Popular Post ekennedy21 Posted November 18, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted November 18, 2017 Not mine but I thought it was kind of cool. Most likely someone in the 30's or 40's was trying to bring new life to an older powerless AC. The installation is seamless. It drives the oem squirrel cage fan on the rear of the motor and used the stock rear mounted radiator. This could have been an up fit done right at a Continental engine dealership. Notice the double coil and double spark plug wires. Very reminiscent of the double redundancy of a fire apparatus. The engine is a straight six. 7 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51716-1926-ac-with-a-continental/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Very nice swap, it was an AC-6 chassis originally. Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51716-1926-ac-with-a-continental/#findComment-385222 Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 KooL! Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51716-1926-ac-with-a-continental/#findComment-385302 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekennedy21 Posted November 23, 2017 Author Share Posted November 23, 2017 On November 17, 2017 at 10:02 PM, 41chevy said: Very nice swap, it was an AC-6 chassis originally. Just curious, What would make you think that? I was under the impression that AC-6 had 13 louvers in the hood instead of 10 on a regular AC. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51716-1926-ac-with-a-continental/#findComment-385785 Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelman Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 I agree. The hood and therefore the frame is a bit longer on the AC6 models. This truck looks like the 10 louver hood fits perfectly. Was it modified? Years ago I looked at buying several AC's in New Jersey that had been converted to modern 6 cylinder engines. They used the original radiators and had done a pretty job with the conversion. One of them was a tractor model with the rear spring hangers rolled down and smaller rear wheels to lower the chassis height. I didn' t buy them, but I wonder what happened to them. They were near Woodbridge, NJ. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51716-1926-ac-with-a-continental/#findComment-385786 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 I miss counted Sorry! But one of my parts trucks is a 1920 with an 11 louver hood that was standard with the early radiator. The 11 louver hood was on my 1928-with the cage fan rad. Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/51716-1926-ac-with-a-continental/#findComment-385820 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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