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Re: Flathead tuning tool—— wideband 02 sensor I was running two 94s converted to EFI throttle bodies so the mixture was easily adjustable with a laptop. Max AFR I could run at idle was 12.5. I set WOT idle in the high 12s based in something I read in JWL’s book. Ken

I'm not sure, copart.com is weird. It bid up to $775 I think and the auction was supposed to end this morning at 10am. I think the seller reserve was not met. Now there's a new auction going with an end date of Monday Aug 28... https://www.copart.com/lot/63476033/1951-ford-other-ny-rochester

Nice looking shoebox! What’s going on under the air cleaner?

I thought about it but decided not to pursue because I don’t have space on my property to store and part out the wreck. Hopefully the engine finds a new home other than a scrap/recycling center…. Ken

Thanks Mike, it does look like a dealer, dismantled, or broker is needed to bid unfortunately. Bidding is at $550 right now with about 24 hrs left to go. Ends Aug 21 at 10am EST… Ken

The auction ends Monday August 21, 10am

I couldn't be happier with work Al did for me (2021). He basically did all of the testing and machine work on the block and supplied many of the parts including the nice Mercury crankshaft and a stock flywheel re-drilled for the 10" clutch. No lengthy delays like you sometime get with this kind...

Right, the insurance company owns it now because I declined buying it back at $3.5k. I never added up my receipts but the engine alone was probably $5-6K for parts and machine work. Ken

Thanks everyone for you kind words of encouragement. Seth, unsure what will be next. I'm nearing the end of a Corvair Corsa restoration now and am thinking of going with a bigger Ford next like a 61-63 T-bird, but it's hard to beat that flathead sound. Newc, were you able to fix up your car yet...

A few other "before" photos. Also, forgot to mention water pumps newly rebuilt by Skip 29347300-21DC-483D-A7E1-8182BCC3814D by kenhenry_06268, on Flickr 5EB5EA6D-740E-439F-ABDC-BB3D079A34DA by kenhenry_06268, on Flickr

Thanks for the kind words Tubman. The pelvis will take some time but the can move about some w crutches, and I’m thankful the injury was not more serious. It might take a few weeks for it to come up for auction. I will try to get them to bag the air cleaner.

Hi everyone, I had a major wreck in my 51 Ford on July 30 and it's unfortunately totaled. Thankfully there were no life threatening injuries, though I did break my pelvis. At this point I have let the car go to the insurance agency and declined an option to buy it back at $3500. This means it...

Hmm, I swapped a 49/50 OD trans into my 51 and it seemed to be the same length. Different mount, crossmember, and trans side cover with the clutch pivot lower on the 51 I believe.

I’ve run a 6v solenoid on 12v for years without trouble (knock wood)

SoCalCoupe, I have a similar 3 point install from Julianos in my 51 Tudor, with the shoulder anchor nice and high. I was not able to get it as high on a Corvair hardtop I own, but came across some guidelines that shoulder height or above would be ok. I cant remember the source now and am...

Main advantages are faster starting after sitting for several weeks and perhaps 5-10% better fuel economy in my case. I thought it would quiet my wife down about the exhaust odor. Nope, the idle still needs to be pretty rich for smooth running, maybe 12:1 AFR on my meter… Ken

No, I did post on his thread though. His name is Paul and he used a GM TBI

…and running on the new 276ci. Almost looks like carbs! Ken https://youtu.be/jNpE10gqnb8

Here’s what I did on my 51. All custom made unfortunately, using Megasquirt and junkyard parts, but works great on my newly built 276ci. The video is of the system running on my old 239 https://youtu.be/opD4sg99HKQ

Torque without engine speed is useless. I can apply whatever you want with my arm and a long enough bar. Physics tells us that power moves and accelerates things including our Fords.