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Try http://www.chuckstrucksllc.com/ I got some mounts for my 52 F2 there

USAF, MSGT, Retired - 1967 - 1989 - Vietnam 69 - 70 FAC (Observer), Aircraft Maint A-26, C123, C47, T-37, O-1, O-2, OV-10, T-29, C-131, C117 B-5252, C135, C141 - Disaster Preparedness Tech (Think emergency manager) - Chemical defense equipment research and development liaison

It was used at the dirt tracks

Has anyone mentioned that there are active Model T and Model A Forums - As far as the flat 6 I will post my info on the V8 Forum because I know there are people here who secretly love them

Happy New Year Can you tell us what you can or can't do for the 226 G & H model 6 cylinder Flathead Engine Thank You

Yes that is a "303" , very strong and a favorite among the Muscle Cars of that era - GM used them for a few years until they were able to develop a 3 speed that would with stand a full throttle launch of a full size car

At some point we are all going to die - You can wrap yourself in a cocoon, inside a box, inside a box, etc. and you are still going to die. When I was in the military we had all the physical fitness requirements, I was friends with a guy that went beyond the requirements and ate only Good food...

Bruce - Open the thread - In the red strip just above the post you should see a button with "Thread Tools" on it - Press the button - It opens to three choices - Press the "Show Printable Version" - See if that gives you what you want - You should be able to print to a file on your computer or...

Kraut & Pork is primarily a Pennsylvania thing from the PA Dutch folks - Thank God they got the spread minimized

Check with Gene at: http://www.modelengineeringco.com/mec.htm I know his web site says We're only 32 but he does other stuff as well He made an adapter for my 226 Flathead 6cyl to a 68 Ford Toploader 4 spd

RIP rumble seat I had the honor of haveing Paul stop by on his 2003 Trip Across America - We sat, Paul talked and I took notes Driving his Roadster - I don't think he would want it any other way

Take a good look at the ratios between the gears - Some of them can be quite long and makes for awkward shifting in some situations - Also the gears are thinner than the Ford muscle car toploaders and are not as bullet proof

Flatmotors is neet

I know of a couple of old stock cars that ran flat cranks in stadium races (Think High School football stadium) with a track bairly wide enough for 2 side by side - These tracks had short straights and tight turns - The flat track ran great at these races but didn't do well at the larger area...

Just a reminder - It's a truck - a truck that was designed to work unlike todays trucks - I can remember riding in mid/late 50's trucks when new and they bounced you all over the seats, vibrated and shook - didn't matter if it was loaded or not Anyone saying that they rode like a dream was...