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Thanks for the great info guys...man I love these forums for just this reason. Much appreciated

And the difference between floaters and babbit's are...?

As a long time painter, I would say find the color grey you like and if it's metallic,have it mixed in a non metallic base. Don't limit yourself to a specific year. There were lots of greys made up through the 50's that were real close to the older colors. Breeze through all the greys and...

Thanks guys. It seems as though the more I read, the more different opinions I got. Someone said 38-42 had floating bearings, one said 39-48... Now I don't feel so scared about having to do the bottom end if need be. Monetarily anyway. I was quoted abut $200.00 per bearing for my banger...

Hi everyone...I purchased a '38 flathead to put into my 29 roadster. It's clean, spins free, I took one head off and the valves and pistons looked good. Now, my question is...when did they start putting insert bearings in the mains and rods? I've never had one apart and was just kinda curious...