The Ford Barn

tubman · 02-02-2018, 07:33 AM

Yesterday, I sold one of my spare engines to a guy who is building an A-V8. He only needed a good block, but he bought and paid for a good complete engine because he can't find a good 8BA block. He has gone through five different blocks, all of which were cracked. You would think that up here in North Central Minnesota these blocks should be easy to find, but apparently not. This guy is no "Rookie" either, being deeply involved with Model "T"'s for a long time (he wanted something a little faster this time). I would have thought that a simple "Wanted" ad either here or on the "H.A.M.B." would have turned a couple up, but I guess that doesn't work any more either. It looks to me like the day of the crack-free $400 8BA block is gone. Given this, I'd hate to be in the position of trying to find an earlier block. Anybody else seeing this?

Tod - How are you coming along?

02-02-2018, 07:33 AM	#1
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 12,140	Block availability Yesterday, I sold one of my spare engines to a guy who is building an A-V8. He only needed a good block, but he bought and paid for a good complete engine because he can't find a good 8BA block. He has gone through five different blocks, all of which were cracked. You would think that up here in North Central Minnesota these blocks should be easy to find, but apparently not. This guy is no "Rookie" either, being deeply involved with Model "T"'s for a long time (he wanted something a little faster this time). I would have thought that a simple "Wanted" ad either here or on the "H.A.M.B." would have turned a couple up, but I guess that doesn't work any more either. It looks to me like the day of the crack-free $400 8BA block is gone. Given this, I'd hate to be in the position of trying to find an earlier block. Anybody else seeing this? Tod - How are you coming along?