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Looking for Plymouth PB 4 cylinder engine parts.
50 Years ago I went to the local Ford Dealership and borrowed their reamer. Did the job and brought it back
I believe Sears also sold Bonneville tires
I have seen an uncracked flathead but it was a 1940 NOS in a wooden crate. This was in the late'60s
Cracks are on head surfaces between stud holes, to valve seats, to cylinders, My experiance has been lately that 4 of 5 blocks are are cracked...
If Mc Master can't supply seals,bushings , O rings then they probably don't exist
Does anyone have pictures of the 1950 Bonneville trials? A friend of mine drove out from the Boston area with his wife and small son in his...
In 20 years of looking at Hersey only found a NOS cab over grill which didn"t fit a pickup. Fortunately I knew some one with a cab over.
You must have been awful lucky. I looked for 20 years and only found a NOS cab over grill which didn't fit fortunately I knew someone with a cab over.
Several listed in Hemmings Motor News
Wow that's a big bore. I had ond 33/8+.030 and the walls were paper thin. Cracked early.
I'd use the mechanical brakes if you don't drive over 30 mph and have no chance of hitting a kid who darts into the road. Hydraulics are better....
Too rare a car to mess with. Sell to a restorer if you need a Hot Rod and buy a more common coupe for your Rod wit the profits.
I know that Ford in the late '40's used brass nots on exhaust manifolds
Your very LUCKY that the were no cracks .
I've found Facebook for sale section a wealth of built street rods and cars waiting ti be built.
A flathead motor is worth about $50 with the heads on. The price could go up or down wiyh the heads removed depending where the cracks are. My...
Those prices would be high for a kid making $20/week in a garage.
Y ou want to see the look on the faces of the 6th grade boys wheb my daughter drives the '67 Vette coupe into the school parking lot.My daughter...
Still looking for information on '32 Plymouth PB rngine
I boughy s det of 15'' red line tires last ywar and they were close to $1000
Without the heads removed you can't tell anything. My experience has been 4 out of 5 flathead blocks are cracked .
How many accelerator pumps do you have hooked up? On high or low?
There were 10 to 6 spline adaptors
I talked with Rich before he died. He couldn't remember very many details.
Can anyone help me with information on a '32 Plymouth 4 cylinder engine?
I was told by someone 60 years ago that the 4.44 were in V60 panel trucks or maybe that where he got the one he sold me.
Braided stainless steel and AN fittings
You could stroke a 4" Merc crank by simply offset grinding and using early ford small journal rods and end up with 41/8 stroke
I bought a set of red lines for my Vette. Expensive but they gave me 10% discount for being a first time customer.
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