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    11/15/2020 2:36 PM  #1

    Nos681
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    Flathead engine swap



    Besides cars, truck, and tractors, where were they used?

     

    11/15/2020 3:26 PM  #2

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    Re: Flathead engine swap

    A lot of them were used in those commercial air compressors. 4 of the cylinders were engine and 4 were air compressor.

     

    11/15/2020 3:31 PM  #3

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    Re: Flathead engine swap

    Nos681 wrote:



    Besides cars, truck, and tractors, where were they used?

    You mean there is something other ^^^ in life?! (shocked6s6
     

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    11/15/2020 4:42 PM  #4

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    Re: Flathead engine swap

    Ford built a lot of engines over the years used in irrigation pumps, so that's also a possibility.  Powerful engines of all kinds typically made their way into boats, especially speedboats.  I'd be flatheads were no exception.  My Dad had a Donzi years ago that had a BOSS302 in it.  Later he had a 42' sport fisher that has a pair of 440 Chryslers in it.

     

    11/15/2020 6:42 PM  #5

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    Re: Flathead engine swap

    Pretty cool vid of a flathead running with one head removed, courtesy of Dan:

    https://youtu.be/kkHZyjiT_wk

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    11/15/2020 8:44 PM  #6

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    Re: Flathead engine swap

    This is the video that caught my attention a few weeks ago.
    I thought about all the talented people on this forum.


    https://youtu.be/ixhYVcWwJiY

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    11/16/2020 12:01 PM  #7

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    Re: Flathead engine swap

    Nos681 wrote:

    This is the video that caught my attention a few weeks ago.
    I thought about all the talented people on this forum.


    https://youtu.be/ixhYVcWwJiY

    That guy looks fantastic for 67!!!
     

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    11/16/2020 12:22 PM  #8

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    Bolted to Floor wrote:

    Nos681 wrote:

    This is the video that caught my attention a few weeks ago.
    I thought about all the talented people on this forum.


    https://youtu.be/ixhYVcWwJiY

    That guy looks fantastic for 67!!!
     

     
    I had the same thought!  LOL!

     

     

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