Ford 4 cylinder speed parts source

[STYRENE-SURFER]

Trying to round up parts for a 1929 ford flatbed truck build based on a drawing I found on the Coffin Corner site.

I would like to build it with a four banger with some old traditional speed parts. I think I remember there was an old

kit that had some multi valve speed parts. Where they "Riley"? Any way can't remember the kit. Nudge nudge.

I have the Monogram 29 ford rat rod 3 "n 1,and a couple Master Box 1/24th pin up girls to create the Daisy Duke

like girl sitting on the truck.

The drawing shows a flathead 8, but I'm thinking a 4 could be interesting.

The roof on this kit is flat for some reason so I'll have to fix that.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Most of the derivations of the old Revell '31 kit had a Riley "2-port" head option, with an Ansen side cover, twin downdraft carbs, etc. There's ONE version of the basic tool (I THINK...I used to KNOW this...it's the '29 Pickup) has a Winfield head.

One of the AMT '29 truck or woody kits also has a Riley OHV head setup.

EDIT: Yup, I checked. The Monogram '29 truck "rat" you have is derived from a much earlier kit, and it's the one with the Winfield. The Winfield head is still a flathead like the original Ford 4-cylinder, but it's aluminum and has a higher compression ratio.

The Riley 2-port head has overhead valves on the intake side, two per-chamber.

The Riley head in the kits looks like this...

 

The Winfield in the kit you have looks like this, more or less...

Edited January 22, 2016 by Ace-Garageguy

[Travis T]

If you have the Revell Rat Rod 29, you have those parts. They came in that kit. Also, the roof is supposed to be flat.

[Ace-Garageguy]

If you have the Revell Rat Rod 29, you have those parts. They came in that kit. Also, the roof is supposed to be flat.

The Winfield head is in that kit, not the Riley...if I'm not mistaken. See above edit.

Basically the 1/25 Revell '31 Model A kits have the vintage Riley setup, and the 1/25 Revell '29 Model A kits have the Winfield setup (and this is the OLDER Model A pickup, not the recent '29 Model A).

It gets confusing with Revell, because there are Revell 1/24 Model A kits that have nothing whatsoever in common with the 1/25 kits.

Edited January 22, 2016 by Ace-Garageguy

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Ace...

You certainly have a better memory of these old kits than me. 

Any chance you have any of these parts to trade?

The information you provided allone is more than I expected.

thanx. 

Now to try o figure out which Revell kit to find on E-Bay.

[Ace-Garageguy]

You already have the Winfield setup. If you want a Riley setup, i can post the kits that have it.

[Ace-Garageguy]

All the Revell kits that are derived from this original issue have the Riley 2-port.

  

That includes all these...              

              

Edited January 22, 2016 by Ace-Garageguy

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Wow, thanks Ace, You have put me on the right path, and yes it's the Riley parts I'm looking for.

Travis, I think you are wrong, here is a pic of the wood bows for a 29 ford PU. there is a curve

on the rear bow.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Just remember you DON'T want the 1930 Revell 1/24 kits. There are several releases and derivatives of the 1/24, 1930 coupe, woody and phaeton that have no Riley stuff.

All the kits pictured above are 1/25, 1931.

 

Edited January 22, 2016 by Ace-Garageguy

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Thanx Bill

[Art Anderson]

The long-running AMT '29 Model A Roadster has an OHV head in it, as an option also.

Art

[Travis T]

I have several Model A kits and just assumed they all had the same speed parts, sorry!

Yeah,  I guess the roof isn't exactly flat, but it doesn't have much of a crown to it on the early A pickups. Not like that sketch in the first picture shows.