Hopefully you Flathead guys can help with this one. Thinking of a motor swap in my 49 coupe. The original 239 flattie Ford is in it now, and can get a 337 Lincoln. Any instulation info and changes that would need to be made would be apprieciated.
The 337 weighs much more and you'll go insane trying to find speed equipment for it---and even if you do find some, you'll go insane trying to PAY for it!
Who needs speed equipment? Lincoln flatheads are cool even when they're slow! Like previous posters have said ... Lincoln flatheads are HEAVY. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 700-800 pounds. So you may need to change your front springs.
If yer lucky, Stacey Brown at Antique Auto Supply MIGHT have rebuild parts for the Lincon V-8. Even then I seriusly doubt you'll be happy with it . This motor was used briefly in F-6 Ford trucks as It had LOW end tourque , not speed . Antique Auto Supply 1225 Colorado Lane Arlington Texas scrubba
It was NEVER used in F-6 trucks. It was used in F-7 & F-8 s only from 1948 (model year) thru 1951. It IS heavy and it WAS known for its prodigous torque. It made those 2 1/2 & 3 ton trucks faster than most of the larger engined compe***ors in its day. Losing the exhaust manifolds and building a set of headers will save several pounds. You didn't say what kind of transmission is behnd it. If its the Hydramatic (GM) there's even more weight to be concerned with.And if it IS a Hydro, you'll probably never find any of the necessary bits to convert to a stick. If it's truck engine, youll have a flywheel and bell housing which can be adapted to.
If you have ever riden in a 49-51 Lincoln you will have part of your answer they are very heavy, very smooth, quiet, powerful and both autos and standards can cruise all day at 75mph. I am not now nor have I ever been a flathead V8 fan but those Lincoln ones were special!
And if you're not decided on a stick, the Hydramatics are good transmissions, even if they are heavy. When they're adjusted right they work great.
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