Tag: FORD FLATHEAD

PROJECT ENGINE UPDATES

PROJECT ENGINE UPDATES

The flattie, adorned with chrome plated headers from Red’s Headers. These pipes fit like a dream.    I thought I’d provide an update with regard to both the Ford flathead build (which has already appeared as a 5-part series on precisionenginetech.com and in the latest issue of Hot Rod & Restoration magazine), as well as [...]

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FLATHEAD BUILD UPDATE

FLATHEAD BUILD UPDATE

All that’s left is to install the velocity stacks, finish the spark plug wiring and to fabricate an adjustable mount for the alternator. by Mike Mavrigian, Editor OUR FORD FLATTIE Here’s an update on the ongoing build of our Ford Flathead 8BA. I’ve been holding off the start of the article series until the engine [...]

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VINTAGE ENGINE TECH (Part 2)

VINTAGE ENGINE TECH (Part 2)

THE BOMB IS BACK Forty years after its debut, the Cherry Bomb line of mufflers is back with a vengeance, including a wide array of street and race thunder wonders. One of the new releases, and a blast from the past, is the oh-so-famous and oh-so-Friday-night-cruising tubular glasspack. The Cherry Bomb Glasspack, the original high-performance [...]

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