Jeremy,
Un-mung me email address and get in touch with me.
Andy
"Jeremy" <nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> 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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