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i'd like to put a supercharger on my 239 flathead 8ba. i have never done anything like this and i want to do it right. i have a couple of...
definitely stick a blower on it before you go up to a 4.25" stroke. you got to remember you are dealing with about an 75 lb. crank and only three...
I just got a price on a 8" ford rear end for pretty cheap. what's out there for things like posi locks and heavier gears for that? next...
that was poetry in motion. it really showed what hot rodding is all about. not about how much money you can spend on 1-800-shiny-shit or how...
one carb for every two cylinders? sounds overkill to me
Where is the best place to get a strong rebuild kit for an '84 T-5 Transmission?
i haven't heard that. i also couldn't imagine why it would be so. i too am running an offy 2x2 dual and two holley 94's. i have never heard...
my buddy has a pair of offy dual spark plug flatheads. are they worth it looking at or would that be a waste of time. i think it would be pretty...
different manufacturers have different suspensions designs. Ford has two shocks on opposite sides of the axle at different angles. chevy has...
There is an older gentleman up the road from me and he has an original '50's style '32 ford race car with an 8RT merc flathead. he used to race...
i don't believe any manufacturer made a straight 8 22 stud head.
you can pretty much use anything that will take the heat of the coolant. Glass bottles and coffe cans work well. An older steel Schlitz can or a...
So i incidently may have picked up a t-5 tranny for my flathead. the guy i'm getting it from said that it came from an 80's four cylinder...
what's the best posi rear end ratio for a ford nine inch rear axle that would bolt up to a t-5 tranny and is powered by a 239 ford flathead?
i couldn't tell you how much girdles are but i know that they aren't cheap.
all right i like the feedback that i got from you guys. Thanks a bunch!
maybe i should rephrase. should i box weld my rods and put them back in or should i sacrifice a few hundred bucks and get some h-beams and an ARP...
i'm putting together my flathead piece by piece. i'm pretty sure i want to box weld the rods to strengthen them, and i noticed two things. one,...
you know something you are not the first person to have said that. at one of the cruises i went to in NH, i spoke to a guy who also told me that...
one of the easiest ways to tell which is which is i believe that the v8 -60 has the bell housing cast into the block. at least they did in the...
i have a 239 ford flathead and i am curious what a good transmission would be to hook up to it. i have a toploader right now, but i also think a...
that must have been an awesome show. seeing all those flathead powered rods. wish i were there.
hey everyone. i'd have to say that this is probably the coolest messageboard i've been on. it's nice to talk to others who are as interested in...
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