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late 63 was the year the change started to 6 bolts as the 289 motor needed a bigger clutch, still if it is a 5 bolt chances are it's a 260 or a 221 .most 289 i have personally worked on of that vintage have been 6 bolt,
another give away is that road draft tube hook up ,where i might be wrong, by 65 it was gone burred under the china rail , just my guess is
It's a 260 either way it's more than enough motor to move that 35 down the road and enjoy a bseg .
That's a nice car!
I've had a couple 260s and a 289, the 260 is a very good motor, the 289 is 11% better!
It's the alternator bracketry that I was commenting on, not the wiring.
The cylinder block casting number, which will tell what the engine size is, is located above the starter motor, you might be able to see it from under the car.
"It's a 260 either way it's more than enough motor to move that 35 down the road and enjoy a bseg ."
Totally agree. The fact this car was built in the late 60s or early 70s and very little has been changed since, speaks loudly, to how well this engine suits the car.
If it is a 289, when it comes out, next winter, it will become a 293, (30 over), with a nice little cam. If it's a 260, it will get a clean up and be put back in.
just thinking. I wonder if that motor has a vin stamped into the block just above the pan rail on the right front near the timing cover ? if it dose that would help with a engine code
IMMO it's a vintage car and a rock solid vintage motor, heck they only had 85 hp when built
I have had a few Flatheads. In fact, my first car, out of high school was also a 35. That one was a 3 window coupe with 40 Ford juice brakes and drums. Otherwise, very stock.
just thinking. I wonder if that motor has a vin stamped into the block just above the pan rail on the right front near the timing cover ? if it dose that would help with a engine code
I'll give a look today and see if I can if anything is there.
my first car was a 50 crest liner, we dropped a merc crank into the 8ba making 255 inches, that shot i posted is a 34 Woodie , with a 37 21 stud ford replacement engine, 34 truck iron heads , as the early 8's used alloy heads ,the cast iron were less prone to electrolysis like the alloy heads were
my first car was a 50 crest liner, we dropped a merc crank into the 8ba making 255 inches, that shot i posted is a 34 Woodie , with a 37 21 stud ford replacement engine, 34 truck iron heads , as the early 8's used alloy heads ,the cast iron were less prone to electrolysis like the alloy heads were
Now that is going to be a fun project. I doubt there of more than 10% of the originals still left. If rust didn't get them, rot did. I would not be opposed to putting a nicely built 8BA, or CM, in the 35. Back it with a Tremec 5 speed and it would be a fun ride.
omg are you right. the sounds of a nice built flathead still today make a real car lover melt
your right about how many woodies are left , my understanding was under 20 1934's still stock, that one went to cali when sold and got cut up. hotrodded, for me the lessons learned about why the clutches don't release, and how many times we slid the rear back to pull the trans out to inside the car to remove it, thank you van pelt for the how to's
They say they don't build cars/trucks like they used to. In some cases that's a good thing. But they can't build the timelessness of cars like that woodie. Those things had one foot in today and the other in centuries old coach building/ That is a feat designers and builders cannot duplicate today.
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