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Fabber it is a trailer axle I have on a old stock car trailer I call the Hillbilly Trailer. I’m thinking it dates back to the 70’s. Any still out...
Okay here’s one that I’ve never seen and need some help identifying. This is a drum style brake with a internal 3 piece rotor. The rotor pieces...
Yeah just might do that. Thanks. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Yeah it’s pretty big. Lookin at 2 1/2”. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Going through some of fathers things and found this paper weight. Thinks it’s probably form the 60’s, anyone every seen one before? [IMG][IMG]...
Yeah it’s forklift high off the floor. Still one heavy mother though. No one is gonna move this around by hand unless they are seriously jacked...
Well after searching and hours on the internets the block is packaged up and will be going Fed-Ex to the machine shop for some boring, honing,...
No you had it right. It came from a truck. Heads may be replaced to increase compression. Not there yet in the build though.
No the cracks are around the ring lands and just below the wrist pins. Before I took the caps off they were really loose. Think farmer Ted who had...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Anyone can look back and see the other posts of mine about this '48 flatty. Plan on rebuilding and putting it in a '29...
Thanks Tubman.
Stock bore. 3.18 Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Looking bad in the right bank too. Looks like some jack nut used JB weld to fill in a crack and then hone the cylinder. SMH. [ATTACH] Sent from...
So got the engine onto a stand today to perform some investigating. Removed the intake and was super stoked to find nothing broken. When I took...
I've been reading today the older posts on transmissions and it seems like everyone is liking the matchup of the S10's BW T-5. Im open to what is...
Based on my previous posts I have a flathead going into a ‘29 coupe. I’ve found a top loader trans and it appears it come from a ‘60’s mustang....
Flathead Dave I was wondering how to see who is in NJ. Can’t figure that out. Someone else mentioned it but could find the “person head” he was...
New Jersey. Cream Ridge. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Just gonna give a really good overhaul. Check the valves, rods, cam and new head gasket..etc. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Original flathead type ROGL-rolling on the ground laughing. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Plan on putting it in a ‘29 coupe my father drove when he was a kid. Thinking on putting a top loader trans to a modern 9 inch rear. Gonna put a K...
Yeah it was running. Plan on pulling the heads and checking the valves. Gonna also drop the pan and check the bearings. Sent from my iPhone...
Thanks!!! your the first person to give me some great answers. If I change the heads and go aftermarket I should be able to increase compression?...
Yeah this was in a truck. What’s the issue? Plan on putting this in a ‘29 coupe. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
ROGL!! Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Hey guys I joined yesterday when I finally picked up my new/old Flathead from a guy in South Jersey. Loaded it up and brought it home. Yanked it...
I’ll be posting more pics starting tomorrow. My father is still around and is driving his other ‘29 coupe. He was the one who thought it would be...
Thanks man. I’ll give it a shot. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Thanks BigO. Here are a few pics of the body. I’ll take a few pics of the engine and post tomorrow. [ATTACH][ATTACH] Sent from my iPhone using...
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