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Search feature not working well at all this morning, need to ask a few questions before I spend money. I am building an 8BA with a 4" Merc crank, Eddy heads and a Super Dual intake for mostly street use. I mostly understand how a regrind works, and realize most all flatty cams are regound...

Really thought I had a good block. Hard to get a good PIC due to glare from camera flash. Their is a vertical crack in the middle of the blue tape. A surface crack at this point, but a crack nonetheless, from the valve seat to the waterjacket. This block is junk?

I was looking at an Elgin valve kit. An oversized 1.560 option is available. Can they be installed in 8BA stock hardened valve seats? If so, it seems like a good option as intend to be at 275-285 CI displacement, porting and perhaps relieving etc. My seats appear in decent condition, but...

I have built many engines but I am very new to the flathead. I have a couple 8BA blocks and am in the early stages of parts collection. I have quickly learnd I won't be able to afford the best of everything in this build. I have found a good price on a very Elgin valvetrain kit. I'm sure...

Looking for a 4" stroke Mercury crankshaft for my 49-53 8BA flatty.