Sorry didn't mean to **** you off. Just a little humor. I guess when I don't have any missions around Iraq I have to pick a fight with someone. I better go to bed now lol.

 

You didn't **** me off troop. That's just the way I talk. I don't like to be misunderstood or use politically correct language in this PC world we live in. Why don't you have any missions? What the hell are you doing in Iraq without a mission? I need to talk to your first sergeant.

 

I won't mention my 39 Ford Coupe, It used to have a BB Chevy,,, was thinking about putting either a LS2 or a SBF 408 in it,,,, still have not decided, but I won't mention that.........

The chevy is easier with the rear sump,,, but I had fun putting the 351 together.... I still have time to think it through...

 

Talking about flat heads. When my older brother was going to Texas A&M back in the late 50's he had to have a car to drive 20 miles to his job at Navasota to pay for his education. Anyway, he had a 1951 Ford, and the PO had put a device on the carburetor that would hold several chunks of ice. Obviously, the ice was to keep the carb from overheating, causing vapor lock. We did some crazy **** back then.

 

Man, I go to work and 43 posts later it's still going on.....

 

When I was a kid I was intent on putting a flathead 8 back in my 39, I learned everything I could about those things, when I started trying to find the parts needed to put the thing together I had a real hard time. There was no Internet in the late 70s and early 80s so this was a daunting task for a kid without resources, and no idea where to look, so I decided to go with a Chevrolet drivetrain...

I still know some about the old Flathead,,, introduced in 1932, had cast iron pistons and heads through 32, introduced as 85 HP, a 60 HP version was soon available, early 8s had 21 head studs, went to 24 studs for 1936 I think,,, was refined through the 1953 model year when it was discontinued....

Henry liked the idea of a V-8, because he figured it was justtwo 4 cylinders engines in one package, thus the Genesis of how Ford numbers their cylinders, 1234 down one side and 5678 down the other...

Meaningless drivel....

 

Meaningless drivel....
Nah, that is good info and good talk.. Yeah, JamesW we have the most talked about classic mustang forum on the internet here.We are busy.

 

I got my start rebuilding old lawn mower engines at age 14. Me and my cousin tried to 'borrow'a couple of old 30's vintage cars from a junk yard across the street from his house, we used an even older John Deere tractor to get them over a four lane main city road and into a barn. We got caught. Had to give them back. Damn. And we were in the Boy Scouts too.
Jim

 

I must admit this has been the best original vs. mod debate I have ever participated in, and I have had the misfortune of participating in more than I can count. So often these kinds of threads get out of hand and you end up with pissed of people and even more separation of the "camps” For the first time I feel that I understand why the “original” camp is so passionate about keeping these cars stock. On this forum we have modifiers, those in to originality, and every thing in between, and every last one of us can learn something from the others. Thanks to every one who contributed with constructive comments.

 

Lawn mower engine = Flathead,,,

I did the same as a child, I would take those suckers apart and put um back together and make them run....

If a kid "borrowed" a couple of junkers today like you did back then, they would throw the kids in juvie... Times have sure changed, and not for the better,,

Do they give merit badges for "vehicle recovery?"