Weiand made these for stock car racing. I believe they were meant to duplicate Ford's special "Denver Heads"that were made in aluminum especially for high altitude use and therefore had a higher compression ratio. Since the originals were made by Ford, they were legal in most stock car racing associations. When the original "Denver Heads" came into short supply, Weiand stepped up. I have heard that it was a higher step than Ford took. These may also be Ford "Denver Heads"; they are externally identical (for obvious reasons). EDIT : Here's a little more information from guys that know a lot more than I do : https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=69804.
These heads do not have any Weiand markings or Ford part numbers, and when I cc'd them they are the same as stock iron heads. No other markings other than the cast in "MADE IN USA" and "FOR A". They were in new condition when I bought them about 10 years ago, but as cast. I had them polished. Here is another view.
Made in Canada script alloy heads are not uncommon down under. Our first flathead I polished a set of Canadian heads and they came out great. But that was 40 years ago and my budget was slim.
Probably not ideal, but the pump is actually an early Cadillac OHV pump converted to flathead. It's high flow, low pressure. 2.5 lbs right out of the box. Charlie in NY did it for me.
Haha. Yeah, had to use an epoxy filled coil to mount it like that. Tried to keep the Model A feel without the wire being looped to the top. The clamps are WWII-era aviation Wittek's. The small sized ones are getting really tough to find. I should safety wire them.
Huh? You can't see in since the fuel line is blocking it in the picture. It most certainly is. I'm no rookie. LOL!
-sorry--ones i've always worked on.the little thumbwheel has the 'saddle' that the bail locks into and in that pic the bail looked off to the rear a bit--but the gas was still in bowl !!
No worries. You made me worried, so I ran into the garage to check it out. The view is just blocked by the fuel hose. LOL!
Hello, That photo of the flathead, with its looks and power, would have been outstanding in my old 1940 Ford Sedan Delivery. If it looked like that, the hood would be raised when we were parked for a long time in those teenage hangout drive-in restaurant parking lots. But, no, the Flathead motor was sitting under the closed hood as everyone already knew it was a simple stock flathead motor painted black. No shiny nuts or connections and a single carb that got great gas mileage. The best part was, it started up every time, rain or shine. AND, I could afford to drive it just about anywhere, except for the higher elevations in our local mountains. It was a lack of power that kept the mountain adventures to one try and then none... The one thing it did was to push me down to the lower end of the teenage drag race class. From the fastest modified 58 Impala with a C&O Stick Hydro to the simple Flathead with a LaSalle transmission, what a contrast. I went from the top of the group to one of the lower speed cars going through the Cherry Avenue Drags location late at night. But, regardless of speed, it was fun at either end of the spectrum. YRMV No need to push start it during our surfing adventure road trips. Sure, it would have been nice to have a detailed motor. But for me and the teenage pocketbook, all monies went to the savings account, so I could travel up and down the coastline any time for days and not worry about every having to rent a motel room. Jnaki I was driving my “motel room” to the surfing spots and/or parked quietly in the streets allowing continual surfing for the next few days, just about anywhere…along the coast from North in Santa Barbara to down South in Baja, Mexico. Mostly, it was a 50 mile journey to the Huntington Beach surf spots, the Dana Point peaks and the ever dangerous Camp Pendleton adventures, all able to get to as it was a flat coastal drive to those places. 50 to 100 miles round trip was the normal road trip weekly. But, the highly detailed Flathead motor sitting in Reath Automotive show room was tempting, but would be more than the cost of the sedan delivery… Yikes. At least, my black air cleaner had a nice shiny wax job after I repainted it.
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