My first car was the 1937 Ford V-8 two-door fastback I bought from my father in 1950 when I turned 17. He had replaced it two years before with a new 48 Chevy. The Ford sat, basically undriven except for test drives of our work, as he took me, step by step, through all of that car's issues. I learned things like putting a washer under the cap of the mechanical fuel pump to compensate for wear of the pushrod off the camshaft, tuning the carb that constantly drifted out of adjustment, hand tightening the brake cables (the brakes were mechanical, not hydraulic and cable always stretched), polishing the headlight reflectors (Ford did not have sealed beam headlights) and so on. We took off the heads, adjusted valves, cleaned valves and cylinders, replaced spark plugs, rebuilt the condenser, replaced wiring, installed a hot water heater (it was bought without one), ditto installed a radio, replaced the windshield because it had been scratched up with use, replaced front wheel bearings and replaced the failing generator with a good rebuilt from Pep Boys. As a result, when I finally had the keys and full possession, it was not just a car. It was MY car. Also, as a result, when I was drafted in the Korean War at 19yo, I aced the tests for auto mechanic, graduated top of the auto mechanic school, aced the truck mechanic school, was sent to The Armor School at Fort Knox, graduated top of Tank Mechanic class, graduated top of the training sessions for tank and other track vehicle Instructor - and was appointed, still only 19, as instructor at The Armor School. All the result of that beautiful 1937 Ford V-8. I wish now I had not sold her the day before I went into the Army.
@techo615 жыл бұрын
Sounds similar to the start of my career. Learnt all things mechanical from my step father. By the time I left school I was ready for a career as an aircraft maintenance engineer (1978). Duxed the intake (132 of us) in theory and practical because dad made it a breeze. 131 of the others couldn't grasp the fact that I never studied and never made notes. If I didn't understand what was being taught I'd ask the instructor to explain in another way, if it made sense it stick and therefore I wouldn't need repeating the lesson through books. Love you dad, you'll kick the big C to the curb in four weeks time I'm sure, I'm with you...
@jbroheretoday5 жыл бұрын
Great story. Loved it.
@scottleighton91495 жыл бұрын
My ex girlfriend used to tell a similar story about changing the tire on her prius
@stopglobalswarming5 жыл бұрын
Scott Leighton what’s a Prius? Is it one of those rental scooters 🛴 always strewn about in the college areas?
@scottleighton91495 жыл бұрын
@@stopglobalswarming She was from California I'm not sure she could tell the difference
@spartanboss41896 жыл бұрын
Fuel and air goes in, Liberty and Bald Eagles comes out. What a beauty!
@rayg90695 жыл бұрын
That engine is the sound of the USA, I'm Australian and flatheads are rare here, but they are unmistakable, Ford USA.
@rayg90695 жыл бұрын
@Herman Lipshitz Always plenty of cold beer ready.
@indridcold84335 жыл бұрын
Liberal tears are the sludge on the bottom of the oil pan that gets drained out and thrown away.
@mattmoilanen38135 жыл бұрын
@@indridcold8433 So only conservatives can like the sound of a flathead? Now that's a stupid comment. Do you understand what the word conservative means? Ya it describes someone who bangs the bible and doesn't like his kids listening to that Devil music called Rock and Roll. Conservative whiny tears crying about liberals are hysterical. And I'm a damn Independent for Christ's sakes.
@TheMattc9995 жыл бұрын
Ciro Singleterry hell yeah brother.
@db52025 жыл бұрын
Who needs a radio when you can listen to a great motor while you're cruising down the road!?
@alphasigmasezon85974 жыл бұрын
Dentists like small electric motors
@FiChr8 ай бұрын
Both true
@terribleTed-ln6cm5 жыл бұрын
The best sound I've heard since my wife told me she was leaving me !
@vrossi25965 жыл бұрын
Both Sounds are glorious.. freedom + put putt puttt broaaaaa fart lol ;)
@Rob-jh3eo5 жыл бұрын
Was she a flathead?
@George-ie1si5 жыл бұрын
@@Rob-jh3eo flat chest
@ronniefrutschi20115 жыл бұрын
44wetwater 44wetwater best comment
@mohammedgangat57995 жыл бұрын
😁😁😁
@josephpatrick91746 жыл бұрын
Flatheads should be in the engine hall of fame.
@ericcaves23596 жыл бұрын
I'm a Chevy guy that also loves the Ford flat head V8.
@lostsoul31546 жыл бұрын
With you Eric, Chevy dude here too, but our gang started out with flatheads, so I cannot ignore them. Rode around town many miles just cruisin' in several of them.
@imnota5 жыл бұрын
From an engineering stand point it's not that great, and that's important to be in the engine hall of fame. But in pretty much every other way, it's a cool engine.
@Boss429..5 жыл бұрын
IMNOTA From an engineering standpoint it was the best performing bang for the buck from the 1930’s until a GM introduced the OHV V-8.
@imnota5 жыл бұрын
@@Boss429.. Yeah I guess price of manufacturing was something I didn't really take into consideration. You could also say that the ease of maintenance and fixing is great engineering. But I was talking about efficiency, those engines having very low power outputs despite the quite large displacement and high compsumption and that's something quite important. Anyways it still has it's place in the engine hall of fame because I'm sure it had it's role in making engines and cars in general evolve.
@jdau2b Жыл бұрын
Despite Fords flaws the Sound of their engines keep me coming back
@thomasgarven1294 жыл бұрын
Had a 1949 Ford with a flat head just like this one. Ran it with twin 36" glass packs. The sound was so sweet when cruising.
@randyblackburn97654 жыл бұрын
I remember those glass packs and drag plugs
@Cougar139tweak9 жыл бұрын
That may qualify as music, Chevy guy but love those flatheads!!!
@thomasmcginley79448 жыл бұрын
I'm a Chevy guy inside & out but the sound of a flathead Ford v8 is just magical.
@packingten6 жыл бұрын
I built automatic transmissions 35 yrs (also chevy guy).2 guys doing chev vs ford thing chevy guy said..."tell him best automatic transmission ever made.....OK Ford C-6....how about TH 400 yep great transmission but I personally think C-6s are nearly bulletproof...Chevy guy mad@ me...lol
@scdevon5 жыл бұрын
@@packingten Most Chevy guys like Ford stuff. 300 six cylinders, 351 Clevelands, 5.0s , 9 inch rear ends to name a few. It's usually cheaper to make Chevy HP, but each their own.
@13bgunbunny425 жыл бұрын
Chevy guy too but the purr and roar of that flathead was beautiful :-)
@allanwilkerson64265 жыл бұрын
There has never been a better sounding V8 than the Ford flathead...bar none. It is to gasoline engines what the 2 stroke Detroit's were to diesel engines. That's a fact...not an opinion !!!
@ew1usnr10 жыл бұрын
That really does sound nice. There is no hesitation when you open the throttle, just instant response.
@andrefouche1958 Жыл бұрын
I’m 64 years old now. And I can still remember the pure unadultered sound of Dad’s ‘54 pickup truck fitted with a Flathead. I am residing in South Africa, where they were as popular as in the ‘States.
@midsouthexpress5 жыл бұрын
Don't worry about the video being long, I could listen to that idle all day! It has the same lope at idle as a Curtis Wright 3350 radial aircraft engine. I love it!
@HenauderTitzauf4 жыл бұрын
My dad and I rebuilt one of these in the winter of 1960. I learned a lot from him that winter. When we finished the engine, it went in a 1933 B Model Ford Pickup. Drove it just enough the next year or so, then went into the Air Force. Dad passed it on to someone else. Good days.
@packingten6 жыл бұрын
Rode many miles in cars&trucks with flathead V8..Dad had a small trucking/moving service we had a 50 ford 11/2 ton truck...it would haul ANYTHING loved that low gear whine...Then. We had a 53 Ford wagon....w "Ford O Matic"...ugly car but a good one..Sure miss those days with my Daddy...RIP Dad...You never get over losing you father when your a boy...
@garyronan556810 жыл бұрын
Spent many hours of my misspent youth working on V8 flatties. My best friend had A '35Ford three window coupe, A '49 Ford 1.5 ton flatbed, A ' 51Ford coupe and A '52 Murc coupe. Wish I could have bought all of them from him but I was too young and poor. I did buy A 60 T-Bird from him but that one had A 352 in it. Lost track of the guy about 20 year's ago. He taught me every depraved thing I know!
@w.g.kirkpatrick276010 жыл бұрын
AHH, our teachers. they were the best.
@jamessouza70655 жыл бұрын
He was your best friend and you lost track of him? Man..? In your entire life, you'll never have more "TRUE" friend's than you can count on (1) hand...should look him up ..
@tomjacka74015 жыл бұрын
that's the best sounding flathead I ever heard
@puddles20mike314 жыл бұрын
wonderful ring tone
@oakvue456 жыл бұрын
I pulled lumber on a green chain as a 15 year old kid...Lumber carriers hauled the finished load over to the kilns and they were all powered by flathead V-8's with a flex pipe exhaust....Never got tired of hearing those cool little motors cackle!
@legebakken14 жыл бұрын
Nice job sir, thanks for keeping em alive. - Back in the sixties in Norway, my father had a Simca Vedette(Ariane) Wth a V8 flathead. I still remember the sound.
@shannonsizemore4384 жыл бұрын
That is flat out BADASS!! Never ever heard one run that good.
@mmichaeldonavon4 жыл бұрын
I love that "loping cam," ha, ha, ha. Had a couple of these old flatheads, back in the day. 1955-56
@Thomas63r226 күн бұрын
Every now and then I play a flathead V8 video just to enjoy the sound. They may not make much power, but the sound is sweet!
@HonestHisself26 күн бұрын
Agreed!
@theodoredugranrut13989 жыл бұрын
Nice job sir, thanks for keeping em alive.
@KojiGaming8 жыл бұрын
One of my friends was curious why I loved the Flathead so much. I showed him this video, and he fell in love a little bit himself. I gotta say though, I wish the engine had been revved up gradually, I'd love to use this in a sound pack for a truck in a game. It's just so... Meaty. Doesn't get much better than a Flathead!
@docstruthers10 жыл бұрын
that things runs so well it's incredible. excellent rebuild!
@faerieSAALE4 жыл бұрын
WHAT A SWEET GLORIOUS SOUND FROM FORD AND CHARLY'S SPEED SHOP - That is what a proper 1930s hot rod should sound like!
@brucewalters47938 жыл бұрын
They say Clyde Barrow liked the Flathead Ford V-8s because they could easily outrun the cops. I think he liked them because their sound kept Bonnie horny.
@CEOkiller7 жыл бұрын
She even wrote a poem about it:"When Clyde winds out that flathead V8, panty pudding it does create".
@loisheinzen70396 жыл бұрын
Bruce Walters i
@BeinformedBefree6 жыл бұрын
Bruce Walters You do know that they were cop killing criminals.
@holton3456 жыл бұрын
Bruce Walters - Congratulations! You have just retroactively won the Internet with that comment, despite it having been made over a year ago!
@randysimmons98386 жыл бұрын
Bruce Walters clyde would only steal a ford...flathead v8!
@robertthompson22376 жыл бұрын
my father raced in the fifties flathead era up here in the northeast. that motor sound brought back a flood of memories. one night in 1958 at Chemung Speedrome. he came up in the stands and told us (me 8 years old) they were turning stock cars away because they had 105 stock cars already in the pits. that was the golden age for the flathead.
@indridcold84335 жыл бұрын
I am going to put these engine sound on a continuous loop and let the sound lull me to sleep.
@rogerhughessr5588 Жыл бұрын
My first car was a 1953 Mercury with a flat head......never, ever sounded as sweet as this!
@georgescott11806 жыл бұрын
That sound brings back memories. Just awesome.
@justinleyland405616 күн бұрын
Sounds great! Nice that you posted the details of the build👍
@greekpapi5 жыл бұрын
Always loved the look and sound of this engine!!!!
@kraut50115 жыл бұрын
Back in 1960 I had a 1951 Ford Convertible with a Flathead V-8 in it. Bad ass car. I wish I still had it.
@GLarryB10 жыл бұрын
My memory goes back to the Hixson Drag Strip and my '53 Ford I use to run there in 1958/9. WOW, I want one !!
@metalheadrelic9873 Жыл бұрын
Love the chop! So many times I'm less than impressed with people's choice with camshafts in flatheads. This one sounds legit.
@Solurius18 жыл бұрын
The flatheads I build in my garage when I started racing in the 60's sounded like that and pulled damn near as good as a small block Chevy engine.
@robfrye46645 жыл бұрын
I personally built the hopped '47 Merc that's in my A-V8 highboy. 1/8th x 3/8ths, 1939 McCulloch top hat blower (no boost, but it looks fabulous!) with dual 97's, L100 cam, aluminum f/wheel, etc.. It pulls like a locomotive up to 5500, and has every bit as much grunt as a stock 4bbl 283 Chevy! So much torque I can start out in 3rd. LOVE that old side-valve V8!
@carhead93974 жыл бұрын
Ok don't get carried away. I love these engines too but to say they compare to a small block chevy ?
@muffs55mercury612 жыл бұрын
It was always nice to run into one of the old guys who were building these back when the engines were new. Not that many of them left now so if you meet one, then enjoy what he has to tell you. It was their knowledge being passed down is why shops like this exist now.
@dufus22735 жыл бұрын
learned to drive in with a flathead. sounded as good as that one. dual glasspacks. best
@TheInsaneWhippet4 жыл бұрын
Very soothing music to my ears. I use to have a 302 cleveland standing alone, I'd start it up just to listen to the music. I had a sluggish V8 engine in a ute as well, when it was idling the exhaust pipe would be hitting the panel which sounded very musical (until it warmed up).
@wildbillfirehands5 жыл бұрын
Very nice. I love the sound of controlled power.
@willyford5 жыл бұрын
most beautyful v8 sound i ever hear and i love the way that engine looks just simple no electronic computer shizzle just simple clean nice i would love to have such engine in my mitsubishi colt😊🤠
@MarsFKA5 жыл бұрын
One of my customers has a 1937 Ford, still in original condition in every way - even the paintwork, which is showing its age, but he won't repaint the car because then it would not be original any more. He keeps the car mechanically perfect and that beautiful flathead motor is so quiet that we sometimes don't hear him arrive until he honks the horn and laughs at us when we jump.
@henrymccarty80776 жыл бұрын
Gotta love a flattie. (Not in girlfriends ) I didn't know Honest Charley was still around. That was my "go to" catalog back in the 60s.
@shortchange265 жыл бұрын
I made the same comment in a different video. I didn't know they were still in business either. It's good to see they. The grandfather of the speed shops.
@jimmysapien99615 жыл бұрын
Sounds So Beautiful 😍
@stopglobalswarming5 жыл бұрын
Small tits rule
@xavierrodriguez24634 жыл бұрын
"flat is justice"
@markreisen70384 жыл бұрын
Yeah, too bad it's owned by a guy who sell's FLAT SPOT TIRES!! SNICKER, SNICKER!!
@mattedwards45335 жыл бұрын
The sound of the sixties to me, Our car club built a Mercury flat head, put three deuces on her, a high lift cam and offenhauser heads! It sounded similar to yours. It was bad in the 32 deuce we put it in.Thanks for bringing back some old memories!
@DISCMANJEFF5 жыл бұрын
There is no other sound on the planet that sounds better than a V8 Engine.... Flatheads sound Phenomenal.... This new crap v6 engines will never give you the vibration, sound or the thrills... If it ain't got a V8 it's got nothin.....
@willyford5 жыл бұрын
totally true the new v6 not sound cool anyway i dont get a hard one from it but this beauty makes everything awake hahahaha
@alphasigmasezon85974 жыл бұрын
Dentists like small electric motors
@holton3456 жыл бұрын
Lovely. It makes me happy to hear that. I grew up on a street with two serious hippy dudes who both had old custom hot rods built by their fathers when they were kids. One had a Chevy 350 in it and the other used a flathead Ford. They talked shit all the time over the F v C rivalry, and they would race some (at a local drag strip) but mostly they drank beer and wrenched on their cars. This was in like 1968 or so, and I am guessing they both were about 18 or 20 years old at that time. I was one of a passel of little kids on bicycles who would hang out in the driveway when these two would have friends over to help install something or just tune the engine or generally fart around. They were cool as hell and all us little kids thought they were car gods. This video and its sounds take me back to that time. Thanks for sharing, man. My smile is a mile wide...
@Kilen8110 жыл бұрын
Goosebumps all over, damn what a nice running engine....
@solarguy60434 жыл бұрын
That is the best lumpy idle I have ever heard.
@BruceLee-xc8ey4 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a ww2 fighter plane interceptor at idle. Damn sounds great
@petercowan63614 жыл бұрын
That is now what I call motor music. It is really soothing to listen to. If you are feeling down, listen to the sound of a well tuned V8.
@davidlarson39059 жыл бұрын
The revving sounds beastly.... but the low rpm idle shakes you on the inside. My goodness.... can't wait to lock two of these together inline with each other and fit them into my extreme custom 63' Fairlane hot rod.
@daleandrews3676 жыл бұрын
Wow! Sounds like something Ed "Big Daddy" Roth might have put together as a show car.
@loop58826 жыл бұрын
i have a 63 fairlane
@garybrinker45225 жыл бұрын
I put a 289 in my 62 Fairlane and love it.
@sebastiandasilva475011 ай бұрын
Best sound ever... I had a 48 coupe with the flathead, loved the car
@michaellorah90516 жыл бұрын
My top 3 hot rod engines 1) Chrysler early Hemis 2) Flathead Ford V8 3) Buick Fireball (Nailhead)
@josephmclennan12295 жыл бұрын
A built 300 six
@blackwaterdogs42564 жыл бұрын
Those old flatties were real sweethearts, and capable of excellent performance. One of my sister-in-law`s ex-husbands had a `54 Ford coupe with a worked-over flatmotor, the car consistently ran 14.0 @ 101 mph, which was a little quicker than the 5.0 Mustang GTs from the late `80s....
@johnoakes31066 жыл бұрын
Used to be an outfit called the ,"N.A.A.F.H." The National Association for the Advancement of Flatheads." They had some drag race get togethers back in the '60s. My '51 Ford 2-door and I belonged. I still have an unused decal. It's cool. It shows a '34 Ford coupe with a full-race flathead chasing a '55 Chevy and chewing the butt off it. Anybody else remember? FLATHEADS FOREVER!
@Shadow0fd3ath244 жыл бұрын
Jeez that thing sounds MEAN....im an LS guy but man do i love these 53 and older fords
@mrbob926795 жыл бұрын
Most likely the 83 haters never heard of a flat head
@deere33215 жыл бұрын
They all have 4 cylinders with Borla mufflers.
@George-ie1si5 жыл бұрын
They probably thought it was a fish.
@davidkeller28325 жыл бұрын
No, it is more likely that they are aware of how unreliable these engines were and the poor output due to the design.
@jimhunt34885 жыл бұрын
No, they thought it meant their date had a flat head, as In a place to set Ur beer while she was workin. LOL
@MilesPrower19925 жыл бұрын
@@davidkeller2832 I hear they're very reliable. And you have to keep in mind when they were made
@funonutube1007 жыл бұрын
This has to be one of the sweeeeeetest sounding engines i have ever heard!!!!!!! WELL DONE SIR!!!!!!
@MrHeadshot19828 жыл бұрын
Sounds so nice keep up the good work.
@williamcason51572 жыл бұрын
That sounds awesome! Nothing beats the sound of a 8 cylinder motor.
@markk36528 жыл бұрын
you're right, that thing sounds great.
@FennixGamingYT6 ай бұрын
I got lucky on my 51, the stock rebuilt Flathead in it is a real sweetheart and sounds just like this!
@myredute5 жыл бұрын
Now just crate it up & send it to my guy in Longbeach so we can get it to Australia. Thanks a lot!
@KingGene4 жыл бұрын
I know nothing about flatheads, but that thing sounds freaking awesome, if I had a little old 32 coupe with that in it that would be too cool. Excellent job.
@cathleenberreie976810 жыл бұрын
Love that sound!!!
@craigpennington12514 жыл бұрын
That's one healthy sounding flatty. Outstanding build job. That would be right at home in a 33 Miller Indy car.
@piusvincentkihiyo4995 жыл бұрын
Imagine Bonnie and Clyde hearing that seconds before their deaths.
@marklowe74314 жыл бұрын
I'm in Australia and never heard one. Does sound really cool. Great looking engine too.
@jamesholz11519 жыл бұрын
Music to my ears!!
@vincewilliams52197 ай бұрын
V8's will never go away because of the music they make.
@mortishastyles13455 жыл бұрын
The flathead V8 is good looking engine.
@rayg90695 жыл бұрын
I agree, the simplicity and clean lines, why they looked so dang good in open bonnet hot rods.
@williamhiggins8424 жыл бұрын
I am in no way a fan of Ford,but I gotta say that is one sweet sounding FH V-8. I would love that motor in my Chevy P/U, a big block 350 gas guzzling monster.
@Slaktrax4 жыл бұрын
Looked like fuel was leaking onto the bell housing from the red pipe.
@sickman16554 жыл бұрын
Little brother, I beamed the sound to speakers so I could really enjoy. Love that lope. Lop lop lop lop. You can hear the ponys tott'in.
@planetantonio5 жыл бұрын
the deceleration almost sounds like it has jake brakes haha
@seanmckay33924 жыл бұрын
Lol
@vidiupload41744 жыл бұрын
Wicked sound! And don't worry about the fuel leak....
@scottydirkers78557 жыл бұрын
I know it's a V8, however; I only see 3 exhaust ports on each side. I love the lope.
@curtispomykal84327 жыл бұрын
Ports were in the head casting. Ford was trying to keep cost down. Keep it looking modern.
@charlesvan136 жыл бұрын
The exhaust ports are in the block; ports from two cylinders have to pass between the middle two cylinders into the middle exhaust pipe.
@MrFunkia6 жыл бұрын
The exhaust ports from the middle two cylinders are joined inside the head, so you can use a single exhaust for them. It's what we call siamese ports in the UK, and was also used on the Mini A-series engine. It does effect the performance of the engine in tuned form.
@gregorytimmons47776 жыл бұрын
2 out of 3 commenters stating exhaust ports in the head? Incorrect! It's a flathead! The ports are in the block as are the valves. Center 2 cylinders Siamese into center exhaust port.
@johnlopperman21615 жыл бұрын
@@gregorytimmons4777 Correct, and gives it both tendency to run hot and it's very unique FH Ford sound.
@MisterMaxicola4 жыл бұрын
I never liked ohc/dohc v8 engines but flatheads have special place in my heart
@stefanrichter91628 жыл бұрын
is that the original soundtrack from "Bonny and Clyde" ?
@barryking89666 жыл бұрын
Stefan Richter I
@stephenspilker93344 жыл бұрын
damn ain't heard a flathead in years. nice sound. wish my old 50 ford would have sounded like that.
@dennisleslie6 жыл бұрын
The sound of 150hp from a V8 lol.... can't beat it.
@RusteeUte6 жыл бұрын
Would be closer to 200hp in reality :)
@cindytepper88785 жыл бұрын
@@RusteeUte In the 70's and 80's that was more power than your average factory "muscle" car
@butteredbiskit34975 жыл бұрын
@@RusteeUte that's what is was thinking. I had a 336 lincoln flattie and it was about 160hp and it run smoother (tamer) than that one.
@jeremyfowler75054 ай бұрын
I have a 21 stud LB that gets down like that. I love cruising it around in downtown letting it talk to everyone.
@jacoblowell85208 жыл бұрын
Why does it... I don't know how to describe it... "sigh" after you let off the throttle? It almost sounds like a horse. It's a great sound though, I love it
@chaytonruijsenaars39717 жыл бұрын
it does that cause once the throttle closes back to idle the engine is spinning way too fast for it to burn the small amount of fuel and air it gets till it slows back down to idle and it comes back when it slows down, thats why you get that VRRAAA. . . OOooom
@shortchange264 жыл бұрын
Honest Charley. I can't believe they're still swinging wrenches. I remember as kids in the late 60s, on our way to the Krystal for a sack of burgers, we would stop by their local store and poke around. Friday afternoons they would sometimes have a car out back doing burnouts getting ready for the weekend racing at Atlanta Speed Shop Dragway. That sound is permanently burnt into my little pea brain. I wish I still had one of their original catalogs.
@SavileRow657 жыл бұрын
Awesome sounding and looking
@herk19522 жыл бұрын
You need this soundtrack to play in your Tesla!
@stcknthpstjim34919 жыл бұрын
YES! nothing finer sounding! Or maybe getting it up to around 2500-3000+ in a cool deuce cpe in second gear. off the gas and listen to it rappp!! off the cam.
@jamesharber78204 жыл бұрын
Oh. My goodness! That little flathead Ford V 8 sounds soooo beautiful! I had a 1950 model
@joehunter6413 Жыл бұрын
Those old flatties sound SOOOO good. Nothing like them.
@TDoC202410 жыл бұрын
Nice plug wire looms.
@michaelangelo81394 жыл бұрын
Great looking project. The heartbeat of early hotroding.
@kenchorney27245 жыл бұрын
1:48 big drip of fuel from the area of the pressure regulator
@tcply94505 жыл бұрын
at 2:11 also
@tcply94505 жыл бұрын
hey this video is 4 years old and we tell him about a drip lol thats funny,, it sure sounds good thoe
@carriestearns76655 жыл бұрын
Ken Chorney yep i saw that too lol
@alanmumford88065 жыл бұрын
@@tcply9450 Probably wasn't leaking 4 years ago. Maybe the line has perished a bit? ;-)
@carhead93979 жыл бұрын
I swear I watched and listened to the whole thing and I could smell the exhaust . I been wanting a flathead too long gotta get one.
@glennredwine2894 жыл бұрын
were you gagging(on the exhaust)?
@carhead93974 жыл бұрын
@@glennredwine289 no . Engine exhaust from old v8 engines evokes fond memories.
@glennredwine2894 жыл бұрын
I remember years ago (summer 1977) riding my bike from my home in Seal Beach to the corner of State College & Chapman in Orange, CA and the exhaust fumes were so nasty that my eyes were burning.
@marcphillips10207 жыл бұрын
Gas leaking near hot exhaust...yikes!!
@Australia-ky7kx5 жыл бұрын
I haven't heard a flat head since my mate drove his family's WW2 Blitz truck through his service yard in 1966. Always thought the flathead sounds fabulous even in standard form
@willburke53845 жыл бұрын
love the smell of carbon monoxide in the morning
@junehhan5 жыл бұрын
Carbon monoxide is odorless
@bcubed725 жыл бұрын
Hey, a free buzz is a free buzz!
@stevencovington47154 жыл бұрын
@@bcubed72 But death is eternal!
@OlBlueshound6 жыл бұрын
Great video great details GREAT sounding old Ford V8. Cheers for sharing it.
@1935Ron110 жыл бұрын
you are right it does sound pretty hot and looks pretty responsive,, how about a little detail on the build ,,such as bore &stroke cam carbs and jetting mine is just about ready to go to the machine shop have not made up my mind yet on all of the above
@HonestHisself10 жыл бұрын
Hey Ron I have added all of the specs for this flathead build to the video's description if you're interested in those details!
@1935Ron110 жыл бұрын
Honest Charley Thanks, pretty much along the lines im thinking of going, i did you use a SCAT Stroker kit ?Can i call for component pricing just not sure on the piston Dia. yet Im .030 over right now ,does ross come .040.060/.080/.100 over? Do you have a contact Number? Thanks Ron
@HonestHisself10 жыл бұрын
1-888-795-7077 M-F 8-5p ET Give us a shout!
@spiderpig55454 жыл бұрын
Ford flat head is probably one of the best sounding v8 engines ever
@ziiofswe8 жыл бұрын
Rrrupp rrrupp rrrupp rrrupp rrrupp
@kenswitzer41335 жыл бұрын
Even a stock flat head with glass packs has its own sound. Very cool !