Thread: One way to build a '32 sedan

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Whose waterpumps are those on your engine Ken? You're right that is a long stretch between the front and transmission mounts. Midplate will help a lot. I think I have to do the same thing on the Olds engine and 350 turbo I have......also a long run that will put a lot of strain on the bellhousing.


Don

Don- I got them from Speedway, they say they redesigned them and they flow more and have stainless shafts and impellers, I think.
Ken

cool looking engine. I've never seen dual water pumps setup on a car motor. Looks like they are motor mounts too? How are things going Ken?

Originally Posted by stovens

cool looking engine. I've never seen dual water pumps setup on a car motor. Looks like they are motor mounts too? How are things going Ken?

You're showing your youth. All Ford V8 flatheads are basically the same in that design feature. One of the main reasons the first sbc's were put into so many early Fords as 55 to 57 sbc's have front mounts, but no side mounts and the only major problem was stock fuel pump clearance.

Yep flatties were fading away as I entered the auto world. Never really got a chance to see one or play with it! Still at 46 I feel old!

Steve,

Try being 3 weeks away from 67. I still feel young in the head but the body keeps reminding me of my real age. With one brief hic-up, still in fairly good health. It helps to have a good looking same age wife who thinks the same way.

Jack.

Yep I hear yah Jack. I'm grateful for my health and my wife. I always wondered if flat heads were easier or harder to work on. When I was a kid I had a 1972 Honda 750cc motorcycle. It was super easy to work on. I'd take it across country with just a few bucks in my pocket to work somewhere far away for the summer. Never worried I'd get stranded or breakdown, and not be able to fix it myself. Today I have a 1989 Harley Softail, that I usually carry a cell phone, cash and credit cards, praying if anything happens, I'll be able to fix it. The harley engine just doesn't make sense to me for some reason? Always wondered if flatties are sort of the same? Steve.