Current Allis B Low Rider Project

a little discussion on the flywheel , clutch, match up to bell housing... ??

Like them all, but love the "B"s.

So far on the Low Rider B project, I had a laser cut adapter plate to mate the engine to the B bell housing. Then I used a Chevrolet standard shift flywheel cut down to the B size flywheel and drilled and tapped to accept the B pressure plate. In order to make the starter and clutch work I had a coupling made to attach the small block crank shaft to the chevrolet flywheel. That moved the flywheel back far enough so the starter and clutch would work properly. Currently concentrating on the front of the engine building brackets to mount the front axle and maintain the correct height so the radiator and front radiator housing will stay at the same height as the gas tank. The gauge panel will be housed in the hood like a WD45 Diesel

daveingreenbay wrote:

So far on the Low Rider B project, I had a laser cut adapter plate to mate the engine to the B bell housing. Then I used a Chevrolet standard shift flywheel cut down to the B size flywheel and drilled and tapped to accept the B pressure plate. In order to make the starter and clutch work I had a coupling made to attach the small block crank shaft to the chevrolet flywheel. That moved the flywheel back far enough so the starter and clutch would work properly. Currently concentrating on the front of the engine building brackets to mount the front axle and maintain the correct height so the radiator and front radiator housing will stay at the same height as the gas tank. The gauge panel will be housed in the hood like a WD45 Diesel

Thanks man, you've added another layer of "what if" to my Redneck B project. I WILL hear the original engine run at least BUT the thought had crossed my mind whether a Peugeot/Citroen XUD9 repower would be viable. My thoughts are maybe not as a "working" tractor due to the structural block (although both the SBC and XUD are strong iron blocks) but would be pretty cool to have the torque & sound of a turbodiesel plus top "speed" would likely be similar to your project (at a guess they'd pull about 24-28mph in road gear) since these engines are happy being spun up to 5k RPM all day & even over 6k for short bursts. Would be pretty cool as a road run toy haha

Holy cats dad. That description sounds really complicated. Quite proud of your talents mechanically. Look forward to seeing the progress.

I appreciate the steering linkage advice

Posting an updated progress report. Mock up engine has been removed, and a completely rebuilt " 283" engine has been installed. Cut down Chevrolet flywheel with a B ring gear was used. A 2 and 3/8 inch spacer installed between the crankshaft and the flywheel. That makes the B flywheel work with the ALLIS starter. The B clutch disc and pressure plate were also used. Modifications to the B radiator, fuel tank and extended hood are underway. Stabilizers for the front axle are also being fabricated. Steering arm is still an unknown issue. Haven't got to that yet. Any suggestions?

Low exhaust for orchard use

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