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Ol' Ron · 11-14-2011, 10:46 PM

Gary, awhile back, I ran into a fellow that had one of the westerns biggest rebuilders engines. 10K very few goodies.. My friend Will (UVMS) in Whitriver, was a rebuilder for the past 50 or so years. Had the weardest farm engines in there all the time. Told me once that the Flathead was the best engine ever designed im the world, and he hated them. Because any Assh**e could put one together and make it run. He's gone now and can't be replaced, like the Flathead we're a dieing breed.
I guess the Flathead is expensive because they're becoming ext-ink. I wonce sold a Cadalac V12 for 800 bucks, a 37 HD 74 nuckel jead for 50 and it ran. So 14K for a dressed Flatty ain't too bad considering the price of bread.

11-14-2011, 10:46 PM	#14
Ol' Ron Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chester Vt Posts: 8,985	Re: 8BA Rod Measurements Gary, awhile back, I ran into a fellow that had one of the westerns biggest rebuilders engines. 10K very few goodies.. My friend Will (UVMS) in Whitriver, was a rebuilder for the past 50 or so years. Had the weardest farm engines in there all the time. Told me once that the Flathead was the best engine ever designed im the world, and he hated them. Because any Assh**e could put one together and make it run. He's gone now and can't be replaced, like the Flathead we're a dieing breed. I guess the Flathead is expensive because they're becoming ext-ink. I wonce sold a Cadalac V12 for 800 bucks, a 37 HD 74 nuckel jead for 50 and it ran. So 14K for a dressed Flatty ain't too bad considering the price of bread.