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**tankwilson** · 11-28-2007, 11:13 PM

Came across a fellow car guy that has Evans Aluminum heads and 3x2 intake for a flathead. Is Evans rare?? Can't seem to find much about them. Can any of you guys tell me more.

He wants to sell them for $400. Use to be his dad's on his 32 back in the day.

Sounds cool to me.

Thanks

Kiwi Tinbender · 11-28-2007, 11:25 PM

Are you kidding me? if you don`t buy those right now ....so help me....don`t make me come over there!!!!.....Sorry..got a little carried away. Earl `Pappy`Evans was one of the great postwar flathead builders...

lakes modified · 11-28-2007, 11:27 PM

You can still find the Evans stuff around, but you have to look for it some. For $400, that's not a bad price for heads & intake, so do it, before someone else does.

**tankwilson** · 11-28-2007, 11:27 PM

The cool part about this is that these came from my buddies dad that bought all the stuff new back in the day. He use to race and ran these parts. Really cool stuff. I guess they you don't come across this everyday.

Mercmad · 11-28-2007, 11:42 PM

Any chance a Pappy Evans Built flattie is laying about too?

Bruce Lancaster · 11-29-2007, 10:58 AM

That's cheap. Jump. Or send me the address.

**alchemy** · 11-29-2007, 11:51 AM

I don't know...it depends on the condition. Give me the address and I'll go check it over for ya, since I'm in Iowa too.

SinisterCustom · 11-29-2007, 12:31 PM

IMO, Evans was/is some of THE best flatty speed equip.....right up there with Eddie Meyer and Navarro....

Check the heads over well before buying.....but it does sound like a killer deal.

**tankwilson** · 11-29-2007, 09:36 PM

Kinda of a dumb question but what should i look for on the heads??

Thanks

**Big A** · 11-29-2007, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tankwilson

Kinda of a dumb question but what should i look for on the heads??

Thanks

A sold sticker.

Then punch your buddy in the neck for selling his father's speed equipment.

1952henry · 11-29-2007, 09:41 PM

[quote=tankwilson;2395871]Kinda of a dumb question but what should i look for on the heads??

I would be looking for corrosion around the water ports and on gasket surfaces.

**tankwilson** · 11-29-2007, 09:58 PM

can i have the head plained if they have corrosion or nicks around water ports or gasket surface??

HEATHEN · 11-30-2007, 09:13 AM

Yes, up to a point. If you mill flathead heads too much, you'll have to "redome" them for proper piston clearance.

continentaljohn · 11-30-2007, 10:25 AM

I would buy the goodies at that price and the intake alone is worth 300 clams. The heads are even more if good. I check the heads by putting them together on the block surface and see the gap if any. Also will tell you if they could be warped and as said corrosion. You have a good buddy by selling you the parts so cheap. Toss them on a flatty and enjoy!

Kilroy · 11-30-2007, 10:54 AM

Evans speed equipment is way cool...

$400 seems cheap... Add to that the fact that unlike Navarro etc, Evans can't be remanufactured from the same molds and to me the value goes up.

Evans molds were wood based and were left outside in the weather for years. They still exist but are junk and to repop the Evans stuff, you'd need to retool... Could still happen but not likely.

One other thing to look for though is that I've heard that Evans had problems in the foundry process... People say that his attention to detail as far as casting integrity left something to be desired. I haven't seen any evidence of this myself but I've only had a few Evans parts in my hands...

Good luck with the deal.

DE SOTO · 11-30-2007, 10:58 AM

Is it "PAPPY" or "POP" Evens ?

My buddy bought out of the Local Want Ads a Model "A" Cast Iron Cylinder head that say right on it "POP EVENS" "HI COMPRESSION"

Very cool head.. has it on his Roadster Pick Up..

Just to let ya know, I Sold an EVENS 3x2 Flatty manifold about 5 years ago for $250.00...

$400.00 sounds like a decent deal today

banjorear · 11-30-2007, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DE SOTO

Is it "PAPPY" or "POP" Evens ?

My buddy bought out of the Local Want Ads a Model "A" Cast Iron Cylinder head that say right on it "POP EVENS" "HI COMPRESSION"

Very cool head.. has it on his Roadster Pick Up..

Just to let ya know, I Sold an EVENS 3x2 Flatty manifold about 5 years ago for $250.00...

$400.00 sounds like a decent deal today

I believe they are not the same Evans.

Curious, I never heard Earl Evans referred to as "Pappy", but what the hell do I know!?!

Bruce Lancaster · 11-30-2007, 11:52 AM

Pretty sure also, 2 Evanses...
Charley Price knows a lot about Evans; call up Vintage speed, if an old guy answers the phone you can get an hour of neat info--if an old woman answers, say "00ps! Wrong number!"

**tankwilson** · 11-30-2007, 08:59 PM

Can someone point me to a webpage that will give me more info on Evans Equipment. I can't find anything on the net.

Mercmad · 12-01-2007, 02:04 AM

A good source are those early 50's hop up books ,such as the ones which featured loius Senter etc ( titles elude me...)
This Earl Evans in a Dean Moon pic.

11-28-2007, 11:13 PM	#1
tankwilson Alliance Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ottumwa, IA Posts: 766	Evans Flathead equipment?? is it rare ?? tell me more Came across a fellow car guy that has Evans Aluminum heads and 3x2 intake for a flathead. Is Evans rare?? Can't seem to find much about them. Can any of you guys tell me more. He wants to sell them for $400. Use to be his dad's on his 32 back in the day. Sounds cool to me. Thanks __________________ "Too young to quit.... Too old to change...." Brian Setzer 49 Mercury Blues.

11-28-2007, 11:25 PM	#2
Kiwi Tinbender Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Vancouver WA Posts: 494	Re: Evans Flathead equipment?? is it rare ?? tell me more Are you kidding me? if you don`t buy those right now ....so help me....don`t make me come over there!!!!.....Sorry..got a little carried away. Earl `Pappy`Evans was one of the great postwar flathead builders...

11-28-2007, 11:27 PM	#3
lakes modified Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: silverton,ore.usa Posts: 1,288	Re: Evans Flathead equipment?? is it rare ?? tell me more You can still find the Evans stuff around, but you have to look for it some. For $400, that's not a bad price for heads & intake, so do it, before someone else does.

11-28-2007, 11:27 PM	#4
tankwilson Alliance Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ottumwa, IA Posts: 766	Re: Evans Flathead equipment?? is it rare ?? tell me more The cool part about this is that these came from my buddies dad that bought all the stuff new back in the day. He use to race and ran these parts. Really cool stuff. I guess they you don't come across this everyday. __________________ "Too young to quit.... Too old to change...." Brian Setzer 49 Mercury Blues.

11-28-2007, 11:42 PM	#5
Mercmad Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Brisvegas Posts: 1,389	Re: Evans Flathead equipment?? is it rare ?? tell me more Any chance a Pappy Evans Built flattie is laying about too?

11-29-2007, 10:58 AM	#6
Bruce Lancaster Old School HAMBer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Madison NJ USA Posts: 15,137	Re: Evans Flathead equipment?? is it rare ?? tell me more That's cheap. Jump. Or send me the address. __________________ Bruce

11-29-2007, 11:51 AM	#7
alchemy Alliance Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: M'town, Iowa Posts: 4,406	Re: Evans Flathead equipment?? is it rare ?? tell me more I don't know...it depends on the condition. Give me the address and I'll go check it over for ya, since I'm in Iowa too. __________________ Repro '41 Studebaker Taillights

11-29-2007, 12:31 PM	#8
SinisterCustom Old School HAMBer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Roy??? Wa Posts: 7,132	Re: Evans Flathead equipment?? is it rare ?? tell me more IMO, Evans was/is some of THE best flatty speed equip.....right up there with Eddie Meyer and Navarro.... Check the heads over well before buying.....but it does sound like a killer deal. __________________ Pinstriping by Josh *"No Quarter"*

11-29-2007, 09:36 PM	#9
tankwilson Alliance Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ottumwa, IA Posts: 766	Re: Evans Flathead equipment?? is it rare ?? tell me more Kinda of a dumb question but what should i look for on the heads?? Thanks __________________ "Too young to quit.... Too old to change...." Brian Setzer 49 Mercury Blues.

11-29-2007, 09:41 PM	#11
1952henry Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ore-uh-gone Posts: 451	Re: Evans Flathead equipment?? is it rare ?? tell me more [quote=tankwilson;2395871]Kinda of a dumb question but what should i look for on the heads?? I would be looking for corrosion around the water ports and on gasket surfaces. __________________ Common sense is the new gifted. If at first you don't succeed, try the BFH!!!

11-29-2007, 09:58 PM	#12
tankwilson Alliance Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ottumwa, IA Posts: 766	Re: Evans Flathead equipment?? is it rare ?? tell me more can i have the head plained if they have corrosion or nicks around water ports or gasket surface?? __________________ "Too young to quit.... Too old to change...." Brian Setzer 49 Mercury Blues.

11-30-2007, 09:13 AM	#13
HEATHEN Old School HAMBer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: SIDNEY, NY Posts: 5,537	Re: Evans Flathead equipment?? is it rare ?? tell me more Yes, up to a point. If you mill flathead heads too much, you'll have to "redome" them for proper piston clearance.

11-30-2007, 10:25 AM	#14
continentaljohn Old School HAMBer Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: chicagoland Posts: 2,957	Re: Evans Flathead equipment?? is it rare ?? tell me more I would buy the goodies at that price and the intake alone is worth 300 clams. The heads are even more if good. I check the heads by putting them together on the block surface and see the gap if any. Also will tell you if they could be warped and as said corrosion. You have a good buddy by selling you the parts so cheap. Toss them on a flatty and enjoy! __________________ Wanted 1932 Ford Roadster Please or parts

11-30-2007, 10:54 AM	#15
Kilroy Old School HAMBer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The Salt Lick, TX Posts: 3,155	Re: Evans Flathead equipment?? is it rare ?? tell me more Evans speed equipment is way cool... $400 seems cheap... Add to that the fact that unlike Navarro etc, Evans can't be remanufactured from the same molds and to me the value goes up. Evans molds were wood based and were left outside in the weather for years. They still exist but are junk and to repop the Evans stuff, you'd need to retool... Could still happen but not likely. One other thing to look for though is that I've heard that Evans had problems in the foundry process... People say that his attention to detail as far as casting integrity left something to be desired. I haven't seen any evidence of this myself but I've only had a few Evans parts in my hands... Good luck with the deal.

11-30-2007, 10:58 AM	#16
DE SOTO Old School HAMBer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: VENTURA COUNTY CALIFORNIA Posts: 3,605	Re: Evans Flathead equipment?? is it rare ?? tell me more Is it "PAPPY" or "POP" Evens ? My buddy bought out of the Local Want Ads a Model "A" Cast Iron Cylinder head that say right on it "POP EVENS" "HI COMPRESSION" Very cool head.. has it on his Roadster Pick Up.. Just to let ya know, I Sold an EVENS 3x2 Flatty manifold about 5 years ago for $250.00... $400.00 sounds like a decent deal today

11-30-2007, 11:52 AM	#18
Bruce Lancaster Old School HAMBer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Madison NJ USA Posts: 15,137	Re: Evans Flathead equipment?? is it rare ?? tell me more Pretty sure also, 2 Evanses... Charley Price knows a lot about Evans; call up Vintage speed, if an old guy answers the phone you can get an hour of neat info--if an old woman answers, say "00ps! Wrong number!" __________________ Bruce

11-30-2007, 08:59 PM	#19
tankwilson Alliance Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ottumwa, IA Posts: 766	Re: Evans Flathead equipment?? is it rare ?? tell me more Can someone point me to a webpage that will give me more info on Evans Equipment. I can't find anything on the net. __________________ "Too young to quit.... Too old to change...." Brian Setzer 49 Mercury Blues.

12-01-2007, 02:04 AM	#20
Mercmad Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Brisvegas Posts: 1,389	Re: Evans Flathead equipment?? is it rare ?? tell me more A good source are those early 50's hop up books ,such as the ones which featured loius Senter etc ( titles elude me...) This Earl Evans in a Dean Moon pic.

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