Flathead Fun this Weekend

[George/Maine]

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Flathead Fun this Weekend

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"With that being said".
I always wanted to say that.LOL

[Marcus]

Vic - Sorry to hear about the flatmotor - I had no idea she was "sick" - but what an excuse to..........GRIN!! I would also suggest the rattlecan bedliner - I've used it on my car transporter - fenders, frame, EVERYTHING except the floor (which is stained and polyurethaned wood) - and it not only holds up well - it can be cleaned easily with a garden hose. Might also consider taking a close look at the suspension parts while the clip is off - really easy to tighten up anything that might be loose / replace whatever is showing wear. YOU, Sir, are havng entirely too much fun!!
Warm Regards, Marcus

[Vic Piano]

Originally Posted by George/Maine

This is a very good thread. Whats wrong with it.
Search
engine removal , taking motor out, taking engine out
If you only know what to type.
who would ever type
Flathead Fun this Weekend

Just a causal ebserber even spellcheck has a trick to it.
"With that being said".
I always wanted to say that.LOL

I thought that’s what this site was all about, Flathead Fun...LOL The Flathead lost compression, almost overnight, I checked everything I could to find the problem, to no avail. An opportunity came up to get a running 8RT from a friend so... Once I've completed the swap, I'll open up the sick Flathead and see if I can find out what happened.

[Brendan]

i think it is good to have a fresh motor laying around

[Vic Piano]

Originally Posted by Marcus

Vic - Sorry to hear about the flatmotor - I had no idea she was "sick" - but what an excuse to..........GRIN!! I would also suggest the rattlecan bedliner - I've used it on my car transporter - fenders, frame, EVERYTHING except the floor (which is stained and polyurethaned wood) - and it not only holds up well - it can be cleaned easily with a garden hose. Might also consider taking a close look at the suspension parts while the clip is off - really easy to tighten up anything that might be loose / replace whatever is showing wear. YOU, Sir, are havng entirely too much fun!!
Warm Regards, Marcus

Hi Marcus,

I bought some of the rattle can bed liner today, I'll give it a try. I'm one step ahead of you on squaring away the various components that are now exposed, thanks to the removal of the front clip. I'm trying to fine a pressure washer that I can use to clean off the backing plates, etc. You know, one can never have too much fun when it comes to Flatheads. By the way, have you got Henry singing yet???

Request permission to continue, Sir!

Vic

[Django]

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That was a good idea on the front end and leaving the hood, even though I know you did it out of necessity!

Gloss black on the inner fenders?

[Vic Piano]

Leaving the hood on was a good idea even though I can't take credit for thinking about it first. I just shot the firewall with the bed liner paint (I'll try to post a photo later) and I think I'll do the inner fenders in a matt finish black... We'll see.

[Vic Piano]

Here's a photo of the firewall with the first coat of rattle can bed liner, I'm going to apply a second coat this afternoon

[jdl]

Leaving the hood on was a good idea, those hods are hard&tricky to adjust. it's looking good...
Jim

[TomT/Williamsburg]

Hey, Vic, looks like you are having loads of fun!! I've swapped engines in and out of my 40 - I always remove the front clip but leave the hood on, especially of the hood is in a good spot and lines up nice!

Grerat work and keep us posted on the old engine's problem(s)....

[Vic Piano]

Well, the cleaning continues...

Here's a shot of the inner fenders with some fresh paint on them... The paint set up and dried just before our summer afternoon rains (I hope)

[STEVE1103]

Thats a good looking truck! Think I will pull my clip when I put a engine in my 55 F100, wished I done it when I replaced the king pins.

[Vic Piano]

Originally Posted by STEVE1103

Thats a good looking truck! Think I will pull my clip when I put a engine in my 55 F100, wished I done it when I replaced the king pins.

Thanks Steve. Pulling the front clip makes things a lot easier, I'm glad it came off without too much trouble.

[Vic Piano]

Now that the weekend is here, the fun continues. Tomorrow I hope to pull the double pulley off of the Flathead that we removed from the '53 Panel, along with the clutch and flywheel assembly. I'll have to swap out the oil pan on the new 8RT with the one that was in the truck. I think I'm going to have to swap the oil pump as well... Any way, here's a photo of what I hope the truck will look like when we ever get it finished. This has been photo shopped by a fellow FordBarner and the logo of our local club, "the Cigar City Flatheads" was mocked up by my son.

[BILL WZOREK]

Vic;
Diff Subject:
You were looking for a Zypher air cleaner
Can you e Mail me a pic.
I may have found one not sure.
BILL W

[Vic Piano]

Bill, I sent you an email... Didn't get much of anything done on the '53 Panel Truck this weekend, just a little more cleaning, mostly been working around the house...

Vic

[Vic Piano]

Didn’t get too much done on the ’53 Panel Truck this weekend, just cleaned and painted a few more parts like the starter plate

Front motor mount

and the headers

I still have to finish painting the inside of the frame rails, ran out of rattle can paint…

[hbleadsled]

Vic the 53 panel new paint will look great ,side view you will have a panel truck and a pick up cool .Harold,Ca.

[Vic Piano]

Harold, Thanks. Hopefully I'll be able to install the other 8RT next weekend...

[Vic Piano]

Ok, so it's Saturday again and the guys are here ready to continue the fun with the '53 Panel. We've got the pressure plate and clutch off as well as the front pulley and we're cleaning and painting all of the necessary attachments... Hopefully I'll get a chance to snap a few photos and post them this afternoon...