Jeremy,
Sorry I took so long to reply.
The '49 engine is complete, has never been apart since it came out of a
broken framed station wagon in the early fifties. It has been sitting in a
shed ever since. I got it about 3 years ago and store it on blocks inside.
The crank spins free and there's no rust. I plan on rebuilding it stock
and
selling it.
The '48 engine has been rebuilt a couple times. None of the parts have
matching paint. The crank spins free. I also planned to rebuild as a
hot-rod
engine and sell it.
The other '49 engine is a basket case. The block was machined and set up
for
assembly about 10 years ago but the owner lost interest. The block looks
perfect, no rust and clean through and through. I've got boxes of parts,
the
crank and cam all stored carefully away. I've also got a set of Johnson
adjustable lifters I was planning to use.
The '50 engine sat in the rain for 30 or so years. When I took it apart,
the
aluminum pistons had disintegrated into oxide and have become one with the
cylinder walls. We had to torch the valve stems to get them out. The first
two connecting rods were broken and their big ends are fused to the crank.
Rust everywhere! I use the block as a part of a frame jig and don't expect
it to ever be an engine again.
The "French" block is one with the integral bell housing. The block is
pristine... Except for the pin hole I found in the #2 cylinder wall. That
means a sleeve to me. It looks like a casting flaw so there is a chance
this
block was never an engine! I can't find any other flaw, but I will get it
magnifluxed before sleeving it. The gentleman I bought the first three
engines from threw it in for free just to de-clutter his shed.
I've also got one three speed manual transmission, clutch and
bell-housing,
another 3 speed with electric overdrive installed, and a stock '49 rear
end
with brakes, axles and innards intact. I've even got 7 extra pistons!
So, I was planning to test and sleeve the "French" block before selling
it.
Interested?
Andy
"Jeremy" <nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Only need 1. What do you concider pretty good shape? Wannu send me
some
> pics? That french block must be in pristine shape. Got plans for those
> blocks?
>
>
> "JimAndy" <andya@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:133d0l5b0prhud8@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> How many do you need? I've got 3 Fords in pretty good shape, one in
awful
>> condition, and one French block.
>>
>> Let me know.
>>
>>
>> "Jeremy" <nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>> news:sHhVh.89527$6m4.84036@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> Does anyone have any links to articles on what to look for when
hunting
>>> for a good flathead block for a rebuild project?
>>
>>
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