'34 Dodge Brothers, double build.

[MercuryMac]

[pic one] is the long handled emergency brake that won't fit under the dash, and the shorter, older one with no mechanism.
[pic two] is the mounting bracket added and some of the notched semi-circle for the ratchet.
[pic three] is a return spring mounted to keep the dog engaged in the ratcheting teeth.
[pic four] is the whole new E-brake manufactured and mounted on a mock-up trial.

 

[MercuryMac]

I put the freshly painted E-brake back on and started a couple of other projects. The first one is the gas pedal and linkage. [pic one] is the carburetors back on, so I can plan all of the new linkage.
The second thing I worked on was the speedometer cable. It was broken and the drive unit is at the back of the transmission and in front of the E-brake drum. [pic two]. It is also counter sunk about four inches and behind the E-brake mechanism. It is really, really hard to mount anything to. I made a five inch adapter and thought 'if I have to weld an inch onto the cable, why not weld six inches on there and call it good'.

 

[05snopro440]

I've always wondered about fuel distribution and atomization from those 3x2 to 4-bbl adapters. Curious how hard it will be to tune. Looks like you have progressive linkage for the outer carbs?

 

[MercuryMac]

SnoPro, I always wanted to have the three deuce look so I got one of these units, as there weren't many intake manifolds for three carbs made for these motors. I did get to hold a three deuce intake in my hands at Pamona Swapmeet once, but the guy wouldn't sell it. The three deuce set up on my flathead looked a way more sophisticated, but it starved two cylinders with the progressive linkage. I think this set up will work better than that one did. I made the linkage for this set up. And those are three Strombergs.

Today was speedometer cable day. [pic one] is the long cable repaired. I brazed about 1 1/2" of new cable onto the end of the 1934 broken cable.
[pic two] is the five inch extension housing that I talked about yesterday. [pic three] is the cable for the short housing. Both ends of the cable are brazed.
[pic four] is the short housing screwed in place. The cable is inside it. Yesterday, I was grumbling about the horrible place this housing had to screw onto, well, I wasn't lying this time.

 

[gene49]

Creative engineering! I like that. You stepped up to the plate on that one. Good job!

But, it is a good thing I won't have to replace the cable extension, I'm afraid there wouldn't be a functioning speedometer.

 

[MercuryMac]

Thank you Gene. Most people call that fiddling around, [not creative engineering], but there is more to the story. I probably will have to put a speed changing transmission in the system, and I can't fit in at the back of the big trans, so now I can hook it on out there in the open.
[Pic one and two] are the illusion of profitable progress. This is proof that my cordless drill can make that old speedo work with the long, welded up speedometer cable attached. The speedo probably hasn't registered any positive numbers for about 50 years.

You guys know that the cool hotroders have Stromberg carbs on their three deuce set-ups. Well, those are Stomberg EE's. The really, really cool hotroders have Stromberg WW's like mine.