ardun heads on a 50 flathead?

looking for one of you smart fellers to talk to about ardun heads on flatty im pulling out of my 50 shoebox. im having a hard time finding a good flathead builder in town, and especially one to chat with about this conversion

i guess what i need is to find someone who has done this alot and is very familiar with it.

thanks

 

Last time I saw,Ardun heads were well over $10,000 a pair.



That is not a typo.

And you need a bunch of extra stuff,and machine work,to put it all together.
If a $30,000 motor,with a shakey bottom end design,isn't a problem,Go For It.

 

gotta love the positivity!

 

Have you guys built a kick *** anything lately? It all costs $$$$$$$

Steel mains,Moldex Crank,Corello Rods,???? GO FAST OR GO HOME!!!
Now you can get the new Alloy Ardun block...........

 

If ya cant find no one local, There are two very good ones here on the left coast. CA & WA. PM me if ya need the info.

 

Uncle Bluto is right... ARDUN motors aint realy about the speed to money ratio... its the cubic dollars squared to positive cool factor here

i mean, C'mon!! who's gonna gather the biggest drool puddle around thier car at a show... a fast as hell SBC, or a flatty with ARDUN heads? hell even the new castings have an aura around them, kinda like the Madona you remember from the stained gl*** windows in church when you was a kid

 

Art Chrisman would be a good choice. He's in Orange County.

 

Jack Choate in Yuma, AZ. is a great flathead builder and he can tell you about the heads. He does not know where you can get use ones at this time. His Nr. is 928-783-8600. P.S. He is 73 years old , he built his first flathead in 1948 and had all the tools and machines he needs to do it right. .

 

Have to admire your tastes!
HP to $$$ ratio is not very good.
BUT - as someone says, "$$$ to DROOL factor is right up there!!"

 

Riley V-8 beats Ardun $$$ to DROOL every time

 

Do you happen to have any contact info ? Thanks !

 

If you're looking for someone to build the motor, the person to contact is Cotton Werksman. He's the best there is. In fact, he did the motor in the Pearson Bros. car when Bruce Meyer restored it.

 

www.ardun.com ?

 

First I like Bruce

BUT HE DIDN'T RESTORE THE PERSON COUPE!!!!!

He only paid for it

 

Of course. I didn't mean to imply otherwise.

 

yes, those are the "resurected" ARDUN heads... look cosmeticaly the same as the OG heads, but updated and improved internals

 

Yeah I had a run in with a set of OG Arduns trying to bite the back of my calves while visiting with Baytown Greaser a few months ago. It was like being at a party and hearing Marilyn Monroe is there. Then calling ******** only to turn around and have her looking you square in the eyes.

I've heard of the old #'d ones going from $20-30K in the last few years. Depends on if they are cast with Ardun, blank, or Made in England.

 

some ardun heads sold at the good guys swap meet two years ago (or 3 years) and they went for 16,000 real quick. They had ardun stamped right across the front!
I cant imagine what they are worth since the rod price hike!

 

Ican send you a copy if need be and could chat, love those arkus duntovs!

 

last time i seen a set of OG heads for sale was about a year ago . . . i wanna say Iola but not sure. went for $22k IIRC. INSANE money

 

Weren't Ardon heads made for the earlier motor, 59AB?

 

If your gonna go with the Arduns, you might as well top it with one of those $15,000 SCoT blowers.

 

Pair of original Arduns on eBay right now, starting bit $20k.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ARDU...34202QQitemZ4577755974QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

 

why not run a "Birner OHV" conversion on yer flatty?

 

or how about a "Riley OHV".....

 

or even more far out.....how about running a "Dixon OHV".....those valve covers are ***y don't you think???

 

Or.....dig that "C.T. Automotive OHV" supercharged setup out of the corner of the garage and run it!!

 

Or be unique (as in one of only 20 sets made unique) and run a v8-60 Ardun OHV setup.....prepare to drool.......

 

Here's a short history of ARDUN that I found for your hotrod learning enjoyment....

 

ever since i heard of the 60hp 17 stud version of the ardun head i dreamed of owning an setup, heck WTF atleast this reminded me that i actually own an v8-60, hmm maybe i need to run that in one of my cars
to much engines laying around