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Originally Posted by Mike B
Interesting that someone who can build a motor, had someone else install it?
From the ad:
so I found what many flathead guys search for now, and seldom find. The block is a 1946 "F". It looks like a 59AB, but it has a factory 4 inch stroke. This is not the Mercury crank, but a ford factory crank......very hard to find. Not only that, the block was factory ported. I put in a 3/4 race cam and adjustable lifters
Well, my feeling is if you have the ability to build an engine, why would you have someone else install it? I mean installing the engine is the easy part 
I dunno, I see some very respected members here kinda going..."huh?", on the engine...makes me concerned (If I was a buyer), about the car's shape.
But, what the heck...it's probably priced right, regardless of the fluff. |
He could have easily meant he HAD THE ENGINE BUILDER put in a 3/4 race cam and adjustable lifters....just semantics. ForSale ads are not well known for being grammatically correct.
As for me, when I talk about my cars if I say "I put in a 289 engine.." it means I did it, me..myself..and I only. If I say "I built the engine"...that means I fit the bearings, filed the rings, dropped in the crank, cam, pistons, heads, torqued everything, etc.
But some people say "I did it" and mean "I paid the bills"