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Old 07-11-2014, 11:55 AM   #1
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Default Flathead's Done!

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
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Old 07-11-2014, 11:57 AM   #2
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Looks great.
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Old 07-11-2014, 11:57 AM   #3
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Nice looking motor.....many happy (s)miles ahead for you!
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Old 07-11-2014, 11:59 AM   #4
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nice motor. Have you had it running?

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Old 07-11-2014, 12:02 PM   #5
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nice motor. Have you had it running?

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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.
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Old 07-11-2014, 12:06 PM   #6
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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.
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Old 07-11-2014, 12:09 PM   #7
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Great looking engine!

Does the cam have any lope at idle? How is low to mid range performance?
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Old 07-11-2014, 12:18 PM   #8
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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

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Old 07-11-2014, 12:23 PM   #9
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Looks like art to me - take pic and hang it in living room

Very nice job!
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Old 07-11-2014, 01:23 PM   #10
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Nice. Is that rubber fuel close a little close to the header?
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Old 07-11-2014, 01:37 PM   #11
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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.
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Old 07-11-2014, 01:40 PM   #12
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Absolutely beautiful!!
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Old 07-11-2014, 02:04 PM   #13
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Love the flat black and polish.. looks great.
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Old 07-11-2014, 02:21 PM   #14
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great looking motor! enjoy!
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Old 07-11-2014, 03:20 PM   #15
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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
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Old 07-11-2014, 03:26 PM   #16
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So that's what they look like when they're together! Congratulations.
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Old 07-11-2014, 03:44 PM   #17
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Great looking engine ! Also like the black engine !
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Old 07-11-2014, 05:33 PM   #18
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Good job, looks great.
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Old 07-11-2014, 06:21 PM   #19
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A 258, my favorite engine, looks great.
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Old 07-11-2014, 06:49 PM   #20
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Very nice
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