New to me video French block vs 8BA,59AB

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Originally Posted by corvette8n

YoutubeVideo (I've been around the Garage Journal for years, along with several other car forums, but I've finally opened an account profile here so I'm new to this forum and the system won't let me quote the link)

Difference between French, 8BA, and 59a, I learned a lot.

Thanks for sharing this. Working on a 46 ford with the potential to need a new engine block and I think the French block may work out for me.


I've been doing some reading and I get the impression that the 48-53'ish flathead blocks that were built for use in the F2 and larger series trucks used a block similar to the French design. Is that good information or bad information?