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23-06-2015, 08:45 PM
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Just wanted to pick everyones brains about their thoughts of the later flathead V8's (1949-1954) and what options are for them.
My '53 Ford hasn't been registered since 1986 and the flathead only has 70k miles from new. It has a stuck valve and I want to use my car regularly and reliably so wanted to see what everyones experiences are with the flatty. My options are to either (a) just fix the stuck valve and do the bare minimum to get it running (b) get a local shop here in WA to go through the flathead and do a full rebuild, which can get pretty expensive for marginal performance (c) get myself a freshly built flathead out of the States (about $6k for a nice one) (d) do a conversion to a later model Ford motor and driveline. I am thinking XR6 turbo potentially or even the American 5.4's which are cheap and probably easy to find an off the shelf conversion. Anyways, just wanted to pick everyones brain and see what the brains trust thinks. This is my first flathead. Cheers! 
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Flathead V8
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