My 4th of July weekend was spend putting my newly built flatty into my chassis. I'm going to try to post my first picture to a post here, there's more in my gallery. I'm very pleased with how it turned out...



Still have to break in the cam, with no exhaust on it, I'm axiously awaiting notification the neighborhood is forming an association

Scott

 

Scott,
That looks fantastic!!! what an awesome job! Yea fire that puppy up, the neighbors need a little excitement in their lives.
Bobby

 

Scott

Very Nice Flatmotor. Ya just gotta love 'em.

 

I don't recognize cool very often, but I think I recognize that's cool. I like the clean look of the flat upper engine on each side. Very nice job on it.

 

Looks awesome! Have fun firing it up ... for now I'm still dreaming of the day I get to own something with a flatty in it.

 

Very Nice!

 

"I'm axiously awaiting notification the neighborhood is forming an association "

I've found the best time to rile the neighbors up is just after the 11:00 PM news ends or at 4:15 AM with Lights and Sirens going.

 

Nice lookin' flatty - crank her up!

 

Very nicely done! I don't recognize those heads (maybe because of the black), what are they?

 

Bee uti full job.... sumpthn to make u proud.... You must be a FF or PD officer. I enjoy wakin the public with the lights and siren from my 1500 GPM pumper when the occasion arises. It will be a while before my 292 Y-block makes much noise.

 

Did your neighbors like the fire works when you fired it up??

CWR

 

Really, really nice looking job on the engine! It must feel great getting the engine back in the frame!?! Kind of inspires me along. Thanks for for posting.
...Terry '52 F1

 

Look like Offy to me...but hard to tell

 

Flat Ernie wins the prize (although I'm too broke after finishing the engine to furnish the prize!). They're Offy 400 heads. I taped off everything except the fins, painted them black and let dry. Then took a foam backed sanding disk on my drill and took the paint off the very tops of the fins and just down the very sides of the fins on the front and back of the heads. Cleaned up the paint line with a sanding pen walmart sells for sanding out rock chips. After that clear coated them for the finished look. The engine itself is painted black, and the rest is either aluminum or chrome or stainless, I'm sort of taking the "black and chrome" theme with the truck. I guess I'll have to wait a while to fire her up, having to leave town for a week with the wife so the neighborhood will get a break.

Scott

 

WOW... Great looking flathead. All the hard work sure pays off when it turns out like this.

David