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Discussion in 'Traditional Hot Rods' started by J.Ukrop, Feb 13, 2026.

  1. J.Ukrop
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    J.Ukrop submitted a new blog post:

    Flathead Friday

    Continue reading the Original Blog Post
     
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  2. MMM1693
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    Nothing better than a well dressed flathead! Dan:cool:
     
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  3. winduptoy
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    agreed, unless it is sitting in your car, in your garage....ready to go at a moments notice...
     
  4. Spooky
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    great post, @J.Ukrop

    I recently put together a display engine for my garage.
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  5. Mr48chev
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    Here are the heads for my 8BA that I now have to figure out what to put it in But I am leaning towards a bobber truck.
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    I bought the engine out of a Jeep Wagon several years ago.
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  6. Tim
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    Love that black roadster with the white panel stripes! Feels familiar I bet @Jimmy B could ID some of these.
     
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  7. NealinCA
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    I know we are talking about flatheads...but how about the tuck n roll radiator cover!

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    And speaking of chrome pans and chrome water pumps and chrome 97's and...here's pile of junk in my 5w 20240825_093000.jpg 20240825_092509.jpg 20240825_092359.jpg 20240825_091733.jpg 20240825_091504.jpg 20240825_091711.jpg 20240825_090846.jpg 20250209_172354.jpg

    And the generator, starter, oil filter, fuel pump, fuel pump stand, fan, idler ***embly, carbs, air cleaners, and transmission are all 1950's "old chrome". The oil pan and water pumps are the biggest addition of new chrome to the whole mix.
     
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  8. Bandit Billy
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    Rolling works of art
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  9. DDDenny
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    Dad!!!
    Billy is showing off again.
    Ok, about as nice a flathead as there ever was one.

    Bill, I know things have been a bit "wobbly" lately but guessing when looking at that flatty in your roadster (almost) everything is right with the world.
     
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    It don't make it worse!
     
  11. MMM1693
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    Well played BB Dan:cool:
     
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  12. CSPIDY
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    after seeing the thread,
    Every day should be Friday
     
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  13. Tim
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    @NealinCA the radiator cover grabbed me as well! @IronTrap could steal that for the free T!
     
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  14. hotrodlane
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  15. RMcCulley
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    You could probably charge people to sit a look at your 32 once it is finished, that is one perfect looking flathead

     
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  18. krylon32
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    from Nebraska

    A trio of Flatheads from Cornhusker Rod & Custom. I do the fronts a little different.

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    Second one.

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    Third one.

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  19. 63Biscuit
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    I don't have a pic (sadly), but one of the guys my pops worked with in the Hot Wheels design department rode a V8-60 powered old Harley. Pretty bad***.
     
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  20. HOTRODPRIMER
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    The flatty that was in my '32 Fordor.

    Not a beauty but a good runner. HRP

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  21. HOTRODPRIMER
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    My pal Dave's 1940 coupe's flatty HRP

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    Fellow club member Steve's Flatty, This on was pulled from his dad's 52 Ford truck when he replaced it with a later model 350 Chevy, the engine was buried on the back of the farm, after Steve bought the 32 he decided to replace the banger with a V8 so he dug the flatty up and rebuilt it and the engine runs like a top, you can't make this stuff up. HRP

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  23. HOTRODPRIMER
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    Dave's Confused 32/34 Pickup Flathead. HRP

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  24. cs39ford
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    IMG_0002.jpeg IMG_5814.jpeg My clock and my 39 ford
     
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  25. fabricator john
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    h IMG_8333.jpeg heres me this is in my '27 tudor
    Fabricator John
    miss you dad
     
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  26. Sharpone
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    Thanks all
    That’s a lot of eye candy in one page!
    Dan
     
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  27. atch
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  29. atch
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    I've got about a hundred more pix that are equally nice/impressive. Here's a sample though. I imagine that all (or most) of these came from the H.A.M.B.

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  30. 41 GMC K-18
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    Hey @Ryan check out the very cool Harmon Collin’s magneto!
     
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