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34pickup · 09-02-2015, 11:57 AM

What do you want the car for? If its for show and occasional cruising on slow weekends then the old flathead would be good for that. But if you intend to actually drive it a bunch then the Chevy would make more sense. Could you go to the local Autozone in West Podunk and get a broken part for a Ford flathead engine? No.
If it were mine, I would keep the flathead in in because you never see an original 32 with a flathead anymore. I wanted to keep the original in my 34 but it would cost too much to rebuild so I put a Chevy in it. I guess you could hot rod the flathead for more get up and go. Streets are too dangerous in most places if you are underpowered and have marginal brakes.
EDIT: I missed the part where you have the engine modified. In that case, I say run the flathead by all means. Cool factor out of sight. Sell that Chevy engine to a Chevy restorer.

09-02-2015, 11:57 AM	#28
34pickup Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Huntsville Al Posts: 1,551	Re: 1932 ford coupe What do you want the car for? If its for show and occasional cruising on slow weekends then the old flathead would be good for that. But if you intend to actually drive it a bunch then the Chevy would make more sense. Could you go to the local Autozone in West Podunk and get a broken part for a Ford flathead engine? No. If it were mine, I would keep the flathead in in because you never see an original 32 with a flathead anymore. I wanted to keep the original in my 34 but it would cost too much to rebuild so I put a Chevy in it. I guess you could hot rod the flathead for more get up and go. Streets are too dangerous in most places if you are underpowered and have marginal brakes. EDIT: I missed the part where you have the engine modified. In that case, I say run the flathead by all means. Cool factor out of sight. Sell that Chevy engine to a Chevy restorer. __________________ Matt 24:36-41 Last edited by 34pickup; 09-02-2015 at 12:04 PM.