11-21-2015, 11:17 PM
Good luck on the flathead build, captain! I've built a couple of them, one for a 53 Ford truck and the other for a 49 Ford, I actually have an 8BA 24 - stud engine sitting in my garage waiting for me to find the rest of the car to put it in. I keep hoping that someday I'll find a nice little coupe or roadster body to put it in and build a nice little fender less highboy hot rod. Unfortunately, the price of that kind of vintage iron has skyrocketed to the point that the only affordable starting points I've been able to find are rusted-out hulks almost too far gone to repair.
Here's hoping that you can find a good machine shop in your area. Do your research carefully, ask lots of questions, ask other local car guys and auto shops who they recommend and avoid. I've had more than one engine block fubar'd by poor machine work.
Here's hoping that you can find a good machine shop in your area. Do your research carefully, ask lots of questions, ask other local car guys and auto shops who they recommend and avoid. I've had more than one engine block fubar'd by poor machine work.
