aftermarket manufacturers that offered speed equipment for the ford model t four cylinder engine roof is one of the better known and longest lastin. Ford model t this is an aftermarket cylinder head offered for model t fords it is the first version roof offere. Believed to be complete with rocker assembly pushrods spacers intake and exhaust manifolds.

Roof the chief engineer for laurel motors designed his multi valve roof racing overheads early in the 20th century. Wanted to use the ford engine because of its size and compactness but in stock form it wasn t powerful enough.