Flathead's Done!

GreenMonster48

GreenMonster48

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Just wanted to post a picture of my final product. Seems like it took forever. The hardest part was cleaning the 65 year old grease off of all the parts I re-used. Finally got it dialed in.

.125 over, stock stroke
Schneider 254F cam
Zephyr springs
Edelbrock Heads, Intake, and Carb
Bubba's Distributor
 

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I also switched from non-synchro 4 speed to synchro'd 3 speed in the process. Man, what a difference! Thanks for the compliments so far.
 
Great looking engine!

Does the cam have any lope at idle? How is low to mid range performance?
 
Not much lope at all, but definitely a little rumbly-er

Low and mid are freaking great, but that's compared to my dog tired stock 239. My friend has a 29 Roadster with a mild but fresh 8BA, and I could definitely blow his doors off.

I may have chosen a slightly bigger cam if I had it to do over again, but I just wanted to pep up my old farm truck, not drag race it. Overall, I'm VERY happy with the results
 
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The pic makes it look that way, but it's on the other side of the steering box. I'm replacing it all with steel very soon anyways.
 
Looking great & even better is just standing there admiring your hard work with a COOL one in your hand. Mighty fine picture. Enjoy both engine/truck & a cool one heh heh he
 
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