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Old 04-04-2018, 09:15 PM   #1
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NOS, never assembled, flathead Ford V-8. Has anyone ever seen or heard of one? If so where is it, and what is it? RAY
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Old 04-04-2018, 09:17 PM   #2
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Never assembled engines? You mean put in cars? My friend has several engines like that.

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Old 04-04-2018, 09:26 PM   #3
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No, I am asking about NOS parts that were never assembled to build an engine, but would become an engine if ever assembled. As in one collection of parts. RAY
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Old 04-04-2018, 09:27 PM   #4
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My buddy had two F/H V-8 bare blocks in crates from the 70's. Sent one to Motor City Flatheads and they built it into a 276 c.i. motor. Has one left.
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Old 04-04-2018, 10:33 PM   #5
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there was a new 59ab in a crate on the barn last year, in az i believe, 5k asking price. barnfind 08 has everything else
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I had this NOS 99a block until a couple of years ago when I was offered too much to say no, I still have the original packing crate it came in.
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Old 04-05-2018, 08:55 AM   #7
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What are you looking for in the way of N.O.S. Engine parts, I have a few still in Cosmoline and ford boxes. I also have some never used replacement Distributor caps to replace the old Mallory flat caps to convert to standard tower type caps if you are interested.
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Old 04-05-2018, 09:46 AM   #8
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I had this NOS 99a block until a couple of years ago when I was offered too much to say no, I still have the original packing crate it came in.
Factory relief... Holy Cow!
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Old 04-05-2018, 10:25 AM   #9
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NOS, never assembled, flathead Ford V-8. Has anyone ever seen or heard of one? If so where is it, and what is it? RAY
There is one on the HAMB

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Also Tod on this forum is going to cast some new ones.
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Old 04-05-2018, 11:28 AM   #10
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I had some work done on a banjo rear end by a old Ford guy back in 2000. While he was showing me around I came across a brand new, still shiny, factory relieved, 59AB block on a stand. When I asked about it he said it was for sale. I thought about it for a while but he talked me out of it because it was going to be expensive. Now I'm still kicking myself, it probably would have been the best $500 I ever spent.
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<<<<< has NOS genuine Ford rods, cranks, cams, timing covers , aluminum heads, along with many smaller parts for 221-239-V8/60
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A block for $2500? Wow. I know a couple sources for blocks and not near that much. I know where to get an engine for $3500 just a few parts rebuilt.

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Old 04-05-2018, 11:44 AM   #13
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I can find out what all was rebuilt but this was a crate engine from wartime.

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No, I am asking about NOS parts that were never assembled to build an engine, but would become an engine if ever assembled. As in one collection of parts. RAY
I'm sure there are people out there that have collected enough NOS parts to assemble an engine.

That said, I doubt Ford ever sold an un-assembled "kit" (such as all the individual parts in boxes on a pallet sold as a single catalog P/N) to build an engine. A dealer would have either purchased parts individually as needed, or a factory assembled "crate" engine for "drop-in" replacement.
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Very common on military 99a blocks here in NZ
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Old 04-05-2018, 05:22 PM   #16
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I guess that is the reason SBC and small block 302 Fords are popular in these old dogs today.................
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Old 04-05-2018, 07:52 PM   #17
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LOL, they've been very popular in early fords for more than 50 years!!!
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Old 04-05-2018, 07:58 PM   #18
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Don't believe cheap and easy is the current draw of the flathead!!!
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Old 04-06-2018, 05:34 PM   #19
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I'm sure there are people out there that have collected enough NOS parts to assemble an engine.

That said, I doubt Ford ever sold an un-assembled "kit" (such as all the individual parts in boxes on a pallet sold as a single catalog P/N) to build an engine. A dealer would have either purchased parts individually as needed, or a factory assembled "crate" engine for "drop-in" replacement.
I am asking , who are, and where are these people that actually have one? I have heard a lot of tales about the people that know someone that knows someone that has one. I would like to know who those people are. I come from the Show Me state, so I want to see one. RAY
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There is one on the HAMB

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...block.1101118/


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dose it have the NOS cracks...LOL
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