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Anyone know who made this crankshaft? #430980 08/07/09 10:01 PM 08/07/09 10:01 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,105 Oregon A AndyF OP I Win
AndyF OP I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,105 Oregon	Nice looking crank that I picked up at a swapmeet for $25. Probably a TF or TA crankshaft because it has the larger 3.0 inch main bearings. Nicely made crank, maybe a billet? Fairly lightweight with the mains and rods fully drilled. Bryant maybe? It is a 4.50 inch stroke but there isn't a brand name on it anywhere that I can find. 5403671-tf.jpg (145 downloads)

Re: Anyone know who made this crankshaft? [Re: AndyF] #430981 08/07/09 10:02 PM 08/07/09 10:02 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,105 Oregon A AndyF OP I Win
AndyF OP I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,105 Oregon	Closer view showing more detail. 5403674-tf1.jpg (146 downloads)

Re: Anyone know who made this crankshaft? [Re: AndyF] #430982 08/07/09 10:06 PM 08/07/09 10:06 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 10,384 Upstate NY Bigcube I Live Here
Bigcube I Live Here Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 10,384 Upstate NY	Not much help but most fuel cranks are center counter weighted. The one in this pic is a Bryant fuel crank. Jim

Re: Anyone know who made this crankshaft? [Re: Bigcube] #430983 08/07/09 10:12 PM 08/07/09 10:12 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 10,384 Upstate NY Bigcube I Live Here
Bigcube I Live Here Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 10,384 Upstate NY	Another givaway on blown cranks is multiple slots for the keyways. My crank was stamped with markings from Bryant.

Re: Anyone know who made this crankshaft? [Re: Bigcube] #430984 08/07/09 10:14 PM 08/07/09 10:14 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,841 NW Indiana F fbs63 top fuel
fbs63 top fuel F Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,841 NW Indiana	Ohio crank started making billets to buyer specs, maybe one of theirs? As stated most fuel cranks are center-counterweighted. Top alcohol usually uses less stroke. Does it have a convertor centering ring on the flange? Bob 5403697-CarPic5.jpg (81 downloads)

Re: Anyone know who made this crankshaft? [Re: AndyF] #430985 08/07/09 10:17 PM 08/07/09 10:17 PM
Joined: May 2008 Posts: 1,131 Thigh-Gap Junction @ @#$%&*! New user name, Same old jerk!
@#$%&*! New user name, Same old jerk! @ Joined: May 2008 Posts: 1,131 Thigh-Gap Junction	I think if you look at the front counterweight you'll find the remnants of the word "Bryant" somewhere. Cory

Re: Anyone know who made this crankshaft? [Re: fbs63] #430986 08/07/09 10:18 PM 08/07/09 10:18 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,105 Oregon A AndyF OP I Win
AndyF OP I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,105 Oregon	It doesn't have the centering ring so it isn't a pass car crank. Also, the 3.0 inch mains are only used in special blocks (Keith Black, etc) so it has to be an alcohol or fuel crank. It does have an extra keyway so it is most likely from a blown motor. Last edited by AndyF; 08/07/09 10:19 PM.

Re: Anyone know who made this crankshaft? [Re: @#$%&*!] #430987 08/07/09 10:22 PM 08/07/09 10:22 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,105 Oregon A AndyF OP I Win
AndyF OP I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,105 Oregon	Quote: I think if you look at the front counterweight you'll find the remnants of the word "Bryant" somewhere. Cory You might be onto something there. There appears to be a partial NT on the front of the crank next to a slug of Mallory. So maybe the Mallory was installed right thru the Bryant stamp.

Re: Anyone know who made this crankshaft? [Re: Bigcube] #430988 08/07/09 10:24 PM 08/07/09 10:24 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,105 Oregon A AndyF OP I Win
AndyF OP I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,105 Oregon	Here is another crank that I picked up at the same swap meet for the same $25 price. This one is a pig! 84 lbs, Keith Black crankshaft. Full counterweights, undrilled mains and undrilled rod pins. This one has dual keyways, 2.750/2.375 pins, no centering ring. This one is 4.250 stroke. 5403728-KB.jpg (96 downloads)

Re: Anyone know who made this crankshaft? [Re: AndyF] #430989 08/07/09 10:28 PM 08/07/09 10:28 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 10,384 Upstate NY Bigcube I Live Here
Bigcube I Live Here Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 10,384 Upstate NY	There was 2 different materials for billet cranks. I don't know the number code but one was heavy over 80 lbs and the other was lighter. Just under 70 lbs is light for a big stroke billet.

Re: Anyone know who made this crankshaft? [Re: Bigcube] #430990 08/08/09 12:18 AM 08/08/09 12:18 AM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Quote: There was 2 different materials for billet cranks. I don't know the number code but one was heavy over 80 lbs and the other was lighter. Just under 70 lbs is light for a big stroke billet. 4340 and EN30B

Re: Anyone know who made this crankshaft? #430991 08/08/09 08:47 AM 08/08/09 08:47 AM
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ro23car super stock Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,162 s e mich	kb made some of those cranks with no center balance. also the no centering ring on the back of the crank is a give away for being some type of fuel crank

Re: Anyone know who made this crankshaft? [Re: AndyF] #430992 08/08/09 11:32 AM 08/08/09 11:32 AM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 12,592 Great Neck,LI,new york hemi-itis I Live Here
hemi-itis I Live Here Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 12,592 Great Neck,LI,new york	My Bryant TF crank.Shows all the markings.I had to install a ring on the back for the torque converter.I thought there was no ring on manual trans cranks 5404360-Crank5_1.jpg (47 downloads) HEMI-ITIS has no cure. My condition is fully BLOWN!!

Re: Anyone know who made this crankshaft? [Re: AndyF] #430993 08/08/09 12:15 PM 08/08/09 12:15 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,619 Norwich CT USA Defbob master
Defbob master Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,619 Norwich CT USA	looks like a Bryant. the knife edging looks the same. here is my 4.5" Bryant (brand new) 5404429-5-10-09-17.JPG (53 downloads)

Re: Anyone know who made this crankshaft? [Re: Defbob] #430994 08/08/09 01:13 PM 08/08/09 01:13 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,279 bcrproducts super gas
bcrproducts super gas Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,279	Check the rear seal diameter likely very large. Looks like my Bryant as well Greg

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