Not really interested in the french block. Let me know if you ever want to
part with one of those '49 blocks. The more complete the better, then I
don't have to scrounge for parts :). Also been looking for a good 3sp
with
overdrive.
"JimAndy" <andya@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:133kv1flit3d416@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 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
> news:tnQZh.152343$aG1.3214@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> 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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