Recent content by curleeman

It seems to me that this topic upsets a lot of you?? What do yall think happens every Sunday in Nascar? Brands battleing brands, FORD,Chevy, mopar, even toyota.. This debate will never go away as long as competition lives. I was just simply stating that almost 90% of every ford hotrod has a...

10-4 ford friends.....I'm a flathead lover myself...long live the flathead

I've got a debate for everybody out there that needs some input..I recently read an article in Street Rodder magazine that was debating why people put a regular old small block chevy in their FORD hot rod?? I must say that it sucks that everytime I go to a car show 9 times out if 10 the hot rods...

Thanks guys for the support...I guess I've gotten a little discouraged in my pursuit of finding a reputable machine/vintage engine shop around here..I have to agree with most of you, it would be extremely risky and doing it for a living may take away what I love to do in my spare time...I will...

Thanks henry/kokomo and flatheadted...You're right,all it takes is serious homework and dedication. It's not like there is a flathead engine training school out there. How does everybody think the guys back in the day did it? They tore into their motors and taught themselves and learned valuable...

Thanks rotorwrench...I do have the #'s...F1R2KC20049 I take it as: F1=1/2 ton pickup, R=V8 flathead, 2=1952 yr, KC= built in Kansas City,MO...Yeah who knows what parts were exchanged on my truck??? I'm not sure of the whole history,my grandpa passed away when I was very young and never got the...

Need a little help from you guys again. Can anyone tell me what type of transmission is in my 1952 ford F1 1/2 ton pickup? The truck has a 239 ci flathead and 3 speed on the column. The VIN plate tells me the transmission is '3-HD', rear axle-3.92....I know the HD is for heavy duty but is this...

Thanks alot tintoptexan...I really appreciate the info, you know how it is not just anybody can wrench on the old flathead...good luck to you..

Thanks Lyle,I'll be sure to check him out....I judt can't hand my motor over to just any 'run of the mill' shop...Thanks man...

thanks, I appreciate it...Will do..

Need some help again from you guys.This may be a stupid question but I need to know if my flatheads crank is siezed up or not? My motor is still in my uncles 1952 F1,today while he was getting it loaded on a trailer, for a trip to his mechanic, my uncle was able to put the truck in neutral and...

Thanks alot Lyle, it's just gonna take dedication and passion to hear that old girl fire up again...best wishes to you as well...

Well,I just turned 34... I feel like I'm out of the loop...What would our love of hotrods and the flathead be without knowledge that is passed on from generation to generation?There's nothing I like more than to recieve advice and information from people who have "been there done that".I'm...

I thought a modern 4 barrel carb might be better for tuning and performance than the Holly 94,either way I have multiple old 94's worthy of rebuilding. Maybe I should run dual 94's and keep it original? I can't find the date of the rebuild,this motor has been setting in my late grandpas 52 F1...

Thanks for the info...I guess it does'nt matter what heads I have now,I plan on replacing them anyway with new alluminum navarro racing heads or offenhauser 8BA heads.I plan on doing a total rebuild replacing practically everything inside out,new 4 barrel navarro manifold for a mondern 4...