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Hi folks, Ruth Holleran here. We're having a memorial service for Ron Holleran this Saturday, May 3 at 2 pm at Brownsville Community Church, Brownsville Vermont. 66 Brownsville-Hartland Road, Brownsville (blink and you'll miss it), Vermont. We plan to pass the mic and hear lots of stories. I'm...

I'm Ron's daughter-in-law. I've written two posts about our situation. He's still Kicking, and all the grandkids are coming up this week to visit. You know Ron well enough to know that for him humor is not too far from tragedy. We've been telling stories that keep us from tears. And sometimes...

Th3 last Flatheadwas mage in 1953/4. They were a good 50/75K engine. Today in perfick condittion, might be good for local use, but traveling across country would be pretty risky. Removing the fuel pump raider fan and converting to 12vand converting to one of Charley's distributors This will...

More data on this as I get organized. Bt 92 soon and nobody in the family iz interested. Preping a video now!!

Recently I was asked if You could run a set of Offy 8ba heads on a 59AB block?? his brings up a good question, What's interchangeable between the early and latr flatheads? Back in the 60;s the place to get your engines build was "Bill Barths" He did them all. While iwas running a 59 engine in...

I was told to re post this At present I'm trying t build a street engine that will have adequate power, good fuel economy , at a reasonable cost. Unfortunately, the engine is not acceptable in most places because it has no "speed equipment" or fancy "stuff? amd looks like a stock engine...

Tried to contact the fellow that ask me to help him but no luck The flathead engine had floating bearings up untill 48 They came on 2 sizes 32/38? not sure Amd then 40/99a/48? these were the 2.00" bearings used on the stroker cranks as well Then the 59 series engines up to 48 ar 2.138" These...

I think I'm one of the last members of the original Ford barn. Had a nice long talk with Shelly last week, she ran it for quite awhile . Not nuch going on back at the shop. I'm uilding my last Flathead engine a 258 with alot of torque and low cost for the guy that just wan a good reliable ...

Going threw my old cams looking for the 300 jr I had in the stockcar I ran across a weber caO4oX with .402 lift. Don't my setup together to check duration and was wondering if Pete might have a list of weber cams better than the old advertizing one I have. Thanks Granps

Might make a new forum?? Some of us old timers have stories that might you laugh, or understand where we come from in this world of flatheads. Ill make this one real short. Back in the 80's when I started building engines, I also had a job delivering parts for a "Junk yard"/ Most of the places...

map://ron258@imap.vermontel.net:143/fetch%3EUID%3E.INBOX%3E41274?part=1.2&filename=Rare%20Wood.pdf&type=application/pdf I hope one or more are from members of the barn, Wou. Grampsld like to know more

eed to contact Toney" yjr fellow that sells the L-100 cam

I have dozens of projects I have alot of pics for that might help some of the new people in improving their knowledge oof the old flathead. I posted some pics last week after afew trys, but what ever id did I can't replace. If come one could PM their Pone no I could call and He /she could talk...

Pete, You're probably one of the few people here that knows about them. I think I have a set?? will know tomorrow .. Straing looking heads. have the thermostat housings as well. Gramps

Sometimes things don't work the way you think they should, Developing this manifold, I inlisted the help of my grand sm Ben, He was studding "Solid works: so we came up with some numbers that could be easiely be changed to follow the air floe using the computers flow at 20" inches Vac we mad...

new intake guide

8*ba guide shorted .125" This aluminum addition to the guide is to shape the flow of AF out of the bowl The port id shaped to provide a limier flow of AF ann not size. Haven't flow cheked it yet.

The answer is: absolutely not!!!! The internet as posted several articles on relieving the flathead block. I did allot of this in the early days, untill I went racing, and discovered the fact that very few builders did this. In a conversation with a builder of a few good winning engines ...

Tried to answer your PM but it didn't work for some reason, call me 1802 875 2140 G

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