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FOR SALE: Asking 1500.00 BBC Edelbrock Cross-Ram Intake w/Twin Holley 650 Carbs w/Pair Weiand Triangluar Air Cleaners Includes...
We've found the best method is to use a "pre-luber" setup, has worked numerous times for us! The one in the photo below is used when they are...
Hi Darin, the bore I.D. on the pulley should be 1.313"/1.314", anywhere in between is fine! The crank snout (OEM) should be 1.312" (nominally),...
Hi Eric, you need to get some Autolite 3924's to start off with, we use these on almost all our "pump-gas" builds (requiring long reach plugs) for...
Hi Eric, just one more "to check" item, make absolutely certain that oil-galley plug is not hitting the back side of the timing gear?? Ford used a...
Hi Andy, those don't appear to be a "progressive" spring, if I'm correct (based on the photos) there's no "tops or bottoms". Ford OEM springs were...
Hi Eric, cam's where it belongs, now you need to find out why the crank gear is in way too deep. Next item to check would be the rear main brg...
Hi "al", not exactly true, we have always used an air-operated valve spring compressor to both disassemble AND reassemble every Flathead we've...
Good morning Eric, those guide retainers (horseshoe locks) look fine? Thanks, Gary in N.Y. P.S. One more quick check, remove the cam gear and...
Hi Eric, those rear gears also make it appear as though the cam is way too far forward in the block, like I said earlier, it's difficult to make...
Hi Eric, I wouldn't even consider not using the Flathead, you'll "devalue" the ride some! And we build high-end Chevies here also! Thanks, Gary...
Hi Eric, more pictures of what's already here won't really help. We do this type work for a living here and just finished a few Flatheads. You...
That cam gear appears to be in the wrong location, hard to tell from internet photos however? There should be no noticeable difference between the...
Been down for 2 days now here, frustrating for sure? Thanks, Gary in N.Y. P.S. Haven't been able to answer a number of P.M.s for members over...
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