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    Adjustable lifters

    Hey guys at the point to assemble valve train. I am running a Comp Cam and was wondering which adj. lifters are the best. Thanks guys
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    Hot rod company

    Hey guy I was wondering if anyone knew of thehotrodcompany.com and why they dont list flatty parts anymore. they always had a huge selection then all of a sudden nothing. I emailed them twice with no response. Thanks guys
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    8BA valves

    Hey guys I just bought the complete valvetrain from Mac's and it came with stainless valves. The thing that concerns me is the valves from Mac's show to be the same valves for intake and exhaust, now Speedway shows two different valves for intake and exhaust, a 45degree and a 30 degree. which is...
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    Flathead crankshaft issue

    Hey guys got a little crank problem, I installed new main bearings using jegs assembly lube. torqued everything to spec. When I try to turn the crank it wont turn, if i use a wrench on the pulley bolt it will break over and spin by hand. but if you let it stop you have to use the wrench again to...
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    temp. sender

    Hey guys, stupid question here. How do u know the temp of both banks of the engine? Two gauges?
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    cam bearing clearance

    I have a set of standard cam bearings from speedway installed in an 8 BA. I went to install the stock cam back in it and it will not go in at all, so i miked the journals and they are in spec.1.797. I checked the bearings and they are showing 1.790. Is there a chance that these bearings are...
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    Cam bearings 8BA

    hey guys I have a question about cam bearings, I just ordered new cam bearings and they seem smaller than the ones installed. Matter of fact the ones that are still installed seem to have the same size bearing but there looks to be a bigger bearing between the bearing and the block. Am I looking...
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    Machine Shop

    Hi guys, Im new to this forum and I was wondering if any of you in Texas know of a good flathead experienced machine shop, I just purchased a flatty out of a 51 pickup. I really think i got lucky with this one, i started to tear it down yesterday and everything seems to be new, machine marks in...
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