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diiulio · 04-11-2013, 01:36 PM

I have bought a few books on the flathead, but I am looking for a good book on the actual assembly steps, bolt torques, etc. Is the Ron Bishop book the one or is there another? I am mechanically inclined, but I have not assembled an engine before. Know the basics, just don't want to screw it up and I don't know anybody locally that does. I am sure there are a lot of guys that know, but I don't know them.

I was thinking about a book too like Engine Blueprinting by Rick Voeglin or Engine Builder's Handbook by Tom Monroe.

I am going to assemble a 8ba, fairly stock hopefully starting next week.

So far, I have the following books:
Rebuilding the Famous Ford Flathead by Ron Bishop
How to Build Ford Flathead V-8 Horsepower by George McNicholl
Flathead Ford V-8 by Joe Abbin
How to Build a Traditional Ford Hot Rod by Mike Bishop and Vern Tardel

04-11-2013, 01:36 PM	#1
diiulio Junior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 29	Good book for rebuild I have bought a few books on the flathead, but I am looking for a good book on the actual assembly steps, bolt torques, etc. Is the Ron Bishop book the one or is there another? I am mechanically inclined, but I have not assembled an engine before. Know the basics, just don't want to screw it up and I don't know anybody locally that does. I am sure there are a lot of guys that know, but I don't know them. I was thinking about a book too like Engine Blueprinting by Rick Voeglin or Engine Builder's Handbook by Tom Monroe. I am going to assemble a 8ba, fairly stock hopefully starting next week. So far, I have the following books: Rebuilding the Famous Ford Flathead by Ron Bishop How to Build Ford Flathead V-8 Horsepower by George McNicholl Flathead Ford V-8 by Joe Abbin How to Build a Traditional Ford Hot Rod by Mike Bishop and Vern Tardel