Re: Post war replacement blocks for 81a
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Originally Posted by deuce_roadster
I have a 59 series long block that was cast in 1953 (stenciled on crate) that is 3 3/16 that came out of a Ford dealership in Texas in 1958. It had 8ba rods, cap screws on mains and 51 crankshaft. I left the bore at 3 3/16, put in a 4" crank and Ross pistons with the skinny rings. This motor is going into a 40 V8 business coupe with 4bbl, and Columbia rear end.
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That's a great story. I'm glad you kept it at 3 3/16. Seems the market today is for boring right past all the oversizes and going straight to maximum for the series. I know the skeptics say there won't be a 'next generation' of flatheaders, but I know a few guys in their thirties who are living the flathead dream. We have to leave something for them to put oversize pistons in.
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