Super Easy BOLT In Ford Model A Flathead V8 Conversion Kit For Our 1929 Shop Truck!!

Our good friends at Old Yankee Speed have taken the guess work out of the Model A Flathead V8 Conversion. They sell all the necessary brackets and mounts to fully swap a Flathead into your Model A Chassis. The motor and trans mount kit require a few holes to be drilled into the chassis, and the center cross member will require some trimming. The kit is as simple as it gets and made the install of the blown flathead a breeze. Matt usually spends multiple days getting the mounts fabricated and installing and engine. Matt and Steve installed the kit and engine in less than a day!
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[@ericargo9157]

My dad always wanted a 29 RPU. The day after he died in 1986 I actually saw one on the road. I could not believe what I was seeing. Since then I've always wanted one to own and drive in his honor. I'll make it happen. Love this build.

[@IronTrapGarage]

Let’s hope you find one!

[@leeroyholloway4277]

7:45 I'm glad you switched to the drill. That Sharpie was never going to get through the frame.

[@anthonycarty9433]

Thanks for the information , that's why It takes me so long to make a hole for a bolt . Have a good weekend .

[@charlesherrick7400]

Hats off to Old Yankee for the sponsorship, certainly making the install easier with high quality products.

[@mikebougher3731]

Nice to see moon checking the progress of his new wheels.

[@Racemojo]

That kit looks killer! Old Yankee Speed co makes some nice stuff! Over the years I've made all my mounts by cutting them out of 2x3 rectangular tubing then shaping them which takes a bit of time. I may just pick up a set of the front mounts to get me a head quicker. I'm interested to see how the pedal kit works out! Thanks for showing these kits! Matt- Mojo Speed Shop and Lounge

[@michaelguinn5736]

Morning Matt & Steve! The Old Yankee kit looks & works awesome! Shop truck will be done in no time! Be safe!! Happy Easter!!

[@ajperotti2551]

Awesome kit. Love BOLT INS. Makes life easy for beginner and experienced Hot Rodders alike. Looks Bitchin' as usual. Congrats on the new building expansion. More room = More neat car stuff. Play safe.

[@KS-cp6bj]

A transfer punch makes locating those holes easy and accurate.

[@stevemonkey6666]

This was a pretty good lesson in fitting an engine/transmission using that kit

[@richardsiddon610]

Hi guys. Hope you’re enjoying your weekend. Loving the progress with that truck.🙂

[@campbecw]

Workshop truck looks amazing with its new heart!!

[@jimblack503]

Matt and crew- great job! Can't wait to see this thing hauling parts-really fast. Moon needs a raise, btw.

[@Pedroisanickname]

Love the new wheel and tire combo, looks killer.

[@kathyhumpage5160]

Like the way the video was shot different moves etc. make me feel I was there with you working with you ! also the truck is my dream truck to own

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks for watching!

[@murdoc6501]

Shop truck coming together nicely! That engine mount kit is awesome! Keep moving forward!

[@fredwicker5400]

Very nice kit from old Yankee speed. Going to be a fun little truck.

[@randomyank7777]

Sweet ! That's a nice kit , it certainly made the job a lot easier ! I'm glad you included a shot of you rolling the truck out on bare rims with all of the other "plunder " piled into it . What a contrast to what you have it looking like now ! WOW ! Excellent job , & well done guys ! Kudos to Old Yankee Speed ! That is going to be an awesome shop truck ! Enjoy your "beverages of choice " gentlemen ! You earned them ! Outstanding !

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks Rob! It certainly has come a long way in a short time!

[@bradeastham5494]

Looks great, really excited about this build! Bet that Little truck will scoot down the road with that flatty in her.

[@thomasst.martin3308]

Can't wait to see the first drive around the block.

[@IronTrapGarage]

We can’t wait!

[@stevereid53]

Looking great coming together

[@gmamagillmore4812]

Next to last time I tried something like that ,1963, I got fed up and threw everything out and built a whole new frame from stacked, butt welded 3" tubing and flame cut plate. Took all night. Next time I built one I bought a chop saw that really sped up the process and made a neater race car. Cheated with some CAE components.

[@garretlee83]

Awesome! You make it all look so easy….

[@mikeherrschaft7167]

A little Easter egg this morning! Thanks!

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks for watching!

[@michaelstagar525]

Good advice! Many various kits are good for DIY'rs & even professionals. Also, good marketing strategy!

[@gregl1824]

Guys , the way this was shot is AWESOME. The camera work , angles and zooms was perfect . The the detailed explanation of the process was spot on ... Reminds me of the early ITG videos. Love it!! Keep up the good work.

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks Greg! We’re working to get a dedicated camera guy to get better footage!

[@gregl1824]

@@IronTrapGarage this student nailed it. Had that feel like we were right there. I enjoy this type of style when it comes to the repairs and How-To videos and the way you and Mike film on the adventures.

[@tomcummings655]

love that kit! need to get one and I don't even have a model A [yet]--P.S.,get some transfer punches, WAY more accurate than a sharpie!LOL

[@buddydunham9586]

My dad had one of those chain pull hoists in his shop he also had a single post lift with a H shaped frame for old fords and the like it had special pieces that slid back and forth to grab the rear axles the front had a bracket that grabbed the cross member

[@johnbehneman1546]

GREAT VIDEO MATT!!!! I LOVE YOUR NEW SHOP TRUCK!!!! IT CAME OUT GREAT!!!! I LOVE OLD MODEL A, T & 32 FORD PARTS. SO MUCH FUN!!!! GREAT VIDEO & THANKS FOR SHARING!!!!

[@tommytompley4950]

Wow It's like Christmas all of the time at your garage 👍🤠👍

[@IronTrapGarage]

Haha yea man!

[@jimmygarner696]

Pretty cool kit...looks like it saved you some valueable time.

[@gordonstroup882]

Now that is a way cool mount kit, and with the engine and transmission in, she is really looking like an old hot rod truck should. Are you going to be adding on some fenders to her, at least on the bed so no rocks come flying up and hits you or the windshield? Crazy things like that happen, ya know? Dude, she is going to be so flippin cool, plus adding weatherd out Iron Trap Garage logos on each side will be double extra cool ! Well, that's a few ideas in my head, which isn't saying much, lol... 🙂😀 Allrightythen, here's to all of you guys, I want to wish you a Happy Easter and I hope that you have an excellent, amazing day.

[@IronTrapGarage]

No fenders planned on this one currently.

[@usmclee65]

Nice kit!

[@shotsrodder]

Looks like you guys need a Drill Doctor 😂🤣

[@IronTrapGarage]

Lol I’ll say.

[@jimcarter6990]

Moon is the Star of the Show !

[@scottcarter90]

I'll be waiting to see how your shop truck turns out! That will be definite driver!

[@shotsrodder]

Great tips as usual Matt 😎👍

[@DefaultName-vh3lo]

Nice to see "Moon" helping your team when he can!

[@shartne]

Wow man that looks really cool Its so nice I love it a v8 model A pick up truck with a super charger pretty neat. All antique period correct. Pretty rare too. Its so cool looking you just gotta love it. Mounts work fantastic. I love your videos thanks for showing everything.

[@TrashcanGarage]

Sharpie. The fabricator's friend. 😎 I do prefer these instructional videos. And you all are good at it too. 👍

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks for watching!

[@hdvette64]

Hey Matt, I have been thinking about building exactly what your doing with this truck for some time now. I’m out in New Tripoli and that would just be perfect to bomb around in on the back roads here. Super basic and straight forward. I take my trash to a public dump every Saturday with my dog and some local dude shows up in a stock 28 or 9 roadster pick up once in a while. When I watched the Texas clean out video I thought what an awesome shop truck that would be. You fellas got it going on. Happy Easter

[@IronTrapGarage]

That’s exactly what we want to do!!

[@chuckstith838]

I'm going to be watching this build closely. I have a 29 rpu just about in the same shape. Enjoy

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thank for watching Chuck

[@stevefaltis8989]

ITG and strong coffee, makes my day!

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks for watching!

[@bobhalstead1879]

Wheres yer safety goggles.love your input and output onyour work.doing a great job informing us.i love the fact theres no reality show crap going on .just sharing good usefull knowledge.and a large amount of common sense,something lacking in society today.the simplicity of yesterdays autos is fantistic.your knowledge on old fords is amazing.ive got 2 to 6 going on at any time.keep up the great work

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks for watching Bob

[@chuckb9867]

Great video and camera Moon looks exhausted after a full day

[@christeixeira6846]

Great video. I'm anxious to see how you'll be addressing the steering box issue.

[@tomwilkinson2184]

Awesome Matt, bad to the bone truck!!

[@pinwizz69]

WOW, with the engine in and the wheels on even at this point in the build the truck is lookin' bitchin'.. You guys are doing an incredible job brining this old jalopy back to life. It should be a really cool parts and lunch run head turner ride when it's finally road ready street legal finished.

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks Ronnie!

[@thinkingofyouto1]

Forgot to mention it in the last video but now you got a extended shop you now have empty walls to hang more shit on 👍👍

[@johnjenkins8782]

Can you imagine a couple of kids doing this swap back in the day with hand tools and scrap metal in a shed?

[@IronTrapGarage]

Heck yea!

[@stevenkarnisky411]

That did look pretty easy.

[@simonlane1277]

Steering box is a pain - it must be moved over to the left into the frame rail for the column to miss the head. Much swearing was heard from my workshop before my own pickup was ready for the steering box. I swapped it for a '32 box which might have made things even worse I don't know

[@timtomlinson9474]

That's a pretty awesome old truck built from found pieces! I may have a tip on another horde for you

[@kenimhoff6475]

Wow I didn't know a kit was available. I struggled finding a 32 crossmember route that I could afford and it was a lot of work getting it to fit right. Also it isn't easy to unbolt like your kit. Nice work guys.

[@IronTrapGarage]

It really is a game changer!

[@kevinkelly1523]

Outstanding episode. Great information !!!!

[@bigbaz1159]

Matt Just a quick piece of advice engine and trans mounting bolts go in from the top with the nut on the bottom, That way if it does loose a nut the bolt stays in but slack that way it gives you the chance to find just a nut to get it back home as the bolt and damper rubber are not lost also.

[@IronTrapGarage]

That is correct for most modern vehicles but is incorrect on early fords. The bolt is larger at the bolt head to fit in the rubber mount and then a cotter pin goes through the nut .. thus the castle nut. Hope that makes sense 👍

[@richardlees778]

Nice job

[@dennisschickling2249]

Happy Easter, Happy Passover, And Happy Ramadan. NICE VIDEO. #STAYSAFE #PHILLYPHILLY 🇺🇸

[@johnkranz4004]

Very nice Kit I’m going to be looking into one of those Kits

[@HansensSpeedShop]

Sweet

[@donames6941]

Matt, they make a punch set called follow-through punch. You put punch in the hole, and it marks center for you Harbor Freight here in missouri has them for $11.99 with them; you hole is always dead on

[@paulwhite7475]

Bolt in kits rock . But id put one down from the top of the rail too

[@ralphhammond8398]

Hey Matt, great video guys...Ralph

[@Dave_Boyer]

If you were doing a flathead swap, why wouldn’t you use that kit? It makes it pretty easy. I’ve got a small block ready for mine, or I’d be considering that for sure. Well done!

[@IronTrapGarage]

We agree!

[@ericwhiting100]

Not sure which project is my favorite, the 39 Forgotten Hot Rod or the Shop Truck. I would drive the wheels off of either one. Happy Easter to The Iron Trap crew.

[@IronTrapGarage]

Thanks for watching!

[@michaelreynolds1904]

Remarkable kit. I'm assuming that with no blower the radiator and grill shell would stay in the stock position?

[@IronTrapGarage]

Correct. It still may work as is!

[@garyreinke4741]

What a dream job

[@phillipbrenckle1930]

Like yankee parts most brands make it bolt on. I like the stuff garage made doable stuff I used bolt on equipment on a 39 Chevy clean easy fitment fast takes lots of guessing out of the job

[@IronTrapGarage]

We agree!

[@christianheidt5733]

Gonna be sweet!!!

[@genemounce8302]

We the viewers request a "CATCH YA LATER!" line of merch. . . :) lol

[@jimoverschmidt8169]

Camera work seems a bit different this week. I like it!! Nice work as always

[@IronTrapGarage]

We have a young guy from our local HS studying videography that comes to help occasionally and he filmed this one. He did a great job!

[@piewagn]

🤔🤔 This is the second type kit like this I've seen come out since I fabricated my own 2.5 years ago that I documented on the HAMB....right down to the crossmember reinforcements. Is it great minds think alike, or imitation is the most sincere form of flattery? I'm waiting for someone to come out with the column shift kit next....which I've documented on the HAMB as well....😊😉😁

[@Rob-hw5wr]

I was waiting for the fan belt to catch fire

[@adamwillick6878]

So depending on what flathead you’re using, I.e 8BA, 59A or what not, would the front mounts be placed in a different location ? I guess what I’m asking is if all the different flathead front truck style mounts are in the same location in relation to the transmission mount ?

[@onlinevacation]

Maybe my standards are too high, But that crossmember seems very cheesy to me. The biggest thing I don't like about it is just how much over slotted the biscuit mount holes are not to mention the fact that where your trans mount falls already has you extended all the way forward of the slot. Also if you just mount those (Hurst copy) motor mounts with the stock shock bolt holes and a bolt in the center, After the car is driven several miles you will start to notice stress cracks in the side of the frame rails across the holes. The way to prevent this is to also bolt the motor mounts to the top of the frame rail and just add a filler 3/16 piece of flat stock to take up the gap between the top rail and the top of the motor mount. Vern tardel addresses this same issue in his book as he also sells these (Old Hurst copy) motor mounts and his price is better than Old Yankee. Truck is coming together well and looking good,

[@IronTrapGarage]

Always a better way to do something. We’re just showing a basic / affordable way to do it. No rules against modifying or adding to this kit. But it’s no doubt it’s a jumpstart on fabricating from scratch.

[@davidball93]

The transmission mount crossmember material that’s included in the kit is thicker than the 11 gauge stock Model A crossmember by almost double. Bolt-on boxing plates of the same thickness are also included to increase the strength of the Model A crossmember. The couple hundred pounds pressure of the motor/trans on the transmission mount won't bend or break it. Also… been using these hurst style mounts on dozens of cars have never produced a single crack in the frame using the mounting they’re designed to use. Though I suppose if the frame was sub par or fatigued to it could. But that would be the frame, not mount that’s the issue.

[@artpam]

Ralpf Malpf tribute Hot Rod? Bolts when you have a welder.... Come-on Man!😁

[@easttexastramps]

liked the camera work, who's the new guy?

[@IronTrapGarage]

A young guy from the local High School. He helps out occasionally and does a great job!

[@geraldbellows8831]

Excellent as usual will this also work for a open drive not sure the difference between them

[@richarddahlgren4775]

would it have been a good move to put spacers behind rear mount bracket to improve motor mount center to center problem ?

[@RogerKerr-om3dl]

Hello Matt, Thank you for the videos you put out, they are very helpful to me while building my first hot rod. Question: I am building a 29 A Tudor with a stock frame and a 46 flathead and S10 5 speed. Do you think it's necessary to box the frame? The flatty is stock. Thanks.

[@IronTrapGarage]

Boxing will make it flex less. The Flathead v8 won’t cause much more flex than stock. All up to what you want to do but it isn’t necessary with a stock Flathead in my opinion.

[@user-ec6gl4fh1z]

Of course you have to install hydraulic brakes and tube shocks as well. And how much horsepower are you installing? I notice you didn't box the frame, so maybe it's not too many horses.

[@robertjean659]

Kit made it looked so easy. Do you do any boxing of the frame rails? Model A chassis is fairly flimsy. This will be a cool shop truck, any old time signage for it. 🇦🇺🇦🇺👍👍

[@IronTrapGarage]

This truck won’t make that much power. Frame will hold up just fine.

[@thomgorman]

Steve, that wasn't the sharpest bit in the toolbox.

[@scottfagley8071]

Great video guys. I'm doing mine using the kit over the winter on a 29 roadster with a 39 drivetrain. Only question is did you have to shorten the driveshaft and tube or is the kit spaced for that front to back? Thanks again.

[@scottfagley8071]

Oh if it matters I'm running stock 29 tube and rear end

[@IronTrapGarage]

You will likely have to shorten the torque tube and driveshaft. We did a video showing that on this truck

[@user-bb5hy7vz1s]

عمل جميل جدا جدا وعاشت اليدي موفقين ❤

[@walthageman1758]

Just being funny Steve. Have a great day

[@lemchesher311]

Dang! That really looks nice . But I do have a questions. With this kit will radiator and hood fit in right place ? Regards Lem

[@rayeplin3733]

I think it would be rad if it were black with pin stripes

[@RichieCat4223]

21:58 Rear mount doesn't look like it mounts up.

[@IronTrapGarage]

It’s a slotted hole. You move the rubber mounts forward and back in the slotted hole depending on which Flathead you’re using. This style Flathead you run the to the front of the slotted holes.

[@johnl.funches7703]

How about adding 3 - inches on the TRANS BRACKET- SO IT WILL BOLT UP TO THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT HOLES, AND WILL HAVE TO MOVE THE TWO FRONT MOTOR MOUTH TO LINE UP WITH THE ENGINE HOLES,THEN NO NEED TO CUT HOLES IN THE FIREWALL ( OR ADD SHIMS, BECAUSE YOUR TRANS BRACKET TO SHORT TO CONNECT TO TRANS,OR I COULD BE WRONG GUYS? GOOD LUCK !👍👍

[@IronTrapGarage]

It all lines up without cutting the firewall. Raising the engine up would then cause cutting of the firewall. The small modifications needed are the least of the “evils”.

[@walthageman1758]

What is Steve using on his hair? Wheel bearing grease?

[@IronTrapGarage]

Haha trade secret!

[@rogermiller8262]

What is the rear mount hole spread to match the transmission hole spread? I'm wondering if my transmission is correct to match the New Yankee mount. Looks cool

[@IronTrapGarage]

I believe they use the 40 ford style mount. I believe they have the measurements on their distributors website

[@patrickseals5746]

How many inches is your 32 ford grill cut to accommodate the the frame rail and still be level with the model A cowl?

[@theodoreko2700]

Question you painted the Tran bracket are you going to do the rest of the frame?

[@IronTrapGarage]

Yes. Drill holes and make changes to the frame before painting it. Still in the mock-up stage.

[@_Peremalfait]

"Super easy" being a relative term of course.

[@jayinmi3706]

Will you have to relocate the fuel pump?

[@IronTrapGarage]

Possibly. We’ll address that soon

[@ryand.8176]

Super cool! It will be a bitchin truck!✊😁

[@Johntweety007]

Let me know if you find a 47 ford truck project in your travels

[@bigjarn]

You will round off those torched square corners off ???

[@IronTrapGarage]

That’s finish work before paint.

[@bigjarn]

@@IronTrapGarage I hoped it might be .!

[@richball9576]

Someone must have had a rough night. The camera was pretty Shaky today. Lmao... The truck is coming along great guys! Nice work!

[@ervingoertzen7233]

So being a 1937 Flathead, would it be a 21 stud ?

[@IronTrapGarage]

Correct