As some of you may know or can see by my avatar i have a rat rod project ive been working on as well as my f250.
The rat is basically my creative outlet... some stats
1949 ford f6 stake body
Flathead v8 8rt ( aka 8ba)
4 speed crash box
10" front z in the frame 12" c notch with axle flip in the rear
6" body drop/channel

Well i had the 49 on the back burner because of the f250 and its killing me to watch the weeds grow around it
The otherday i stopped into the local hotrodders backyard shop to check out his newly chopped merc when i notice a shoebox ford in the shop.
long story shorter he was pulling the flatty to put in a chevy small block ... i asked what he was doing with the engine he said he got to keep it as part of the deal
I asked what he wanted for it and he sent me home to find out what it was worth. So i asked some friends and here in the 48 - 60 forum and was told between 500 and $1000
Went back yesterday and told him i wa told between $500 and $750... to my surprise he says i was thinking $500 i was like me too...
So now i own a running flatty with offenhauser heads and intake...
The 7.3 is on the backburner but i think i did good
Ihave pics in other threads but im on my phone so i cant post them

Just keeping the fam up to date

 

here is a thread on the build to date... if anyone is interested

http://killbillet.com/showthread.php?t=5383

 

Good deal Jim. I can't wait to see the finished product

 

Wow. I just read the whole thread. It is an awesome build.

 

Thx neal ... i love being outside the box.

Just picking up where the factory left off

 

Great build!

DUMB question, what is PMS? Other that the obvious?

 

Pms is powerstroke modifacation syndrome
the 49 and flatty is my current cure because i can only afford to modify one truck or the other

 

Ohhhhh, thanks. Just a little slow on my end. Great build though!!

 

http://s37.photobucket.com/albums/e8...widow%20maker/

by request here is the photo bucket of the 49 f6 aka the "Widow Maker"

 

Looks great man! I hate it when I see Chevy motors in classic Fords. At least stay with Ford! A 289/302/351W is a very respectable motor, and is just as build-able as a stinkin' 350!

 

Man, that is one heck of a project

 

HES PUTTING A CHEVY MOTOR IN A SHOEBOX FORD!!!!!!! I know people love to do this CRAP when it somes to the early rats BUT not a shoebox!!! He might as well put one in the chopped merc. People make me angry! Sorry for the venting what were you saying???? LOL

 

BTW heres my 1960 Lincoln Cont.

 

I know it broke my heart to see the small block chevy between those fenders ... well until i saw my new flatty not between those fenders
ps i love the 60 nothing like huge low cars in prime

 

That's a sweet project!!
Glad to see you plan on using it to, think you said to haul a car around! I think that adds all the more value to it and increases the 'wow' factor when you can actually use it, not just sit in a show room to look pretty.