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Originally Posted by flatjack9
I don't see how you can rebuild any engine for half the price of a flathead build. Machine work is pretty much the same no matter what the engine. Sure parts are cheaper. But labor to build the engine should be similar. Now if you go buy fancy aftermarket parts, all bets are off. We're talking stock rebuild here.
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I few years ago I was purchasing HP 5.0 crate motors from Ford for well under $2K! I have rebuilt many OHV engines in the $3k or less range. Flatheads are way more expensive, at least for me, to rebuild. I would say a minimum of 3 to 4 times as much for comparable parts and machine work. The current one I am working on has $6k in parts before the machine work!