Thanks for input guys...will b level.....an ol'ron...right on....i hear you...the stand i guna be for a twin motor i plan on building...pretty much using this new motor for a mark up...an while its on there i of coarse will run it...then spring will come i will gently install my motor...gently...
Ok..i just finished building a new flathead 8 running motor stand...before i weld up last two legs i was wondering that when i bolt the carb on ...what angle/degree if any should the engine be at or is it supposed to be completely level?
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Derek from r.i.
Yes...the oldtimer told me that exactly...paint was supposed to red i think...im making a running motor stand as we speak.lol.cant wait to hear her rumble...you can still see the crossssweirls in cyclinders...no ridge...definitely complete rebuild...valves..cam bearingd whole nine yards....im...
Ok...i purchased a flathead v8 from a old friend..oldtimer...he got this motor 15 years ago...fresh rebuild ..running when he recieved....stored for the 15 years.now mine...so info from him says it came out of a 51 truck...which means nothing since it was mostlikely swaped at some...
Would really like to talk to you in person...im new to this era but fabricator mechanic my whole life...i want to to make mine reliable also...curious on all connections...
Derek
Foster r.i.
401-749-7491
That pic above is the way i found it in a barn in the mountains of virginia/kentuckey line...i drove it around for a couple years without doin anything but a battery an fuel.lol...this past year i decided to make a no fender car an take the homemade wood bed off an build a custom body...put a...