Flathead SBC

[JayChicago]

No doubt you experienced guys have seen this before, but I'm new to flatheads and this was a shocker to me.

A guy in our local Gearheads club just bought a T-bucket with a "flathead" engine. As I'm scratching my head trying to figure out what I'm looking at, he points out to me it's not a flathead at all. It's a SBC with aftermarket heads and "flathead" valve covers.

Weird! But still, interesting to see.

 

[petehoovie]

No doubt you experienced guys have seen this before, but I'm new to flatheads and this was a shocker to me.

A guy in our local Gearheads club just bought a T-bucket with a "flathead" engine. As I'm scratching my head trying to figure out what I'm looking at, he points out to me it's not a flathead at all. It's a SBC with aftermarket heads and "flathead" valve covers.

Weird! But still, interesting to see.

 

[jimTN]

Just another garbage truck engine!

 

[34fordy]

Just another garbage truck engine!

At least he covered up some of the UGLY but it still would not have the sweet sound!

 

[cadillac512]

Those upper spark plugs are going to oil foul pretty quickly.

 

[paul2748]

These scrub guys will do anything to cover up their engines.

 

[GB SISSON]

With all that time and expense on those 4" thick finned 'valve covers' the creator shoulda gone straight for the holy grail and faked a pair of Arduns.

 

[slowforty]

yeah and you have to put thev oil in through a spark plug hole

 

[deuce_roadster]

Hey Gary, at the Shelton car show, I sat and listened to the comments of the folks who walked by describing this as a '350', a fuel injected Big block Chev, Hillborn injection on a small block Chev, an Olds Rocket 88, a nailhead Buick with aftermarket valve covers, a Chrysler hemi. It was quite amusing. There were 3 of us "gray hairs" that actually knew what it was!

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[Flathead]

We are raising a poor crop of new gearheads, very sad.

 

[Karl Wescott]

There are good young gearheads out there. They just think its not a hot rod until it gets over 8000 rpm. Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

[paul2748]

With all that time and expense on those 4" thick finned 'valve covers' the creator shoulda gone straight for the holy grail and faked a pair of Arduns.

 

[Joe B.]

"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery."

 

[mfirth]

You won't find two water pumps on a "fake" flathead either.........

 

[Scott52]

I have and SBC 283 but it's in a 56 Chevrolet. I bought a 8BA at the start of COVID because I had never worked on one. The 52 Crestline came with it, my current project. I also have a classic Dodge 230 Flathead in a Power Wagon. They were around forever. Fun working on different engines.

 

[pistonbroke]

at least the guy new the SBC should not be seen in public. Tim

 

[51 MERC-CT]

Just happens to be done to a SBC

Saw the same treatment over 20 years ago, only difference it was done using a 289 FORD OHV.

 

[V8COOPMAN]

Just happens to be done to a SBC

Saw the same treatment over 20 years ago, only difference it was done using a 289 FORD OHV.

Yup, here's a "little" Chevy with ARDUN heads. Check water pump & distributor.

Coop

 

[GB SISSON]

We are unlikely to see anyone installing fake chevy valve covers on a ford flathead.

 

[tubman]

Coop, I'll bet that "Ardun" would fool 99% of the Hoi Polloi.