Ford Flathead V8 Engine Rebuild Time-Lapse | Redline Rebuild - S1E2

Six days. More than 40,000 photos. One fully rebuilt Ford Flathead V8. All boiled down to an intense 6-minute video.
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This engine was sourced during our Swap to Street 100-hour build of a 1946 Ford pickup at the 2015 Hershey Swap Meet. It faithfully chugged along for over 4000 miles before we decided to give it the rebuild it deserved.
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[@tedwoe]

When he looks over at the camera and smiles as it's starting up...that says it all.

[@SaijuVarghese]

Very rightly said

[@arynschroeder4756]

Hey, all "gearheads" do that when their"babies" fires right up!!! 😎 that was the look of joy when that happens!!😎 what I thought was interesting was the fact that that engine had only 3 three main bearings in the block unlike modern engines. Nice job though!! ( IF that was my truck, I'd be painting that baby an nice color.)

[@eloymarquez4783]

334 thumbs up but i un did it... 333 perfect!

[@SuperLittleTyke]

Yeah, totally confident. But that's probably not the first such engine they have refurbished, given the huge amount of equipment they have in their workshop.

[@davesstillhere]

It's impossible not to smile when you hear an engine fire up for the first time. Sometimes you'll even whoop and holler lol

[@lanceperley3144]

The way Davin smiles after every engine starts back up reminds me of my old man, one of the toughest and non emotional people you’d ever meet but let him start a V8 and feel the rumble... nothin but a smile from ear to ear.

[@JohnK-ph3vw]

It’s the same face my mechanic father would make when it fires up on the first try.

[@conservativetexan2289]

He’s still smiling

[@arthurdunn1452]

Yes, that starter motor sound is different to

[@suzintru1]

At 5:26, that smile. As a retired mechanic (27yrs) I know that feeling. A feeling of pride and accomplishment from a major job (engine or trans) that runs perfectly! It makes all that time (and grease, grime, and dirt) worth while. Brings back lots of good memories. GREAT video. Thanks Hagerty.

[@viiviqa]

🤝💯

[@arthurdunn1452]

Yes!!

[@1950Bonanza]

Yup..know the feeling well. Awesome video thanks for making it.

[@70bama82]

Flatty's have a sound of their own !! Those were the days. I helped build my first engine when I was 12 . I know that smile. That's hands on satisfaction. Great job !!! 👌👍🇺🇲

[@thenegotiator3896]

Totally forgot about my problems, I was in a State of happiness watching this video. This is my passion, hopefully oneday I will have the resources to rebuild cars.

[@chappie2347]

Where u from?not trying to be weird

[@scdevon]

Who cares if it's slow by today's standards? It's one of the coolest engines ever made.

[@vet6822]

absolutely !

[@boboutelama5748]

What was exactly the "cool factor" in this engine ?

[@markg7030]

Its easy to fix, maintain, soup-up and it makes V8 music.

[@scdevon]

Bob Outélama It was innovative for its time. It was the first mass produced V8 that every working person could afford. It responded well to aftermarket hot rod parts. It deserves respect from every gear-head person.

[@boboutelama5748]

scdevon Ok. thanks for the clarity. We don't have nor had those around in our geographic location.

[@bawbrhoades]

The Ford Flathead rebuild and that music! The best combination I have ever seen! I watch it over and over again!

[@imcrazyforwar]

5:33 the look at satisfaction after all the hard work

[@mzaputil]

The earliest Ford flathead V8s are almost 86 years old. Amazing to think. The ones usually rebuilt,kept running, and built for speed are the '49 and up flatties, built by both Ford and Mercury, but still, think about the years these motors have put on and are still loved enough to keep bringing back to life, over and over. Yes there are much more powerful motors out there, but nothing beats the cool of an old, well built flattie. Any nice '30s car that the owner went cheap and slapped a smallblock chevy into has a lot to learn. Much Love to the old Flathead...

[@barrymonroy7138]

That was a treat to watch. It would be cool if you guys put like a Holly 2 barrel efi on it.

[@ddavid122]

Barry Monroy I agree. I'm in impatient fighting extreme evelish lower back pain. Terrible. But this, this put a smile on my face. Even for a few minutes. This put me in a better mood.

[@rossmennie4903]

ddavid122 Get well my friend. We're pulling for ya.

[@snoozing68]

Barry Monroy Yep, sure was. Another great video, I can watch these all day.

[@tuluksvui747]

Can we just acknowledge the super cool pan lapse shots... Awesome editing and camera work!

[@k.bowers8372]

Agree! One of the best channels.

[@whitesox9671]

Yes. Absolutely awesome camera work and editing.....and the engine, it's a piece of history that will never repeat itself.

[@darknewt9959]

Yes, I noticed that... very impressed. Not just an awesome build, but awesome production.

[@quentinpower4867]

Idk if you were expecting a brand new car or a very nice looking truck to get the engine, but extremely respectable and admirable that you put that engine in a vehicle that couldn’t be more deserving of it

[@KidKat__]

It amazes me every time I watch someone disassemble an engine and rebuild it. The work that goes into it, the diversity, it just makes me push harder to become a mechanic.

[@bradpyron8928]

I’m I the only one felt relaxed watching this video and wished it never ends I was engine high... Three years later… KZbin recommends I watch it again, felt I needed extra relaxing 😌 boost… of course I didn’t mind

[@yanniyanni7075]

Me too bro big time

[@Joe---]

Your not the only one, I'm watching it in 2019..

[@phemmat]

Brad Pyron i feel similar

[@SamuelJohnSamuelJohn-fg1cv]

Samuel John Samuel John

[@justinlloyd6455]

This video is truly a work of art. Amazing. Taking that old Ford engine from an era of hard-working americans who never even heard of a computer. And rebuilt it into perfection. Wow. What a stunning video.

[@thompsona10625]

A close family member of mine learned to machine and rebuild engines working for his father and continued the operate the family machine shop for an additional 75 years. The knowledge and skill that man has will be mostly lost when he passes. I always dreamed of working with him building engines but never made the time. He’s since retired and sold the equipment. I remember watching him “leaning” on his crank grinder to pull off that extra .0005 from a crank journal. You can’t be taught to do that. “Feeling” your equipment is almost a clairvoyant super power. He still knows all the machining dimension of nearly every engine component of nearly every engine made after the turn of the century. Just amazing! Great video!

[@pbahle]

Scrolling through the first few comments and noticing a remarkable lack of hate. It is nice to find something so widely appreciated.

[@12th.jahlil]

Engines are so beautiful man, who can hate a beautiful boxer, V, W, Rotary, or any other engine configuration.

[@KidKat__]

eXozGaming agreed man.

[@nzdds7631]

Alex Aramouni yeah it's sad that people want to do that, I mean if you run all you engines off alcohol it burns pretty clean and won't damage the environment too much.

[@riverat440]

I've never seen a W engine configuration, I'll have to look them up hmmm

[@imhotep_fr]

Richard Lambert VW is doing W engines. Look for W8 (passat) W12 (phaeton) and W16 (veyron and chiron - yes Bugatti but owned by VW) 😉

[@jordanckelly62]

You can leave japanese made boxers out of it. There trash

[@janbojarski004425]

that video made me cry

[@janbojarski004425]

dean hotrod photography tears of happiness

[@ForestDwellingWretch]

Jan Bojarski I love seeing any old engine or car being brought back to life. I'm not a fan of ford in any way I'm more of a Chevy guy but this video made my eyes water.

[@ForestDwellingWretch]

Never Mind my first is a 1988 Chevy silver auto only 5,000$ but it is a steal it's band new inside and out I still have it but me my dad n my drag racer friends are planing to rebuild the engine I'm hoping it makes around 500 hp to 600hp, but it needs a rebuild bad oil rings are done puffing white smoke runs a little hot but man you barely tap the gas and the tires smoke for miles i love it and since its a 88 classic truck its dropped just a tad then lifted in the back a tap cause every one did that in the 80s I don't know why but I'm going to keep it that way, and since its a 88 it has had speakers behind the seats keeping that too, the steering wheel is after market but it is Crome so is my shifter and every thing where the dash is behind the steering wheel it looks better then the stock, my next car is still being build it all for my dad but I'll get it, it's a 1963 Chevy Impala maybe I'll come back and tell you a bit about it around July :D. Sorry for bad grammar too lazy to go back and read this all and fix it.

[@camriv2000]

never mind you're 72?

[@ForestDwellingWretch]

CamTheReaper guess he is, it's strange cause he has a harambae pic and his name is never mind.

[@localroger]

You do some of the most beautifully choreographed time lapse work I have ever seen.

[@robertpeters2741]

There's nothing like the sound of a Ford flathead V8 Sweetest engine ever!!

[@dieselgeezer18]

detroit 2 stroke v8

[@R_Grey032]

Just so satisfying to watch the engine getting new life.

[@rattmann36863]

Really enjoy watching those old engines be given some love and attention. Amazing transformations.

[@aurktman1106]

I just picked up 3 flatheads today, I will be doing this over the next year to all of them.

[@2233golf2]

I love the smell of these workshops....I virtually can smell this through the internet........ Great work.....way to go.....

[@scdevon]

With these modern parts and that level of quality machining, this Flathead is quite a bit better than brand new now even if it was restored to its stock power level.

[@nicksalvatore5717]

Sadly the only way to really get started on making the flathead push serious HP numbers is removing the flathead aspect and getting new heads for it.

[@flaminggaming5295]

I’m doing this but on a much smaller scale, I’m rebuilding the engine for a 1975 Honda cb500t that I picked up from the backyard of my friend’s new house. I’m so excited to hear it rumble to life after sitting for 36 years

[@ВасилийПронин-и7у]

Просто КОСМОС... Браво Мастерам👍👍👍 Прекрасный результат

[@arumrunner]

Simply awesome. I worry that there will be a day in the not so distant future that the expertise, skills, knowledge and tooling will be either gone or will be too cost prohibitive to complete rebuilds like this.

[@Oldbmwr100rs]

For the most part they have been lost. But there's also a growing interest in these old machines,and people are not only getting back into them, but even long out of production parts are being made again. But the prices are pretty steep unless You can do at least some of the work yourself.

[@MANILABOSTON]

what a sad thought. hopefully hagerty has kids following his footsteps

[@Hagerty]

We are involved with the RPM Foundation, which funds grants for programs that are committed to hands-on education and teaching young people the specialized skills and knowledge needed to maintain cars and boats. More info here : rpm.foundation

[@tuenygaard8075]

Like the mechanics smile, when they fire that thing up :)

[@MrPami9899]

Tue Nygaard I thought I was the only one who realize that!!

[@yashvintackoory2893]

That awesome sound would make any motorhead smile

[@wyatttipton9957]

Nothing like hearing the project start for the first time and the satisfaction of a job well done.

[@zerocrimen]

"This engine was sourced during our Swap to Street 100-hour build of a 1946 Ford pickup"..... I would love to know how "specialist Man hours" It took to do that marvelous job, wow! Simply amazing how It comes out at the end. Kudos, Hagerty guys!

[@icifishopdohc5979]

Quand je vois ces passionnés travailler de leur passion, cela me réconforte encore plus dans l'idée de rouler dans une vieille auto. Amitiés de la Suisse

[@Sandler23]

I love watching these old rusty dirty engines get rebuilt with cleaned parts and then hearing the engine start for the first time.

[@knobovsossidge2022]

That was excellent, good editing and interesting all the way, thanks.

[@dennisd4452]

I keep coming back to this as I too own a 1947 Ford pickup truck. Came from Canada.

[@randythompson2681]

I have always loved the design and history of this motor. Love seeing such pros bring a cool pickup back to having a long life.

[@markk3652]

magnificent video, music was a compliment instead of an annoyance. no smoky burnouts now or you'll be fixin' those axle keyways!!!!!

[@gizmoriderfulye8007]

These guys are like true MEN...Not cucks or vegetarist leftist trash

[@lethanhsang2916]

Ăâệ́̉đươơơơơơ

[@isadoracristina7195]

Alguém sabe o nome da música que está tocando.

[@channelbalbalan7206]

Mantap

[@bryanmartinez6600]

@@gizmoriderfulye8007 just to let you know my car is vegan i change the vegetable oil every 3k kilometers but if I want to I spend a bit more on olive oil.

[@HorsepowerKingscom]

Absolutely awesome. Instantly one of the best videos on KZbin, in our opinion.

[@exedracs4029]

Agreed. Watched this multiple times.

[@ctg6734]

I still think this is my favorite rebuild vid. The music, and production are spot on.

[@somedude4805]

I’ve been coming back to this particular video for about five years now. It never gets boring.

[@nizaruliqram1521]

I really2 hope one day you guys post a video restore not just engines,but entire car. Its always satisfying to watch your works.

[@НеразгаданныеТайны]

Магия! Уже 1000 раз посмотрел!

[@predator-5000ru]

Заставить бы тебя в нем,хоть раз клапана отрегулировать.сразу бы возненавидел его!

[@КаЯкер]

Я семь))

[@Дмитрий-й6м8м]

А я уже не считаю, это очень даже как вы сказали, магия!!!

[@AwesomeShotStudios]

Beautifully shot and presented....and a great rebuild too. Kudos to everyone involved!

[@VGHCX]

Back in college several of us engineering students modified one of these engines. We created plates to bolt to the block and Ford 351C 2V heads. It was a 4 valve per cylinder engine. It produced over 425hp @7000 rpm.

[@1950Bonanza]

Photos? Ford 351C 2V heads are two valves per cylinder, where did you get 4 V per cylinder??? 425HP would snap the crank on this I think.

[@markk3652]

Just watched this again for the joy of seeing it. No test stand needed, it was gonna run and they knew it!!

[@martypayne5650]

This video is proof that if you work hard enough you can make gold anything.

[@RGuzmanish]

Aaaahhhhhhh!!!!! This is sooooo amazing!!! Why cant I be cool and rebuild motors!!?

[@StilwellMotovlogger]

Learn, study, and succeed

[@nightmareinaction629]

Learn with small engines first like I did I still am I first started with the flathead briggs and stratton then moved on to a ohv one they were running I just tool them 100% apart to learn soon I'll try a corsair flat6

[@MariaCruz-kf7em]

Richard Guzman g

[@RedDeadSpearhead]

Just find something and do it is all you can do, dive headfirst in, and make yourself succeed, because with engines, it all must be done right, so if you go in with the mentality that you will succeed then you might be surprised at how far you can get

[@ToreDL87]

Yeh just buy a cheapo engine that is known to have been a faultless (but worn) runner before it was taken out of a car.

[@oldasdihrt5993]

Those engines were the most beautiful that I've ever seen . Thanx for the video.

[@scottdoubleyou563]

I don't know what it is about the FH Ford V8, but that is the one engine I would love to rebuild.

[@ymann22]

One of the best video i have seen in the history of youtube.

[@jackhouston357]

KOOL! I HAD A '49 FORD PICKUP, LOVED THE FLATHEAD

[@gregmaday1331]

I love these time lapse engine rebuild videos. Whether it's the Ford Flathead, the Cadillac V8 or the Buick engines, I enjoy them all. Now then... I have a unique idea for an engine build... A Ford Super-duty V8! Built from 1958 thru 1981, they were available in displacements of 401, 477 and 534cid. They were only used in medium and heavy trucks. I don't believe there was ever many "performance" parts available for them. However, with modern "tricks of the trade", I think it would be interesting to see what could be done.

[@loftyroyal4034]

Oh man, how slow and steady is the cameraman, fantastic patience. 😂

[@mikes47jeep]

that little smile at 5:33 says it all hahaha

[@dougsholly9323]

I know that feeling, and it is an awesome thing!

[@МаркГуляницкий]

The moment of truth )).

[@DonovanBryant92]

i dont know what it feels like to start a car but i have started old worn out lawnmower engines that have been dead for ages its just a cool feeling when the engine finally fires up for the first time im going to start working on old cars soon

[@kayleehitchcock6517]

Had that smile myself many times

[@darthrevan2063]

Donovan Bryant wish I could do stuff like that lol

[@level5565]

It's amazing those old flatheads could last as long as they did, WITHOUT an oil filter! 😕

[@FatsharkFun]

Pretty sure oil filters only became standard equipment in 1941! Even after that the filters worked off a bypass system where only 10% of the oil was filtered at a time. It took a full 5 minutes at highway speed for 100% of the oil to be filtered. Pretty incredible engines for sure!

[@treeman765]

My 1950 Mercury with a flat head v8 has an oil filter, it’s on top and you just change the element inside

[@JeffDeWitt]

@@FatsharkFun I don't know Ford went to a full flow oil filter but Studebaker didn't do it until mid 62.

[@stevehuffman7453]

They had a remote oil filter. At least my 1948 C7 cab over did from the factory.

[@graham2631]

I like the ghost blur in the machine shop good effect. Very skilled guys made it possible.

[@dmaxcustom]

Everybody needs a hobby. Hagerty. What's your hobby? Resurrection.

[@djxmdnfbfjcjdhdhd4504]

They didnt resurrect it. It still run but it was just weak and they just wanted more, they did a vid on how they built it

[@mustanggt5985]

The look on the guys face when he first started the engine, pure satisfaction. Love it.

[@maniacpanic666]

Yeah, great moment.

[@Weightlossjourney24]

Oh yeah

[@halloweenjunkie666]

I get goosebumps every time I watch this

[@orangecrush5862]

His smile after they cranked it for the first time was awesome!!!!

[@dirkkrex5303]

These guys are surgeons. Just beautiful.

[@РусланЖук-я5б]

Кррасавчики!!! Все акуратно, подход к делу с душой) приятно посмотреть! Удачи Вам!!! И чтоб работа радовала

[@SuperLittleTyke]

As a former motor mechanic in England in the 1960s we never even saw V8 engines, let alone worked on one. The largest engine I ever came across during my apprenticeship was in our firm's ancient Packard hearse. It had a straight 8 side valve engine. In this video you do an amazing refurb job on that V8. Very interesting to watch.

[@anthonytomb8857]

You should rebuild a 302 ford engine

[@blusnuby2]

Flatheads are the epitome of "visual texture;" true hot rod art ! Thanks for letting us HEAR it`s heart beat.

[@jlissandrello]

That was awesome. Thanks for sharing!

[@ryanflying5781]

My dad restored a 1951 Victoria 2 door coupe with a flathead V8. After a rebuild you could lean on the front fender while this was running and you couldn’t tell. 6volt system back then and vacuum wipers. Step on gas, no wipers. We would drive around to junk yards on Saturdays looking for a piece of trim or an emblem or whatever part we needed. No computer inventory system like today’s junk yards. Show up and walk around hoping to find a car with the part you need. I hated having to help him back then. (11-12 years old) but looking back he sure taught me a lot about cars. I’m almost 50 now and I never bring a car in for service if I think I can fix it myself.

[@madmonkey7411]

Satisfying engine rebuild for car guys video be the title.

[@MicBergsma]

Love the video!! I will make sure I will do like that with my 67 VW Bus restoration ! Good job guys!

[@MicBergsma]

IfYouDisagreeYouAreWrong huh? Why would I lie? 😂😂

[@teonthevwwhisperer7316]

@@MicBergsma why would we disagree busy with 2 vw engine builds I would also love to time lapse it like this so we're on the same boat

[@robbyrobber9326]

I don't feel right about myself knowing i've not ever done this yet (rebuilt engines from ground up).I've done alot of vehicle work,but nothing like this.I won't feel 100% right until i do.

[@SteveReynolds1204]

Robby, your correct. There is no better feeling then firing up an Engine that you have put blood, sweat, and long hours into (y) Keep gettin your hands dirty Man :-)

[@rogerramjet5092]

For me the best part is after you run the valves and before you button up the valve covers. I just love the speed and precision of watching the rockers do there thing. There is the mess of oil squirting all over.

[@philwhite9882]

do your first rebuild with someone who knows what they are doing. I'm so grateful to the Guys who taught me how to build engines back in the 60's. started with nasty flathead stock car engines

[@jdrok5026]

find yourself a 366 big block chevy and or a pontiac 400 and shop manuals why the 366 well its a engine you cant do much with and personally puts a smile and hearts in my eyes everytime i see a 366 save she may be gutless but she wont die easy and if you do find a 366 uh get a few buddies she may sounds small but uh shes quite heavy

[@skylinefever]

You could go the the junkyard, buy a cheap non-functioning Chevy 350 as a core, and install a low price rebuild kit. Chevy 350 rebuild kits aren't expensive because the engines are so common. Usually a kit with .030 oversize pistons, .010 undersize rod journals, and .010 undersize main journals is suitable for most cores. You would have to have a machinist crack test the core engine, rebore the cylinders, grind the crankshaft, resurface gasket mating surfaces, and do a final spin balance of the crank, but you can do the majority of the work alone. Finally, if you don't need the Chevy 350, there is always someone who will buy your rebuild and install it in a pickup truck. Try getting a 1988-1995 350 TBI engine from a pickup truck. There are plenty of those trucks both in the junkyard and on the road. There will be someone ready to buy your rebuilt engine. Another thing you could do is learn how to port the cylinder heads while they are off the engine. You could also balance the connecting rods and pistons before installing them.

[@stevekight1955]

My first car was a 1950 Flathead V8. My brother and I spent an hour adding a quart of oil..down the dipstick tube. Didn't know you could pour it down the vent tube sticking up on top. Live and learn.

[@ryanolson6794]

So awesome! Great video guys

[@ابنكنانة]

Hi, I'm from Saudi Arabia and very impressed with Gob Job

[@boosted_3478]

God job

[@Bronywithguns870]

The Flathead V8 is as legendary as the Small Block Chevy, and the Hemi. cool to see how these flatheads are put together. its weird seeing the valvetrain in the block.a

[@denniss4951]

Except that the other engines you mentioned put out a LOT more horsepower than this thing. I'd say that the small block chevy is the most legendary of the three due to cost, high production, and power. Legendary for power would be the old Hemis.

[@hughjorgen30]

There's just something special about seeing those pistons going up n down that makes me smile.

[@jesperdahl6324]

one of my absolute favorits. Dont know how many time i watched it :D

[@84sheepdog56]

I love how they put oil in it before they sealed up the intake...

[@bufords]

but I am a little concerned they use Royal Purple synthetic oil to break in a vintage rebuilt engine

[@Nanakiyami]

Glad someone else reacted to that! hehe

[@jalofanclub]

Buford, Vintage parts don’t need vintage lubricants. Lubricants have improved over the years and their purpose is to prevent wear. Why wouldn’t you want to use a better oil to do just that?

[@I_like_turtles_67]

jalofanclub need to run zinc i side these old motors. Most newer oils are thin and don't have the proper additives to protect against wear.

[@ohger1]

Dan Lyons is right. I use Shell Rotella with a zinc additive for breaking in non-rollerized engines, and continue to add zinc with every oil change afterwards.

[@karlsanderson8127]

It amazes me back then they built these engine from scratch with their hands with no computers

[@tomk4t]

The ending is the best. The old Ford drives by as the new Ford, sits and watches it pass by.

[@portbogie2865]

Frickin love this video fellas! If i can ever find me a flathead V8, I'm sending it to you guys to rebuild for me! Keep up the awesome work!!!

[@СанчезБутаков]

Класс)) почему у нас в России такие работы не производят, чуваки молодцы👍👍👍👍

[@cartmanrlsusall]

the low parts count is why I dig the flathead

[@KrazyPolak87]

Simplicity at it's finest. You'll never see engines made like this for cars anymore, at least not here. I like the different tone they have too.

[@maxmustermann-ie6ic]

MattyJ Look up 'free piston engine'. Those are being researched right now by a number of teams and they have exactly 1 moving part... pretty cool stuff.

[@thegeokiller1529]

And no computer

[@rosaatomica9976]

do rotarys count?

[@lsswappedcessna]

There are _MAYBE_ 20 moving parts. All of them are in the core of the engine, then the fuel pump and water pump.

[@ronniecurnutt4309]

I'm a Ford man all day every day , I enjoyed this vlogs .

[@redtussock]

Drove one of these on a farm in Southern NZ after I left school in the 70's, she was a beast, could cut out a gravel road very nicely ... :-) It was 4 Speed ... never used 1st

[@flatbroke_9246]

Nothing but the best Team Ford for life South Texas

[@colinmartin9797]

The quietest engine I have ever heard in my life, modern, vintage, anything, was a 289 flathead in a bone stock completely cherry 1950 f1. It was quieter than a damn sewing machine.

[@bertgrau9246]

It was most likely a 239, the 289 didn't come out until 1965. It was an over head valve

[@kadenkilker6201]

Those old V8 Flatheads are the best looking engine out there

[@adelf.4930]

That smile on his face ..

[@hotrodlincolnchannel6266]

5:28 I know him from somewhere... Has this guy been the host of any other KZbin shows?

[@Hagerty]

Yup. m.kzbin.info/aero/PLGvTvFzdMg_O9JEZFHVjEmdcLPj_sEhv2

[@hotrodlincolnchannel6266]

***** HAHA, that's right! I miss that show... Time to watch them all again.

[@Hagerty]

Stay tuned for our new series featuring Matt and Davin. It's called the Wrenchmen and will launch on this channel in September.

[@hotrodlincolnchannel6266]

***** Well I'm already subscribed but if there were a double subscribe option I would definitely choose it right now. Can't wait for September!

[@darcylovedavies9859]

Hot Rod Lincoln reminds me of mark ruffalo

[@trianonalex]

*Now if only we can do that For Heart surgery*

[@espvp]

I don't know man, a time lapse while performing a surgery seems impractical

[@ralphlong9973]

You guys are fast! I guess having the right tools, lots of space and experience makes the job go quicker.

[@sergeantscumbag2116]

love the sound of a flathead

[@yani5865]

Sergeant Scumbag me 2

[@tallen4520]

Initiated my knuckles on 'em.

[@81moldy6]

I dont know a single person who doesnt

[@kingschmoopy6583]

You guys do some of the most fascinating restorations I've ever seen. Quality content. Just curious about the average cost of what a project like this runs?

[@phredrocks]

how absolutely cool of a job to have!! the smmile when she fired up, is the pay day, for sure! Thanks I love the old simple things of the days when you could recognize a vehicle coming at you from a quarter of a mile away. very cool.

[@rattmann36863]

Those flat heads must be getting hard to find by now.

[@liveleaky7571]

Richard Mann you're hot

[@mccoymodelcars9117]

Richard Mann just a month or two ago I got an 8ba flathead from a buddy of mine. It was in a boat so it has smaller water pumps and a pickup tube. Pistons a kind of seized too.

[@scdevon]

I thought somebody was casting new Flathead Ford blocks using the original mold dimensions not too long ago.

[@legostar55]

Richard Mann Yeah they are hard to find in my area but I would LOVE to have one and put it in my pickup truck. Even though my truck is a 1985 Ford F-150 with the 300 inline six (which I adore btw) the coolness factor would jump up to 11 just by doing that.

[@legostar55]

scdevon REALLY WHO!??

[@TheMarcball]

super lovely video, thanks folks ! Keep on trucking ! (from France)

[@ohger1]

I read many years ago that there was a large surplus of brand new vintage high nickel flathead blocks left over from the military truck days in France. Any truth to that?

[@skylinefever]

There is a company that bought most of the French flathead engines: www.sfflatheads.com/about-us-truth-about-us-and-the-stuff/ I have heard that they are higher quality than the original Ford flathead.

[@sniperv25]

I was 10 seconds in and subscribed!

[@paulbookwood6410]

Very nice video. I always liked flatheads. They look cool, sound good, and I like the simple valve train.

[@mannybananas1322]

Most impressive & coming from a Imports guy.

[@milwaukeegregg]

Liked the music!

[@chennemeyer]

Yeah, what is that music? Used Soundhound it did not recognize.

[@bkm72]

I tried to use Shazam and it didn't recognize it either. Has to be royalty free or a studio musician.

[@Hagerty]

Red Sky at Night (instrumental) by LandMrks www.marmosetmusic.com/browse/25924-red-sky-at-night-instrumental

[@hectorrios2048]

we

[@FullOilBarrel]

milwaukeegregg darude sandstorm

[@SirDaffyD]

Such a cool engine for such a cool looking truck. Awesome vid guys.