picked this flat head engine stuff up today at a local swap.. Edelbrock "Super" with pair of partial chromed" 97's" Offenhauser heads gen and starter with chrome covers chrome fan with pulley chrome headers and other piece?. stuff will go on my 38 deluxe paperdog
$425 FOR ALL came off a t-bucket from Eveleth minn. snow is still here but melting some what paperdog
any thing you touch increase in value.. except with that! i believe all th chrome should clean up an the aluminium is good better condition than the edelbrock heads you saw here .. paperdog
Guess I should have gone... Last time I was there, it was full of greasy stock small block chevy stuff, and Pinto hubcaps. Never seen anything like that there!
it was gone 3 minutes after opening and all that was left was greasy stock small block stuff ....pinto hubcaps... toys and books.. chinese tools ...used import wheels and tires.. even north dakota dave was absent! sorry you missd it pretty sure i tipped you off tho paperdog
great score i think you got it cheep that stuff aint fallin off trees anymore......all the old guy are horden........good job
dang, dude, how do you sleep at night? you should go back and give that poor sap some extra money.... haha....that's a smokin' deal....good job!
Damn it! And I NEED a pinto hubcap! Nice score.............. Is that a good price! Sheesh! some people......... Hey, I'll swap you for some CLEAN stock small block stuff?
THANKS I FEEL YOUNGER NOW! GUESS I QUALIFY AS OLD AND A HOARDER. THE GUY IS GONNA CALL ME TODAY HE MAY HAVE MORE TOO...LIKE 32 TRUCK GRILL SNOW MAKES IT LOOK GOOD.. PAPERDOG
Yeah you did, and I appreciate it! I went to that one for years, and it seemed like the same stuff every time...The same stuff I don't even slow down for at the summer swaps. I think I may have bought some Chinese tools once, but now that we have a Harbor Frieght, I just keep a list in the garage, and go there every 6 months. More time/money for the good stuff at the swaps. Looks like they still get fresh meat there once in a while. I guess I'll have to try it again next time. We'll have to try to hook up at Anoka this summer or something since we're so close.
people love to joke about patina but there is something special about parts that an old hot rodder took to a chrome shop sometime in the past...IMHO. They couldn't order it on line from a web site. I much prefer old chrome to the new perfect stuff and personally think it's worth more. (I can't afford either) Nice find.
The "other piece" is the fuel pump-stand/crankcase breather. Great price as long as the heads aren't eaten up with electrolisis...check the surfaces for straightness and check the spark plug holes for threads.. all repairable if they're bad..
patina = ( HAMB definition ) rusted, corroded, cool old antique **** that someone else found in a barn, field, boneyard or swap meet before you did and now you're pissed because you didn't score it first.
the areas around the water p***ages are not "crisp"kinda softened like some scuz was there before the outer water necks have some erosion... but not any worse than steel necks i have used the spark plugs are all new and installed..? hopefully the threads are all good the pipe plugs look good too as far as being milled??? no visible cracks or missin fins some edelbrock heads i have are much much worse i'll be checkin them for square /warp soon thanks for your concern swap meet rush is now a memory and reality sets in... paperdog
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