Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-20-2011, 11:53 AM
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Replies: 172
Views: 74,430
Re: Ford Flathead vs small block chevy debate!
It seems to me that this topic upsets a lot of you?? What do yall think happens every Sunday in Nascar? Brands battleing brands, FORD,Chevy, mopar, even toyota.. This debate will never go away as...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-18-2011, 01:25 PM
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Replies: 172
Views: 74,430
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-18-2011, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 172
Views: 74,430
Ford Flathead vs small block chevy debate!
I've got a debate for everybody out there that needs some input..I recently read an article in Street Rodder magazine that was debating why people put a regular old small block chevy in their FORD...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-18-2011, 10:56 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 8,990
Re: Want to open new Flathead Business in TX
Thanks guys for the support...I guess I've gotten a little discouraged in my pursuit of finding a reputable machine/vintage engine shop around here..I have to agree with most of you, it would be...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-16-2011, 09:56 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 8,990
Re: Want to open new Flathead Business in TX
Thanks henry/kokomo and flatheadted...You're right,all it takes is serious homework and dedication. It's not like there is a flathead engine training school out there. How does everybody think the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-14-2011, 08:00 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 9,175
Re: 1952 F1 truck transmission??
Thanks rotorwrench...I do have the #'s...F1R2KC20049 I take it as: F1=1/2 ton pickup, R=V8 flathead, 2=1952 yr, KC= built in Kansas City,MO...Yeah who knows what parts were exchanged on my truck???...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-14-2011, 11:35 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 9,175
1952 F1 truck transmission??
Need a little help from you guys again. Can anyone tell me what type of transmission is in my 1952 ford F1 1/2 ton pickup? The truck has a 239 ci flathead and 3 speed on the column. The VIN plate...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-14-2011, 10:47 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 8,990
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-13-2011, 08:09 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 8,990
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-13-2011, 04:57 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,733
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-13-2011, 02:59 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,733
Flathead crank siezed up or not???
Need some help again from you guys.This may be a stupid question but I need to know if my flatheads crank is siezed up or not? My motor is still in my uncles 1952 F1,today while he was getting it...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-11-2011, 10:28 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,906
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-11-2011, 09:24 PM
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Replies: 500
Views: 116,481
Re: Fordbarn Average Age
Well,I just turned 34... I feel like I'm out of the loop...What would our love of hotrods and the flathead be without knowledge that is passed on from generation to generation?There's nothing I like...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-11-2011, 09:07 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,906
Re: Has my flathead been rebuilt???
I thought a modern 4 barrel carb might be better for tuning and performance than the Holly 94,either way I have multiple old 94's worthy of rebuilding. Maybe I should run dual 94's and keep it...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-11-2011, 08:38 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,906
Re: Has my flathead been rebuilt???
Thanks for the info...I guess it does'nt matter what heads I have now,I plan on replacing them anyway with new alluminum navarro racing heads or offenhauser 8BA heads.I plan on doing a total rebuild...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-11-2011, 01:41 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,906
Has my flathead been rebuilt???
I need some help from you fellows... I'm about to start rebuilding my 51-52 flathead motor and I think it has been rebuilt in the past due to a metal plate affixed to the front-bottom of the motor...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-11-2011, 01:17 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 8,990
Re: Want to open new Flathead Business in TX
I agree with you guys,and plan on doing most of the rebuild myself except for the machining.I guess what I'm looking for is a good machine shop with flathead experience.I'm in no hurry to get this...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-10-2011, 11:00 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 8,990
Want to open new Flathead Business in TX
I've been talking to a number of members about the lack of any type of flathead rebuilding/tuning/speed shops in the great state of Texas..What's the deal here in Texas? I am a native texan and am...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-10-2011, 10:38 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,692
Re: Flathead builders in Texas?
I found this one guy in Canton Tx, east of the DFW metroplex, called
Lost in the Fifties. He was mentioned in a rebuild book of mine to be a good flathead engine rebuilder.I'm gonna check him...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-10-2011, 03:17 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,692
Re: Flathead builders in Texas?
36tbird, no I'm not a member of that group,I'll look into them as well. Yeah I've been doing a lot of research and reading (2-3 yrs) on the rebuild of the flathead.The old flatheads definetely need a...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-10-2011, 10:31 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,692
Re: Flathead builders in Texas?
Thanks redhorse1947,much appreciated. I will check these guys out. I really want to do most of the rebuild myself along with my son, but i won't be able to any of the intricate machine work involved....
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-09-2011, 05:04 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,692
Flathead builders in Texas?
I am wondering if anybody out there knows of a respected flathead rebuilder in texas? I have only come across one, a place called Lost in the fifties, in Canton, TX. Surely there is more than one...
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Forum: Early V8
04-07-2011, 09:15 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,502
Re: Flathead engine stand holder & Dolly-
Hey there fellow flathead brother... I am interested in your engine stand and possibly the dolly as well. I am about to start rebuilding my late granpas 1952 flathead 8bA and am in need of a good...
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