Greetings folks. I am a 62 year old trucker from Kitchener, Ontario. My next door neighbour found me a '50 Ford flathead 8BA on his aunt's farm in northern Ontario. I had asked him if there was any old iron up there on the farm that needed some resurrecting so he brought me back the flathead. I have been toying with building a rat rod and I guess this is a start. Just started pulling it apart today and find lots of sand, dirt and various vegetation in it. Well it has been sitting in a field for 30 or 40 years, eh! There are the usual cracks between the head bolt holes & water p***ages but so far nothing too serious. Does anyone know how plentiful parts are in Canada? Thanks ... Billy
Hi Billy Welcome to the board from a relative new guy as well. Although I've been a member for a while I don't tend to post much at all. But when I have a question I find this place to be a great place to look for an answer. In answer to yours...I too have a flat head, a 47, in a 32 high boy. I know of a few people who know of a few people who have access to some flat head parts. Whether they are plentiful here in Canada is anyone's guess I suppose but I find myself usually getting parts out of the states. If you find yourself in a bind I can certainly p*** along a name or two to try and help you out. Have fun and good luck in getting your rat rod started in more ways than one. Norm
welcome from Minnesota raced stock cars in winnepeg Manitoba and did the last 2 world of wheels there
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