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definitely man. i need to start hangin with you guys since i'm ready to start building.. just got a running 59a that i want to start hopping...
no don't delete this. the irony of this post NOT being deleted would be sweet as fuck. he's pissed and thinks it will be deleted. not...
oh, i apoligize then for being wrong. I thought there were more flatheads because i guess i got lucky. (just found a running 59a pulled from a...
holy shit that freaking thing is awesome. i get so much inspiration on this site. i have a reason to live now.
alright, easy tricks, just what i wanted...... so putting in the 4 inch mercury cranks just adds a few horse power, right? is it really a...
? where's the guy that says flatties run 12's all the time. what is your definition of being fast enough? but i agree they are expensive to...
oh sorry, i can't spell. guess my masters in history from FSU does not help in hot rod spelling. my bad guys, LOL
yeah, i was trying to find that post now that i need it. loopey sounding, means like the timing is real slow or the engine has an extremely...
damn man, get over it. you could wake up with cancer or something, be thankful for what you got. don't bitch and just be happy.
when hopping up a flathead, what makes it sound nice and loopey? (like a long stroke engine in a norton or harley, etc.) you know the sound. is...
sweet, thanks for the helpful info, should have known someone already tried to put these babies in a racer. they look cool as shit, just like the...
went to the warbird museum in titusville by my house and found this killer gm made aircraft engine, how sweet would this be in a car? it looks...
how do you build a flathead to dound "loopey"? is it the 4 inch mercury crank, the more numberous carbs, or other modifications or the...
found a 59a block engine so i will go with these guides, thanks for the tips.. you guys think there should be a special section for flatty...
thanks for all the tips guys, i'll get back to you on how it goes.
what is a poor man's way to pick up a flathead engine that is 160 miles away? is there a cheap way like an all in one engine stand/roller? I...
I own a Norton bike and there used to be a motto on belt buckles, shirts and maybe ads for norton that said " Snorton Norton " the username...
holy shit. that's all i can say and that you have inspired me.
thanks, now i need therapy. LOL
what year flatheads are 59A's? the one i'm getting is a 60hp from sometime between 37 to 41 i believe... not sure yet.
uh oh, do we have to go into the green paint is bad luck thing? i never believed it until caffiene crashed his nice bike. that thing...
off topic but i just took a class at a university about the american west and before the railroads it cost William Randolph's Hearst's father...
I'm a total newbie and am wondering what are the best guides to rebuilding-hopping up a flatty... I would like to find a dvd that breaks one...
WARNING GUYS, I AM A LOCAL RESIDENT AND CAN TELL YOU THE SPACE COAST (BREVARD COUNTY, TITUSVILLE, COCOA BEACH, ETC.) IS ONE OF THE MOST...
stainless is not expensive compared to chroming something man.... the trip to the chromer, the bullshit rip off prices due to arrogance and...
7,000? thats not as bad as i thought new tech. would be... a freaking new tig welder cost 4 to 5 thousand anyways...
this is awesome, i need to start learning how to sling lead because i found out the hard way i'm extremely allergic to bondo. when i sanded the...
you're funny, thanks for the details man. I'll see if the guy is crazy enough to let me pay for it, come and mess with it, then leave the rest.. LOL
you're kidding right? didn't his two daughters sell his name to the russian jew who owned clothing company after he was already dead?...
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