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Projects Flatheads still rule...

Discussion in 'Traditional Hot Rods' started by Ryan, Aug 15, 2016.

  1. 19Fordy
    Joined: May 17, 2003
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    cs39ford: Neat engine. Keep your eye on that red fuel line.
    It gets brittle, cracks and leaks. Fire hazard.
     
  2. 19Fordy
    Joined: May 17, 2003
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    Thanks to Mark Kirby of MCF for his undying devotion to the flat head.
     

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  3. mkebaird
    Joined: Jan 21, 2014
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    Here's my son's 8BA in his 40
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  4. 1959 First Flathead
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    1988
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    1998
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    Humm anyone notice a common denominator here?????????
     
  5. 3340
    Joined: Jun 4, 2010
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  6. PHIL COOPY
    Joined: Jul 20, 2016
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    Bored out 8BA in my '27 T....
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  7. 36 Penny Coupe
    Joined: Jan 7, 2014
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    from VA

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  8. Woodie
    Joined: Dec 30, 2003
    Posts: 75

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    Our autograph session with the builder, Mike Herman "H&H Flatheads" at the 50th Anniversary of the "Street Rod Nationals" Thanks Mike.!! IMG_1962 Mike & Me.JPG IMG_1958 Mike autograph.JPG Autograph H&H.JPG
     
  9. 37_Ford
    Joined: Mar 9, 2011
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    from Illinois

    2E413DD6-A8FD-40C3-ADDF-398D32AD08F6.jpeg 01EF7D46-1EB0-4353-923B-A6AE9FDD91D6.jpeg 1948 286 with oversized main caps and Harmon Collins dual coil, Camaro T5 2.95 input shaft with ford gears, Aluminum flywheel with steel insert, 10” diaphragm pressure plate, dual friction clutch disk, 4:11 8” ford rear with Yukon Trac-Loc. Pretty quick.
    A lot of bow tie’s get a good look at the rear of the car.
     
  10. jnaki
    Joined: Jan 1, 2015
    Posts: 9,291

    jnaki

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    Hello,

    Having owned a stock Flathead powered 1940 Ford Sedan Delivery, I can attest to the fact that it was/is one reliable motor. Over the 5 years I owned it, there was nothing I needed to do (other than get a hundred more horsepower) for this sedan delivery to give me thousands of miles of trouble free driving adventures. Through rain, saltwater, dirt, mud, ice, and other road hazards, that motor rivaled the Energizer Bunny for activity and trouble free power. (what little it had)
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    There was one thing that no one, (expert mechanics to flathead specialists) could figure out was the usage of oil. No leaks, no black residue on the motor, gaskets, pan, or other oil friendly places to check. No black smoke, no drops on clean concrete driveways, it was virtually leak free and puzzling. It used a can of oil every three to four days. The motor ran great, was checked over and tuned to almost perfection. It gave me plenty of miles of worry free driving all up and down the So Cal coastline. But, my constant companion was a gallon of reclaimed oil sitting behind the seats for any trip back to Long Beach from where we were in So Cal.


    Cans of Valvoline got to be too expensive, so gallons of reclaimed oil was less than the cost of a quart of Valvoline. Teenage expenses being what they were, it was not a happy situation with each can of oil used. The gallon went a long way…

    Jnaki

    I liked the reliability of the Flathead motor. (the former owner had a 348 Chevy motor installed before I bought it) it took me everywhere I wanted to go with a minimal amount of problems. I did have the “worries” when I first put the “key in the ignition”, but the constant start ups without fail, soon put that episode to rest. The recent saying… “No Worries” was an ordinary thing back then, at every start up. So, yes, Flatheads, Forever.

    I never found the reason for the oil usage and no one could offer any help, either. So, when I sold the sedan delivery to some other kid, he did not care, as it started right up and he looked cool driving it down the road.
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    One thing that was going to go in this sedan delivery was a built up 283 or this motor that was advertised years earlier at Reath Automotive. But, as all teenagers in our area, money/time was tight and we did what we could, with what we had.
     
  11. LOU WELLS
    Joined: Jan 24, 2010
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    Great Story And Very Appreciated..
     
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  12. LOU WELLS
    Joined: Jan 24, 2010
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    Love Those Flatheads....Forever!!... DSCN2948.JPG
     
  13. Bored .080, balanced, Isky Max1, MSD dist/6 box, in my '40 p/u
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  14. Boden
    Joined: Oct 10, 2018
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    Boden

    That’s a small block


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  15. Boden
    Joined: Oct 10, 2018
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    Boden

    Here’s mine. 261 merc motor. Bored .040 over and a SU1A can with sharp heads and a soon to be fenton intake. [​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG]


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  16. This was run for awhile with a sbc to a 39 top loader...going back with a flattie...
     

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  17. Jet96
    Joined: Dec 24, 2012
    Posts: 1,431

    Jet96
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    from WY

    Boden-
    Yes we were just having a little fun...
     

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