Yeah i definatly dont like a flathead motor even near how much I love a 302. I just thought about expanding my horizons! The more I think about it I think Im just gonna leave the flatheads where they sit. Just doesnt seem like its gonna be the motor I would like to be running.

 

thats a good choice prep...if your heart isn't into it it likely wouldn't get finished. find your passion and work with it!!

 

My thinking is that a Flattie is sweet but it`ll take a lot of tlc to keep it going.
I`d sooner drop in a 302/351 or a 460 and drive it till the wheels fall off.

 

amen to that!!

 

ya but a flatty makes you one of the elite like Fom, Snowking and myself. lol

 

I guess I`m only elite if I can keep the 53 M350 running.
Oh well, I do have a spare Flattie if it comes to that.

 

i'm happy to be reliable and low maintenance...you guys can have your "elite"

 

Elite and different, definitely we`re a dying breed.

 

Pyro, forgive me, but are either of those engines actually runable? if so what do you think your uncle would want for them?

 

Your forgiven. Both run, and Im not sure if he wants to actualy sell them, I kind of doubt it. He was mentioning them to me because he would most likely want to give me a complete truck to work on, or enough stuff to make the truck complete.

 

i see, fair enough

 

Ill definatly ask for you though Joe, do you have something to put a flathead into allreaddy?

 

that tractor i was talking about. Ive got a 8BA block here, and a Merc crank, but the block has a leak in a water jacket, fixable, but never know there might be more hiding. if i could get my hands on a decent runner reasonable i might be interested.

 

Ok cool. sounds neat

 

its a project thats for sure