Recent content by David Briggs

Meziere, in Escondido CA, makes and both a remote electric pump and one that directly replaces the stock pump. I have run both in a 40 and they work great. Dave

The gear did not actually break, but finally failed due to lack of lubrication. There is evidence of overheating in the rocker arms as well. The cam itself was getting plenty of oil, everything looks good there. No metal bits in the pump or pick up. It does have a high volume pump and 2 (two)...

Thanks for all of the responses. It had the correct gear for the cam and I will remove the pan and the pump. Dave

Hi, I have a friend with a Tiger that I installed a Crane Hydralic roller cam , retro fit lifters and Comp Cams stamped steel roller tipped rockers in his 289. There is not a lot of oil in the top end of this engine and at Willow Springs the steel distributor gear failed (overheated) and I...

My car is a 347 with webers and a ZF with 4.22 ring gear and it makes about 450 hp. The car is very fast and very driveable, the only 427 cars that I have worked on and driven had a 3.70 gear and that kept the torgue down but they were not any faster at the speeds most of us drive at, even on...

I have an enclosed trailer and remove the driver door window so that I can escape after I drive it in. Dave

Sold, thanks

157 tooth McLeod Billit steel flywheel, 28 Oz balance, 26lbs weight with match balanced McLeod Diaprahgm clutch, new dual friction Ford clutch disc. This set up was on my CAV for 10,000 miles (w/BMW disc) and is in perfect condition. $500 OBO Dave (619)339-3838

I have driven my SPF 600 miles to Reno from San Diego and back plus numerous other trips of several hundred miles. It is very streetable and reliable. These cars are very simple and if you go over it once in a while to make certain that everything is tight and the fluids are all staying inside...

Can't go wrong with that choice but there are lots of good manufacturers to pick from. Dave

The fuel pickups on the CAV's are flexible, try removing the the pick up lines from the fitting on the back of the fuel tank and pushing a phillips screwdriver down thru the tube to straighten it, also make sure the pick up line is not on the vent fitting. Dave

Fabulous! What a great project. Dave

Thank you Alan! Dave

great photos! Does anyone have a picture of how the double nostril front cover seals against the back of the radiator? That is a project that I want to do on my SPF. Dave

Great job on the photos Mike. Dave