51 Ford coupe flat head v8

[hyena429]

Up and runing and be going down the road soon..Not my fav car..But i think flat heads are too cool....Head insulation was up in yesterday....She almost ready for the road...Car was quite the beat bucket when it come in.

Once it is out..maybe i can squeeze my stang in there to get started

 

[Kermit 460]

Pretty cool

 

[hyena429]

Pretty cool

Thanks man..Its no stang..But i sure like how you can doll up a flat head. ;

 

[69 Rustang]

One of the first cars I ever drove by myself (before getting my license...). My Dad had one that I drove home from the air base during a snowstorm. Mom was sure pissed off about that! Those flatheads ran and sounded great. Not a Mustang, but very cool.

 

[Don65Stang]

Cool but you know the drill.

:worthlesswithoutpics:

 

[nosdelacruz]

Sweet car man! I remember in February I met jimmy shine from SoCal speed shop, and the last thing he said to me before I shook his hand was "real hot rods don't have valve covers!" I won't ever forget that day.

 

[hyena429]

Ok..Ill snipe some pics from the footage..hehe

One of the first cars I ever drove by myself (before getting my license...). My Dad had one that I drove home from the air base during a snowstorm. Mom was sure pissed off about that! Those flatheads ran and sounded great. Not a Mustang, but very cool.

That is cool man...And i think they do my self..This will be the second 50 ford i have drove...I had to use a flat head 1950 four door as a my every day driver during my early 20's for a few years..lol..I did not want to put the miles on my stang at the time..lol

Sweet car man! I remember in February I met jimmy shine from SoCal speed shop, and the last thing he said to me before I shook his hand was "real hot rods don't have valve covers!" I won't ever forget that day.

LOL...That is awesome...We use to have a speed shop in yakima...The guy use to have flat heads and even 427 sohc's in there...He was the only one who had blowers on the shelf at the time to buy..hehe..But he went out of biz before i was old enough to buy any of it..lol....Sure flat heads not as powerfull as a regular v8..But they can be built up pretty spunky...Last one we had..Had the tri carb set up...I think the carbs where strongberg 49's? it was a old 52 merc with a 255 flat head..A big boy in the flat head world..lol

 

[69 Rustang]

Awesome project! Are you putting the rear fender (quarter panel) spears/moldings back on it? It looks like you switched to 49/50 tail lights in the video.

 

[hyena429]

Awesome project! Are you putting the rear fender (quarter panel) spears/moldings back on it? It looks like you switched to 49/50 tail lights in the video.

Thanks man!!...Ohh yes..Got the spears ready to go back on for now...It will be left in primer for a while...Got the spear for the hood too ..Ya it has the old 49 i think with little blue dots..hehe..Good eye sir!! You defenatly know your old fords.....When it was dragged in..It was quite the project..Even got the old tube radio to go back in....Head liner will be in by tomarrow..Laid the roof insulation few days ago.

 

[Jim and Jutta]

Very cool, sounds really smooth!

Jim

 

[hyena429]

Thanks Jim!! She coming along...Im sure will make room for my other projects soon..lol

 

[jb73Mach]

From one mustang owner to another - gotta love the flat heads. This is in my '50 F1. I just switched out the radiator hoses for the radiator pipes.

 

[hyena429]

From one mustang owner to another - gotta love the flat heads. This is in my '50 F1. I just switched out the radiator hoses for the radiator pipes.

Nice jb!! You like them radiator pipes? I have not tried them yet.