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Was finally able to dig out a spare pair of T-16 engine heads that I've had in storage down at our ranch in South Texas so that I could shoot photos of them to show the original color. These were NOS but show a little North American shade of rust on areas where the head bolts and water hose go.
I didn't know what I could put beside them to show standard green and blue for comparison. But the postal boxes they are on do have some blue printing which is in the shade range of Ford/Mercury blue. To me the color is almost the same shade as the rifle green used by the Rifle Regiment if that helps. Either way, it is the same color as the NOS WWII Ford V8 water pump pulley I'd posted closer to the top of the message thread.
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24-09-10, 02:57
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Well Ford Dark Green it is then, I bet we are just scraping the surface of a deep subject, I may well contact the Ford Archive in the US, they have helped me out before. I am interested to know if Ford shipped Merc V8s (like the T16) to the UK or only ever the Ford V8. To be honest I'd rather have a Merc as they have more poke
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24-09-10, 03:51
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I'm betting you make other compromises, and the Merc engine, is an easy one.... You dont have to tell anyone (else) How is anyone going to know?
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25-09-10, 20:24
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But I will.....
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26-09-10, 02:02
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Then,
just do it anyway..... Do you want a carrier that struggles to climb over a cow pat, in low gear? (.... at least it would be truly british)
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26-09-10, 03:47
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yeah go for it... mine has the inlets flowed, i have also ported out the exhausts and had the heads machined... going to put a blower on her for some extra poke.....
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26-09-10, 07:42
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Lynn, when do we get to experience the sound of one of your carriers running? Surely you must be close now?
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