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I’m confused, are you selling the Merc or the ford? the Merc looks incredible by the way.
To be clear, I already have a 08 Crown Vic cop car. I bought it to do a suspension and power plant swap into this truck. The trouble is that I...
Thank you to everyone for their ideas, suggestions, and thoughts. I’ve done a ton of research and ordered some books. While I can’t get a copy of...
I don’t need to drive it every day… I have options including a 24 Tundra Limited Hybrid and a hotrod 911 Turbo. I am looking for something a bit...
I have a 8RT (1CM heads) in my 53 F600. It runs awesome when I get it running but it cranks SLOW. I replaced the battery with a new one, all new...
I spoke with them yesterday. They are backed up and their boring tools are broken. I may get the block machined at a machine shop that builds...
I spoke with a couple of the known Flathead builders in Alberta and Saskatchewan today… I’m coming around to this way of thinking.
I got the engine home today and pulled off a head. The good - rotates freely, cooling passages are nice and clean (for a 75 year old engine), it...
I’m picking up the engine tomorrow and will know more shortly. Unfortunately I need to head back out of town next week so it won’t be until next...
I was hoping to not bore it unless I have to. I pick up the engine on Monday night but leave for another business trip on Tuesday. Calgary has no...
Based on the enjoyment I’ve gotten from the flathead in my 53 F600 farm truck so far, I decided to postpone the Crown Vic swap on the 53 Merc M100...
I made up and installed the 2/0 cables with my new hydraulic hex crimper yesterday and it made some difference but not enough. I’m going to check...
I picked up the 2/0 wire tonight. The crimping tool and terminals arrived during the week. I will get the new wires built and installed tomorrow...
I ordered a hydraulic crimper and 2/0 terminals from Amazon. I am going to pick up wire today… on sale at Princess Auto right now. I may need to...
My 53 Ford with a flathead V8 cranks pretty slow. I’ve been told that I need to put in 00 wire to replace the original battery cables. Is 00...
Awesome work.. so,will there be a hood?
Nope… special wishes 930 SE…
My German cars attract all sorts of attention… one of my favorite comments was, ‘nice Porsche. Is it a Targa?’ it’s quite clearly a coupe.
Explain why rotella t4 would or would not be a good choice to use in a 1953 flathead ford v8 engine ChatGPT said: Alright, let's get into it:...
RIP Ed.
Jeebus - I opened a can of worms. Sorry. The engine was rebuilt at a ford reman shop in 1974. Beyond that, I know nothing about the history of...
Thank you. Next question… I’m planning to just run Rotella 15w40 in it. Any issues?
I’m trying (going) to get my 53 F600 running to haul bales on my farm this summer. It runs and I have a video to prove it. Next is hooking up the...
Thank you! Any idea on the outside and inside dimensions on the gasket surfaces? A million 'thankyous'!
Here are some of my father's old race cars that he built and raced when he was 15 - 20 years old... they were the first in Western Canada to run a...
That’s my next move if I can’t get some dims today... or just go get the dims off the blower 50 miles away...
A friend is restoring a 70s dragster and has asked me to reverse engineer and build the injector for atop a 671 blower. Originally they had a...
If you actually were a metallurgist, you would realize the error in the above generalization. If steels such as low carbon alloys are exposed to...
Dzuari - how is your rotary valve engine project coming? It’s been a few years since you posted in this thread so I imagine you have some Dyno...
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