The Ford Barn

GreenMonster48 · 07-11-2014, 11:55 AM

Just wanted to post a picture of my final product. Seems like it took forever. The hardest part was cleaning the 65 year old grease off of all the parts I re-used. Finally got it dialed in.

.125 over, stock stroke
Schneider 254F cam
Zephyr springs
Edelbrock Heads, Intake, and Carb
Bubba's Distributor

Lawson Cox · 07-11-2014, 11:57 AM

Looks great.

2935ford · 07-11-2014, 11:57 AM

Nice looking motor.....many happy (s)miles ahead for you!

john in illinois · 07-11-2014, 11:59 AM

nice motor. Have you had it running?

John

GreenMonster48 · 07-11-2014, 12:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by john in illinois

nice motor. Have you had it running?

John

Oh yeah! Finally took it on it's first big road trip last weekend. It's nice being able to climb up hills now and not get CO poisoning from the road draft tube.

GreenMonster48 · 07-11-2014, 12:06 PM

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I also switched from non-synchro 4 speed to synchro'd 3 speed in the process. Man, what a difference! Thanks for the compliments so far.

40cpe · 07-11-2014, 12:09 PM

Great looking engine!

Does the cam have any lope at idle? How is low to mid range performance?

GreenMonster48 · 07-11-2014, 12:18 PM

Not much lope at all, but definitely a little rumbly-er

Low and mid are freaking great, but that's compared to my dog tired stock 239. My friend has a 29 Roadster with a mild but fresh 8BA, and I could definitely blow his doors off.

I may have chosen a slightly bigger cam if I had it to do over again, but I just wanted to pep up my old farm truck, not drag race it. Overall, I'm VERY happy with the results

adileo · 07-11-2014, 12:23 PM

Looks like art to me - take pic and hang it in living room

Very nice job!

wga · 07-11-2014, 01:23 PM

Nice. Is that rubber fuel close a little close to the header?

GreenMonster48 · 07-11-2014, 01:37 PM

The pic makes it look that way, but it's on the other side of the steering box. I'm replacing it all with steel very soon anyways.

mfagan · 07-11-2014, 01:40 PM

Absolutely beautiful!!

itsa52 · 07-11-2014, 02:04 PM

Love the flat black and polish.. looks great.

bk53 · 07-11-2014, 02:21 PM

great looking motor! enjoy!

B-O-B · 07-11-2014, 03:20 PM

Looking great & even better is just standing there admiring your hard work with a COOL one in your hand. Mighty fine picture. Enjoy both engine/truck & a cool one heh heh he

BABAR40 · 07-11-2014, 03:26 PM

So that's what they look like when they're together! Congratulations.

grumpys hot rods · 07-11-2014, 03:44 PM

Great looking engine ! Also like the black engine !

corvette8n · 07-11-2014, 05:33 PM

Good job, looks great.

Ol' Ron · 07-11-2014, 06:21 PM

A 258, my favorite engine, looks great.
Ol' Ron

Ford coupe · 07-11-2014, 06:49 PM

Very nice

r_reed · 07-11-2014, 07:18 PM

great little flattie saved for the future.

jake197000 · 07-11-2014, 08:07 PM

glad to see u dont have one of those little choke of an air cleaners on there.looks great.nice job.

Mike in AZ · 07-11-2014, 11:58 PM

very nice job...enjoy....Mike

42panel · 07-12-2014, 08:21 AM

Great job. Now go out and enjoy it!

sidevalve8ba · 07-12-2014, 09:00 AM

Great looking engine. I'm a sucker for 8ba's. Is that a 500 cfm Edelbrock carb?

AnthonyG · 07-12-2014, 09:14 AM

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Sweet, definitely like the detailed polish!!

Russ/40 · 07-12-2014, 12:14 PM

Gosh that's pretty! I like the black too.

19Fordy · 07-12-2014, 01:11 PM

CONGRATULATIONS on building such a work of mechanical art. Looks beautiful.
Well done. Money well spent as it never gets cheaper to build a flatty.
Just wondering. What carburetor did you use?

Ross F-1 · 07-12-2014, 01:32 PM

Very nice! Glad to see you didn't slap in a OHV. Do you run the stock rear gears (3.73)?

GreenMonster48 · 07-13-2014, 06:11 AM

Thank you all so much for the kind words. I'm using an Edelbrock 500. I wasn't really in love with it at first, but it's grown on me. A lot of people say that this is too much carb for a flathead but I feel it's just right, though admittedly it could use some fine tuning still.
I'm still running the stock 3.73s. I have a 9" that I want to put in over the winter. The T87 trans has an absurdly low 1st and 2nd gear, so I might try 3.25s in the new rear

GreenMonster48 · 07-13-2014, 06:16 AM

One other point on the Edelbrock 500, is that even though its listed as a square bore, the secondaries are a bit larger. I'm guessing that I'm cruising on the primaries with 200cfm.

Ken Crans · 07-13-2014, 07:38 AM

Looks good..glad you had good results with the rebuild. I have the same headers that are sure tight around the steering box.

Ol' Ron · 07-13-2014, 11:18 AM

have found the Edelbrock carb. to be one of the most tunable on the marcket. However you have to buy the tuneup kit. The carb is rich right iut of the box with the #5 jet set. Ran well but used allot of gas (8mpg) Now running the #11 jet set and getting over 20 mpg with an L-100 cam as well.

funrunr · 07-13-2014, 06:24 PM

That is a great looking engine. Love the black and chrome look

dwick01 · 07-14-2014, 06:37 AM

Super cool!

07-11-2014, 11:57 AM	#2
Lawson Cox Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia Posts: 7,009	Re: Flathead's Done! Looks great. __________________ Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes. It is better to be seen, than viewed. "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".

07-11-2014, 11:57 AM	#3
2935ford Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 1,013	Re: Flathead's Done! Nice looking motor.....many happy (s)miles ahead for you!

07-11-2014, 11:59 AM	#4
john in illinois Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,184	Re: Flathead's Done! nice motor. Have you had it running? John

07-11-2014, 12:06 PM	#6
GreenMonster48 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Enfield Connecticut Posts: 559	Re: Flathead's Done! Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I also switched from non-synchro 4 speed to synchro'd 3 speed in the process. Man, what a difference! Thanks for the compliments so far.

07-11-2014, 12:09 PM	#7
40cpe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Star, MS Posts: 4,024	Re: Flathead's Done! Great looking engine! Does the cam have any lope at idle? How is low to mid range performance?

07-11-2014, 12:18 PM	#8
GreenMonster48 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Enfield Connecticut Posts: 559	Re: Flathead's Done! Not much lope at all, but definitely a little rumbly-er Low and mid are freaking great, but that's compared to my dog tired stock 239. My friend has a 29 Roadster with a mild but fresh 8BA, and I could definitely blow his doors off. I may have chosen a slightly bigger cam if I had it to do over again, but I just wanted to pep up my old farm truck, not drag race it. Overall, I'm VERY happy with the results Last edited by GreenMonster48; 07-11-2014 at 12:19 PM. Reason: words

07-11-2014, 12:23 PM	#9
adileo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,772	Re: Flathead's Done! Looks like art to me - take pic and hang it in living room Very nice job!

07-11-2014, 01:23 PM	#10
wga Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Yorba Linda, CA Posts: 900	Re: Flathead's Done! Nice. Is that rubber fuel close a little close to the header? __________________ Henry Ford designed the flathead without the aid of a computer.

07-11-2014, 01:37 PM	#11
GreenMonster48 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Enfield Connecticut Posts: 559	Re: Flathead's Done! The pic makes it look that way, but it's on the other side of the steering box. I'm replacing it all with steel very soon anyways.

07-11-2014, 01:40 PM	#12
mfagan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Kaufman, TX Posts: 822	Re: Flathead's Done! Absolutely beautiful!!

07-11-2014, 02:04 PM	#13
itsa52 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Nebraska Posts: 603	Re: Flathead's Done! Love the flat black and polish.. looks great.

07-11-2014, 02:21 PM	#14
bk53 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Near Dallas Posts: 387	Re: Flathead's Done! great looking motor! enjoy!

07-11-2014, 03:20 PM	#15
B-O-B Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ft Mohave,Az Posts: 1,987	Re: Flathead's Done! Looking great & even better is just standing there admiring your hard work with a COOL one in your hand. Mighty fine picture. Enjoy both engine/truck & a cool one heh heh he

07-11-2014, 03:26 PM	#16
BABAR40 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Palm Harbor, Fl Posts: 137	Re: Flathead's Done! So that's what they look like when they're together! Congratulations.

07-11-2014, 03:44 PM	#17
grumpys hot rods Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 91	Re: Flathead's Done! Great looking engine ! Also like the black engine !

07-11-2014, 05:33 PM	#18
corvette8n Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: 36 miles north of Albany NY Posts: 2,952	Re: Flathead's Done! Good job, looks great.

07-11-2014, 06:21 PM	#19
Ol' Ron Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chester Vt Posts: 8,860	Re: Flathead's Done! A 258, my favorite engine, looks great. Ol' Ron

07-11-2014, 06:49 PM	#20
Ford coupe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Napanee ontario Canada Posts: 395	Re: Flathead's Done! Very nice

07-11-2014, 07:18 PM	#21
r_reed Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: east glenville NY Posts: 158	Re: Flathead's Done! great little flattie saved for the future. __________________ 1949 F-1 Flatrod II (flat paint, flat motor) Keeping one more flathead alive It smoked, but gave it up 7/26/2013 East Glenville NY

07-11-2014, 08:07 PM	#22
jake197000 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 350	Re: Flathead's Done! glad to see u dont have one of those little choke of an air cleaners on there.looks great.nice job.

07-11-2014, 11:58 PM	#23
Mike in AZ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Waddell, AZ Posts: 2,540	Re: Flathead's Done! very nice job...enjoy....Mike

07-12-2014, 08:21 AM	#24
42panel Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Andover CT Posts: 101	Re: Flathead's Done! Great job. Now go out and enjoy it!

07-12-2014, 09:00 AM	#25
sidevalve8ba Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Harrisonburg, VA Posts: 842	Re: Flathead's Done! Great looking engine. I'm a sucker for 8ba's. Is that a 500 cfm Edelbrock carb?

07-12-2014, 09:14 AM	#26
AnthonyG Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Pa. Posts: 2,174	Re: Flathead's Done! Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Sweet, definitely like the detailed polish!! __________________ Nomad

07-12-2014, 12:14 PM	#27
Russ/40 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Santee, California Posts: 3,505	Re: Flathead's Done! Gosh that's pretty! I like the black too.

07-12-2014, 01:11 PM	#28
19Fordy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Coral Springs FL Posts: 10,950	Re: Flathead's Done! CONGRATULATIONS on building such a work of mechanical art. Looks beautiful. Well done. Money well spent as it never gets cheaper to build a flatty. Just wondering. What carburetor did you use?

07-12-2014, 01:32 PM	#29
Ross F-1 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: NM Posts: 2,438	Re: Flathead's Done! Very nice! Glad to see you didn't slap in a OHV. Do you run the stock rear gears (3.73)? __________________ '52 F-1, EAB flathead

07-13-2014, 06:11 AM	#30
GreenMonster48 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Enfield Connecticut Posts: 559	Re: Flathead's Done! Thank you all so much for the kind words. I'm using an Edelbrock 500. I wasn't really in love with it at first, but it's grown on me. A lot of people say that this is too much carb for a flathead but I feel it's just right, though admittedly it could use some fine tuning still. I'm still running the stock 3.73s. I have a 9" that I want to put in over the winter. The T87 trans has an absurdly low 1st and 2nd gear, so I might try 3.25s in the new rear

07-13-2014, 06:16 AM	#31
GreenMonster48 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Enfield Connecticut Posts: 559	Re: Flathead's Done! One other point on the Edelbrock 500, is that even though its listed as a square bore, the secondaries are a bit larger. I'm guessing that I'm cruising on the primaries with 200cfm.

07-13-2014, 07:38 AM	#32
Ken Crans Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Highland,MI Posts: 1,196	Re: Flathead's Done! Looks good..glad you had good results with the rebuild. I have the same headers that are sure tight around the steering box.

07-13-2014, 11:18 AM	#33
Ol' Ron Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chester Vt Posts: 8,860	Re: Flathead's Done! have found the Edelbrock carb. to be one of the most tunable on the marcket. However you have to buy the tuneup kit. The carb is rich right iut of the box with the #5 jet set. Ran well but used allot of gas (8mpg) Now running the #11 jet set and getting over 20 mpg with an L-100 cam as well.

07-13-2014, 06:24 PM	#34
funrunr Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Belleville,MI Posts: 1,427	Re: Flathead's Done! That is a great looking engine. Love the black and chrome look __________________ Thank God this is only a hobby!

07-14-2014, 06:37 AM	#35
dwick01 Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Wellington, Kansas Posts: 444	Re: Flathead's Done! Super cool!