Flatheadimous Extracterratti

**A12pilot** · #1 02-17-2021, 03:04 PM

Sorry I've been absent the past few months, things are a little on the crazy are around here (nnnooooo?

) since we'll be moving again soon. More on that later, but in the meantime with the 507 coming along, I needed some mechanical dirtiness since I'm fresh out of projects. Enter that flathead from that 52 Ford I bought as a donor truck to the Flames to Fantastic 52 Ford I redid for my buddy!

I finally got around to tearing it down to check the block out. Seems like these things like to crack and when they do, they do it in style. Luckily this one is only cracked in one of the head bolt to water jacket areas which is common and not a big deal. Oil pan rail and valve seat to cylinder wall are perfect.

Off to the shop for a bake, cleaning, and a mag check. Then, who knows? Maybe a hi-boy lakes style 32 Convertible with retracting top?

We'll see. This is a 52 8BA still sporting a little of it's original green paint which is strikingly close to Detroit Diesel green.

Thought I'd post up since it's been a while!

Cheers

SuperDave

**A12pilot** · #2 02-17-2021, 03:09 PM

Here's the areas that crack. You can see one hole that has the crack line from the threads to the jacket. I cleaned the areas around the valve seat to cylinder wall and no cracks noted. Of course, once I get it magnafluxed and it shows more cracks than a plumbers convention, it might be garage art!

More to come.....

Cheers

SuperDave

markinnaples · #3 02-17-2021, 03:24 PM

Great to see a post from you Dave! Hope you're doing OK and the move is for the best.
Cheers!

**big gear head** · #4 02-17-2021, 03:29 PM

I've been a member of a flathead group on Facebook "The Flat Spot" for about a year now and I've always wanted to play with one. Just not enough time and money for all of the things I'd like to do. Here is a little flathead "tunnel ram" that I picked up about this time last year. It's a pretty cool piece whether or not it's an improvement over a single carb. It's the only Eastern Auto piece that I've ever seen.

**TimG** · #5 02-17-2021, 04:35 PM

It's good to hear from you, Dave. We're in the Texas winter wonderland lately.

**A12pilot** · #6 02-17-2021, 05:22 PM

Cool Freddie! And yeah Mark, I was hoping to make the show in Naples to meet up with you, but it didn’t happen.

Tim, you guys ok down there? We are lucky so far. Power went out only for 20 minutes if that.

Cheers
Dave

**big gear head** · #7 02-17-2021, 05:33 PM

I completely missed the part about you moving again. What's up with that? I hope it's for a good reason and not something bad.

**KevinW** · #8 02-17-2021, 05:48 PM

Coming back to Jersey??

Shame you have to move after all the work you did in TX on your place

**scuncio** · #9 02-17-2021, 06:12 PM

Man, I hope you're moving for a good reason - your place is unbelievable.

**TimG** · #10 02-17-2021, 06:50 PM

We're in good shape in Austin. Our power has not been lost, so we're lucky.

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