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Greetings from the area. Can't wait to see that car at the local cruises.
So what is the problem? You got beer, a stool, a collector car to admire, a great memory welcome to the old guys club.
Here's mine, original engine, hot rodded to a full house 276 in 1953, rebuilt in 2010. Now is 281 cubes, bored .145. 4 inch stroke, Isky springs,...
They did help me with some problems for example lowering the rear and carb setups.
A while back I met Pete Chapouris and Jimmy Shine at So-Cal East. I told them I was restoring a 48 Merc that was hot rodded in the 50s. I asked...
I used SEM etching primer. No mixing when praying with a gun at 25 lbs pressure. It also comes on a rattle can and works great. I bought mine...
Try hooking up to the bottom of the carbs. This is my 48 Merc with early block letter Edelbrock hi-rise. I hope the picture shows how they did...
There are vendors Carpenter for example who sell a float/sending unit that is made specifically for the stock gauge. It is used when converting...
I bought a Lincoln 110 off the ebay store of Indiana Oxygen. It was a factory reconditioned machine with the Lincoln factory 3 year warranty. It...
My 48 Merc 59ab has an early block letter Edelbrock dual hi-rise. It has the stock pump and breather. At some point in time someone drilled an...
I have bought parts from a lot of Flathead vendors. I like to spread the wealth to all those folks keeping us in parts. All of them treated me...
Try the early v8 forum at fordbarn.com. Those guys have all the flathead info you are looking for. There are a lot of good links there also.
I was surprised to find 3 brands of pistons in my 59 ab. The engine was hopped up many years ago with a 4 inch stroke and bored 1/8th over. All...
Wow, a traditional 'Full House' flattie! It can drip oil on my garage floor anytime!
My 70 Eliminator had good horsepower stock but great power with a Comp hi-energy cam.
EMS has floors. They are NOT like the two piece originals they are one piece and very good for the street rod.
Ask the seller if he will refund your money if the block is cracked otherwise I would pass at that price.
The stock heads give good performance just paint them nice and cover the nuts with chrome covers. The single carb will work good too but you will...
I have been searching for this one for a long time.
I sent my original Johnson lifters out to H & H Flatheads and Mike Herman did a good job regrinding them at a reasonable price. I am running a...
Thanks for the info! It seems I was going in the right direction. I just have to keep on plugging.
I want to deck my 48 Merc coupe using the original trunk latch and a cable release. I'm using "key stock" inside the latch with a bar welded at...
My 59ab was already bored .125 over (276 cubes with a 4 inch stroke crank) had to go .145 over using EGGE 3 11/32 pistons and Hastings rings...
Mike Herman at H&H Flatheads did my old Johnson lifters. Did a nice job in a short amount of time and at a fair price.
I customized (?) mine with a plywood back, foam padding and wire tie to hold everything together. It worked nuff said.
Found my 48 Merc coupe in an old slaughter house in Somerset, Pa. Engine is a full house 276 cube with Johnson lifters, full relief, Fentons,...
The lettering is not on the door but this is what was lettered on the fenders of my 48 Merc coupe as I found it. The coupe had not been run for...
I suggest you contact Jerry @ Schnieder Cams or Max Herman @ H&H Flatheads or Flathead Jack. They have good selections in Flathead cams and will...
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