Flathead score......I'm stoked!!

[WildWilly68]

Well I went to an auction last weekend at an old-timers estate hoping to get some flathead stuff for my next project. The old guy was a known flathead nut but nothing was listed in the auction notice so I figured most of it was gone. I was dead wrong. My score for the weekend? 4 8BA blocks some of which have been to the machine shop already, 28BA motors minus heads and intakes, 1 complete 59AB and an 8CM complete with the overdrive tranny still hooked up. All this plus a box of Holly 94's for... $110. There were a bunch of stock heads, intakes, exhaust manifolds that were sold dirt cheap too but I just don't have the room. I almost feel guilty for getting it so cheap, but I never get good deals like this. I'll post pics of the trailer full once I get around to it. And as of right now I'm not looking to get rid of anything, but when I do it'll be offered here first. I need to check everything to see what is usuable. Now I gotta decide if I'm gonna put one in the 46 or if I'm going to look for something else. Sorry but I had to share this with people who like flatties...nothing but musclecar mullet-heads around here.
Bill

[Elrod]

Holy Shit! You raped 'em. Congrats man. That's pretty slick that you knew the guy had the stuff even when it wasn't posted on the advertisement.

[30roadster]

It's one of those things.... i'm wanting to see the pic's real bad...but I know it's gonna hurt when I do.... hehe... congrats! you lucky bastard!

[Petejoe]

My God! What a deal!!! You suck! Congratulations!
Sell me some 94"s when you get ready.

[Crestliner]

My kind of guy. Kinda love those flatmotors I guess since only have 20.

[AHotRod]

"Right place-right time"...now send me all the good stuff!

[Smokin Joe]

Next you'll be bitching that the box full of 94's was a rip off, all the ones underneath were those damned old 97's! Sheesh, you're as bad as Southfork! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Elrod]

Um... What's going on??? http://img.123greetings.com/thumbs/eoct_sweetday_roses/8430-003-03-1064.gif

[Creeper Larry]

Thats carma givin u a thumbs up. What goes around comes around! Nice find, Larry

[30roadster]

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Um... What's going on??? http://img.123greetings.com/thumbs/eoct_sweetday_roses/8430-003-03-1064.gif

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hehe - I didn't want to ask...

[Petejoe]

Aint he cute? Its for all you Sweeties on Sweetest Dayhttp://img.123greetings.com/thumbs/eoct_sweetday_roses/8430-003-03-1064.gif

[Smokin Joe]

So, when does bear season open? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[Plowboy]

Sounds pretty good for here in central IL. You're lucky if you can even find junk around here, buying it cheap is just a bonus.

[Smokin Joe]

Deer season is open too Elrod. Take this!

[Elrod]

I know that shooting from a moving vehicle is wrong, but does this count??? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif

Boy this thread has turned in a wierd direction!

http://www.majcherkiewicz.com/cyclingjourney/images/X-Canada_dead%20deer_jpg.jpg

[Curly]

No Skid marks....looks intentional!

[Smokin Joe]

Spose the bike rider is still stuck to the grill of that Semi in the distance?

What's the last thing that goes thru a bug's mind when he hits the grill?

His ass! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

LOL, thought you were being cute, but your mood seems to have changed with that last pic. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

He got a great deal on the flatty stuff, but I'd still like to kill him. Is that envy? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[34Fordtk]

Guy on the bike was DWI and fled the scene....looks like the was goin to fast to http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif oh BTW congrats on the GREAT score!!

[WildWilly68]

Thanks guys....I am sure I will be asking a lot of questions when the build begins since this is the first flathead for me. There was only one 97 out of about 200 carbs there and it sold for $60 and needed a lot of work. You could get your choice of Holly 4 barrels for $5-6. Dad was putting the stuff in the shed today and found a couple extra cranks on one of the pallets. Not sure if they are Merc or Ford, anyone know the easy way to tell? Plowboy I didn't realize we were that close until I looked at a map. Good to know there is another Hamber stuck here in the cornfields. Anyway thanks for hearing me out....I feel like a 16 year old after getting my license.. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif .or something else!
Bill

[30roadster]

only way i know to tell on the cranks is the clean out trap plugs are different sizes... merc ic 5/8"... and the ford is 3/8 ".... anyone know how to tell the stroke... a 4 incher or better is a merc......

[SlowLearner]

Nice score. I'm MURDEROUS jealous! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif
Don't forget, Canuck Merc cranks (also) have the small sludge trap plug, but a little lozenge or "peanut"indentation in the face of the first crank cheek. Easiest way i know to check'em is throw'em in a block (You've got LOTS) and measure (compare) the side clearance. Additional 1/16th (side to side) on the merc crank.

[Bruce Lancaster]

Or put in block (a piece of oiled cardboard will make a good temp main bearing if block is bare) and rest a ruler on throw at top and bottom of stroke. Difference is big enough to be easy to spot. Don't run the cardboard bearing past 4,000 RPM though...

[Plowboy]

Willy my in-laws live in Bloomington. I get over there all the time. Maybe I'll have to stop by and see what you are up to. Do you know a guy named Ron Wiggins over there? He is a buddy of mine and has been working on one of the most awesome "street rod" Model A RPU's I have ever seen. Done all by himself in his garage over the last 10-15 years or so.