Bought three Flathead V8 engines yesterday

[Ol' Ron]

when you dissemble these engines, make sure you keep the rods with the crankshafts. I say this to insure the balance of the crank asssy is not broken. The factory balance job is very good and just replacing the pistons will have little affect on it. Thus you can save a few hundred dollars on the rebuild. besides very few balance rs know how to balance flathead rods.