What did you do today that was flathead V8 related?

Thanks to the guys in the steering box lube thread i decided to check the grease in the '37 box. it took a small amount of grease. as kube had said he drilled and tapped the fill plug although sounds like a great and handy idea i choose to just remove the plug and fill box with my needle attatchment for grease gun that i bought for a cv joint i believe for one of my other vehicles some years ago. also i could use a new fill plug,is getting worse for the wear. Tom.
 
Went on a great outing with my friend's T. The highlight was a visit to a private collection which has all deluxe convertibles and roadster for all the flatheads and the cars are pristine!

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And for the go fast guys :-)

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Went to see and listen to the dealer exchanged ‘38 engine for our ‘35 that Ed Smith rebuilt. Apparently the dealer found an oddball 21-stud ‘38 when the uncle had them do the swap. No idea when.
 

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azlkk said:
Went to see and listen to the dealer exchanged ‘38 engine for our ‘35 that Ed Smith rebuilt. Apparently the dealer found an oddball 21-stud ‘38 when the uncle had them do the swap. No idea when.
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All 1937 and many 1938 Ford 85 hp engines were this style 21 stud motor, nothing odd about them. Swapping in a 37-38 style 21 stud motor into a 32-36 Ford has been common since Ford first made the parts so their dealers could do so.
 
Rebuilt fuel pump on the '41 Merc. I was surprised that the diaphragm looked perfect, I expected it to have pin holes, as the output was week as evidenced by the car running out of gas on a steep hill. I then found the plate that holds the valves in place had a stripped screw, resulting in the valve not being held down securely. Tapped hole deeper and used longer screw. Used new diaphragm, valves, springs etc. No more problem on grades.
 
Getting ready for Hershey! Got the new banner to hang at my tent. Nice flathead V8 image too :-)

Stop by if you are at Hershey. South chocolate, CJ 71-73 near light pole 61.
 

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At 93 I don't do much that is flathead related any more, but I did buy a door handle for my 35 Pickup off of eBay. Whoopee
 
I just found out (a little late!) that my car made the Early Ford V8 club calendar for October 2025. I don't really use paper calendars anymore, so didn't know until a friend mentioned seeing a car like mine on the calendar. I had forgotten about submitting the photo last year.
 

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I just found out (a little late!) that my car made the Early Ford V8 club calendar for October 2025. I don't really use paper calendars anymore, so didn't know until a friend mentioned seeing a car like mine on the calendar. I had forgotten about submitting the photo last year.
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Yesterday I dry-fit the timing cover to see how the crab distributor would line up. I went in thinking this 59 block would have a long-snout camshaft and that I’d need a spacer for the distributor, but as soon as it seated I found it’s actually running a short-snout cam and different from what I expected.

This engine was rebuilt in the late ’70s and has been sitting ever since. It replaced a cracked ’34 block, and I’m starting to see the builder reused a lot of early parts, it also has 29A heads. I’m assuming he used the shorter cam too.

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After getting sticker shock on Rebuilders and Decent Flathead engines for sale. I am putting the 40 Ford Tudor Deluxe up For Sale even though it needs an engine.
Lets see what happens after 36 years of happy motoring.
 
Yesterday I polished the stainless steel bed strips going on my 34 pickup. Today will install the oak planks and bolt them down with SS strips.
 
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