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Rocky’s 2xengine, 6×97 dragster

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I don’t know Rocky Phillips personally, but from what I have seen of his twin-engined, Stromberg-equipped dragster, and his hard work hosting events at Eagle Field Dragway, and indeed, his efforts to ensure its continued use, he’s the kinda guy I’d like to shake hands with.

Eagle Field is a WWII air field located 10 miles south of Dos Palos, CA. near Los Banos. In the tongue in cheek words of one forum poster, it’s attractions include: “As much traction as a greasy parking lot….No timing gear….No start lights, just some lunatic jumping in the air with a flag…..1/8th mile, heads up racing…..Dust, flies & 90+ degree temperatures… ..Middle of bloody nowhere..” Which is exactly why so many folks love it. You can read an excellent report from Hot Rod magazine’s Dave Wallace on this link.

Anyway, a couple of points worth noting. First up is Rocky’s insane twin-engined dragster. Again, I don’t know much about it, but it has six Stromberg 97s, on two crazy canted intake manifolds, which is good enough for me. The video above shows how well it works.

The second point is that Rocky – and Eagle Field – needs your help. According to their dedicated forum (http://eaglefield.proboards.com), “Eagle Field has spent Thousands of Dollars to provide us with a Race Surface BUT NOW the Shut Down Area is DISINTEGRATING and I /WE NEED YOUR HELP!!! The Old Asphalt WILL NOT SURVIVE our TWO Day Race in May 2013 and needs to be repaved a minimum of 300′.”

There are many ways to HELP……….Join them at the Eagle Field Christmas Party, SAVE the Runway FUND Raiser Dinner made possible by the Dos Palos LIONS Club @ $20 a person (8 person Table Reservations available) in Dos Palos December 15th, and join in on their Silent & LIVE Auction and Raffle. Buy 1 of 100 Limited Edition “Save The Runway” Signs by friends at BellAir Motorsports at $100 (get on the list now), a $50 Save the Runway Shirt by friends at the Shirt Shak, or bid on your favorite Item at the Eagle Field Speed Shop.

Large and Small Donations are welcomed and can be made via PayPal to runwaydrags@yahoo.com or by sending Rocky a check (to Rocky Phillips, 1879 E Adams Ave. Fresno Ca 93725, USA ) Please make checks out to the Dos Palos Lions Club / Eagle Field). You can also Donate a Cool Item to list in their Store, as we’re doing here at Stromberg. Rocky sez: “Please spread the word. Any and all support is Appreciated, THIS IS SERIOUS. Thank You. Rocky Phillips 559 351 3537”

Phil Spruit’s Edelbrock 5412 equipped Ford/Dodge

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If you click on the Community link at the Stromberg website, you’ll find a box that says, “Show us your ride! Send us your pictures. Let’s see your 97s in action!”  And that’s exactly what Phil Spruit did. His email said, “Hello, I thought you might get a kick out of my Ford 5.0 with the new Edelbrock 5412 intake, three of your ‘new’ carbs and a 9253PRO progressive linkage……very impressed with the quality and workmanship of your product. I’ll be putting 6 of them on my Moonshine Baby – a 1960 vintage 7-Litre hydroplane with a Ford 427 that competed between 1961-1976 and was well known for always running 6 x 97 carbs.….more later. Phil Spruit. So, true to our word, here’s a few pictures of Phil’s ride.

In his own words, ‘the body appears to have originally been a marriage of a 1926-27 Ford Model T (front section, up to the end of the seat) and a 1924-25 Dodge Coupe. During restoration, I extensively remodified the the body. The body was channeled, sectioned, cowl filled & windshield – altered & chopped. The body sits on top of a 1947 Ford frame. The three new Genuine Stromberg 97 carbs feed gas through an Edelbrock intake manifold into Ford GT-40 aluminum heads, fired by MSD, by the Ford 302 cu. in. (5 litre), 320 hp roller cam motor, turning a 2800 stall converter into a Ford C-4 transmission. The drivetrain is all Ford too – most of the front suspension and the narrowed 9″ housing with 3.89 gears. If you’d like to see more of the car, as the rebuild progressed, click here:  http://www.technicalfinishing.com/26modelt/1926modeltbuild.html

Phil has owned the car since 1993, and while he’s pretty much changed most of it since, you won’t be surprised to hear that we love the recent induction update best.  Nice work Phil!  Now, about that hydroplane 6×2…

9096k Stromberg 97 Long linkage throttle lever arm with swivel

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Stromberg 9090K and 9091K short linkage levers have been around for a while now, so it’s about time we made our long lever available separately too. Designed to match the shorter Superlink lever arms, 9096K is also zinc die-cast with a modern H-beam section for high strength without excess weight. The countersunk stainless steel screw matches those on the carburetor and threads directly into the arm for serious grip. And the stainless steel swivel is secured by a small e-clip, with a 3/16th diameter cross hole for the linkage rod and a black knurled-tip set screw. There are three adjustment/connecting holes in this lever (with 2 1/4inch between centres to the top hole) so you can move the swivel to change your linkage leverage and pedal/throttle response.

These arms are the foundation of all our 3×2 TwoStep progressive linkages, of course. But if you’re adding this kit to your 4×2 or 6×2 Stromberg Back-bar kit, you’ll be pleased to know that we also include a 3/32” roll pin, so it can be drilled and pinned to the shaft for an even more positive location. We always recommend a mechanical pedal link for all multi-carb linkage systems, so if the long levers working the two banks of carburetors don’t line up with your existing pedal link, 9096K can be threaded onto the Back-bar shaft and positioned to align perfectly with your throttle pedal ‘pull’ point.

One more thing. Looking for this type of lever arm for a 3×2, but need something to pull your transmission kickdown cable? Stay tuned. They’re looking cool, and in tooling now.

For price and more info, please click 9096K to go to our linkage products web page.

 

New Stromberg linkages – small block Ford and more!

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It must be linkage week here at Stromberg. New 4-banger linkages at the start of the week, and now, more for the V8. If you’ve just stepped up for the long-awaited new Edelbrock 5412 small block Ford 3×2 intake, or you’re lucky enough to have found a cool old intake for three 97s on your vintage overhead valve engine, check these out. Our new 9253PRO is a 3×2 progressive linkage that places the carbs 4 7/8 inches from carb to carb to fit the new Edelbrock 3×2 intake for small block Ford, plus early Weiand 3×2 intakes too. The new 9251PRO works at 4 7/8 inches apart to fit Offenhauser 3×2 intakes for engines like Ford Y-block and 49-61 Cadillac. If you’re looking for direct linkages for these engines, simply choose our 9245S TwoStep kit and trim the linkage rod to suit.

In addition, our new 9249S 2×2 is a simple direct linkage with swivels for a traditional look, sized for a maximum 7 1/2 inches from carb to carb so it fits the cool intake from Edgy Speed Shop for Dodge/Plymouth 201/218 and 230 Flathead 6-cyl engines. We’re reliably informed it will also fit the vintage Edmunds intake for Plymouth 6 engines (with 7 inch carb spacing).

Moving up in size a little we have the new 9250S and 9250P 2×2 direct linkages (S for swivels, P for premium with rod ends). Both set the carburetors a maximum 8 5/16 inches from carb to carb and are designed specifically for the recently announced Offenhauser 1080 2×2 intake for 1949-63 Cadillac motors. Good news is, they also fit the Eddie Meyer 1932-48 ‘low-rise’ intake for Flathead Ford (at 8 1/4in carb spacing).

Prices are US$49.95 (and UK£26.43 + tax) for the 9249S and 9250S, and US$105.95 (UK£54.13 + tax) for the 9250P. Both 9251PRO and 9253PRO kits are US$175.95 (UK£92.46 + tax).

Designed and manufactured exclusively by Stromberg Carburetor, TwoStep linkage kits combine clean, traditional looks with maximum leverage. They come pre-assembled and install in just two simple steps, without the need for extended throttle shafts. Check out the following features:

    • Die-cast zinc SuperLink lever arms. All other parts stainless steel – even the rod ends and lock nuts.
    • Two new Stromberg ‘Snapback’ throttle return springs, which wrap around the end of the throttle shaft. These chemically blacked, stainless steel torsion springs snap the carburetors shut, yet virtually disappear from view.
    • For a smooth, lightweight look, 2×2 kit swivels are positively fixed by a small e-clip, and the small black set-screws have knurled ends for a strong fix on the stainless rod.
    • P kits have special swivels and bolts, developed to clamp the rod ends tight with a small blind hole in the head. Simply insert a small rod eg, a hex key, to stop the swivels turning while you tighten the lock nuts.
    • Progressive kits have opposite threaded rod ends for easy adjustment. Just spin the rod to adjust for the correct lever angles. The primary lever has three mounting points to change when the secondary carburetors open, and you can pull the front carburetor or push the rear one open to suit individual applications. On the top setting (as supplied), the linkage will start to open the secondary (end) carburetors at around 50% primary (center) carburetor throttle rotation. Lower holes will open the secondaries sooner.
    • Every Stromberg TwoStep linkage kit comes with full instructions, and further help with selection, installation and tuning is available at our Tech Center.

Merc of the Year 2011 – also Stromberg Equipped!

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You’ve got to love Ron House of Lake Grove, NY. I mean, he doesn’t just love customs. I mean he LOVES KUSTOMS. So for Ron, life doesn’t get much better than winning Merc of the Year at The James Dean Run 2011. At the 2012 event, his ’50 Merc convertible will appear on all the event T-shirts, Hats, Jackets and Sweat Shirts. As he said, “My Merc came together better than I ever dreamed and being the 2012 T-Shirt Merc was the frosting on the cake.”

Ron’s a real ‘Back in the day” kinda guy and for him a Full House Flathead means bored, stroked, hi-compression aluminum heads, full race cam, hot ignition, exhaust headers, dual exhaust and of course, a triple deuce manifold. So in August 2010 his fabricator Anthony Bordonaro (aka The Kustom Kid) contracted Gary Sharkey at The Engine Shop, Babylon, New York to build exactly that. And we’re talking…are you sitting down?… “Full House Flathead”, 294 cubic inches, Edelbrock High-Lift large chamber heads (PN 1116), 3 5/16 Ross pistons, 4.250 Eagle crankshaft, Scat con-rods, Isky 88 Full Race cam, Sanderson tubular headers (PN FH1) with Stainless Specialties custom 2.250 tubing, mufflers and exhaust tips, Power Gen alternator, Power Master XS Torque starter and an MSD electronic distributor (PN 8573). The cooling system is a Griffin Radiator with high flow rebuilt water pumps and 160 degree Robert Shaw balanced sleeve thermostats. Naturally, the whole motor was  balanced, blue-printed and dyno tested.

Did I mention the tripower? I have now. Edelbrock 3×2 intake manifold (PN 1109) with new Genuine Stromberg 97 carburetors, TwoStep fuel line and progressive linkage kit, with a trick Kustom Kid fabbed throttle set-up.

On September 14, 2011, Ron headed West in the Merc for a 2200 mile road trip, taking in  The Rebel Run (Lima Ohio), Henry Ford Museum (Dearborn, Michigan), The Ducktail Run (Gas City, Indiana) and The James Dean Run (Fairmount, Indiana). The flathead V-8 performed flawlessly, the Convert received great reviews, winning awards along the way,  before arriving at The James Dean Run. A dream come true.

Ron told us, “I just came from Anthony’s and he stated my tripower 97 setup needed no jetting changes. He just wired the chokes open on the front and rear carbs, and did all the fine adjusting on the center carb. He also ran an Aeromotive pressure regulator with a return gas line to the tank, so he could adjust the pressure at a steady three pounds. This Full House Flathead (294 CI) runs super with your 97s. I had to pull this heavy Merc over some big mountains in PA, but no problems. When I needed that extra push, the other two carbs would kick in and this Turnpike Cruiser Merc ran like a superstar. The Stromberg 97s were the key to success for my Full House Flathead.”….Rave on, Ron! Enjoy the pics.