Ford Flat head V8 ( where to buy)

[dennishoddy]

Check with company's that do major repair of forklifts. The flathead Fords are still in use.

 

[Rooster1971]

If you have a pre '41 block, there are 4 freeze plugs in the pan rail. You can see the two bulges on each side. The later ones didn't have the plugs and were flat the entire length of the pan rail. Time to pull the pan. This could be an easy fix with plugs and pan gasket. Hopefully this is the case!

If it's a later block it may still be able to be fixed by drilling ends of cracks and pinned and stitched if not chunks are not broke off

 

[Perplexed]

Aside of the nostalgia factor, is there any advantage to a flathead Ford V8 over a Chevy small-block?

 

[Rooster1971]

Other than a dressed flathead looks like a piece of art, and nothing sounds better than a flathead through straight pipes or glasspacks. Besides the fact, everyone and their dog has a sbc in an early ford including me. It's the easy way out.

It's alot cheaper to build, find parts, and make power with the belly button chevy mouse motor.

 

[Perplexed]

I figured that might be the case - my knowledge runs almost completely to Chevy mouse and rat motors, so I wondered what I was missing about the Ford flatheads. As for the sound, I dunno - a 350-hp 327 with side pipes in a '67 Corvette sounds mighty cool

 

[AKguy1985]

ford 302 for the win.

 

[lowdown]

Ive got one sitting in my shop right now. Dont know what condition its in. I might let it go.

 

[Blinocac200sx]

I would love to put a flathead in a C4 corvette just to piss some bowtie nuts off.

 

[smcgee10]

You may try Parr Automotive in OKC. They sell a lot of parts for the older classic motors. If they do not have the part they will probably point you in the right direction. There used to be a junkyard on the south side of Stillwater. Hauf Auto IIRC.

 

[Davwingman]

Try a search on OKC Craigslist. There is one for sale there.