my flathead was rebuit 20 years ago by my bro. merc crank, board 30 over. then it sat til this weekend when i decided it was time for it to run.
it fired right up the timming was even cose enough that she was smooth.
what a great sound. its kinnda sad he never got to run it or finish the truck
i have a pic of him in it from 1976 when he was 17 he drove this truck every day till 86

 

Wow, 20 years - that's pretty incredible.

So, are ya driving it (fix the brakes?)

 

nothing but nothing sounds like a flatty i have ever heard !!!!!!!!!!! so lets see the pic of bro and the truck then how bout one of it now in yer keeping ?

 

i gotta figure out how to get it on puter i dont have a scaner but moms got some of grandpa with it from the 50s so i gotta scan them to

 

and julie the brakes are brand new and the grounds are a realy good

 

Good Grounds eh? Ya caught me!

Hey, it runs, has good brakes and good grounds, all it needs is a coat of paint and you are all set! (unless you are sitting on one of the dining room chairs when you drive like alot of us have).

 

dining room chairs ??? i used milk crates and " seatbelts ' made of rope .............. must be something we do here in the corn fields ......................

 

wiring interior glass

 

The truck is looking good and I bet it sounds good too!

 

good looking truck