Hot Rod Lifestyle
Chasing Dreams and Stormin’ Bonneville
After 13 years Lucky Burton has set a plan to finally get this project done and achieve his goal of taking it to the Bonneville Salt Flats. [More…]
Flathead
Technical Info
Hot Rod Engines 101 ~ Ford Flathead
Iron Trap Garage’s Matt walks you through the three distinct generations of the Flathead and the differences between them. [More…]
Builds and Examples
1931 Ford Coupe with a Blown Mercury Flathead on a ’32 Pinched Frame
The short shows progress over the course of the build: 5 inch top chop, an engine rebuild, a handily fabricated blower snout and pulleys. [More…]
Builds and Examples
The Engine that Replaced the Flathead ~ Ford Y-Block Build
The Y-Block was Ford’s first overhead valve V8 engine and the design the company felt was worthy to replace the world-famous Flathead. [More…]
Builds and Examples
How To Build a High-Performance Flathead Ford Engine
Installing camshaft, crankshaft & front cover, piston & rod assembly & installation, pan, valve & head assembly, and engine dyno testing. [More…]
Builds and Examples
Ford Flathead V8 Engine Rebuild Time-Lapse
Six days. More than 40,000 photos. One fully rebuilt Ford Flathead V8. All boiled down to an intense 6-minute video. [More…]
How To & DIY
Simple Ford Flathead V8 Engine Mounts
Matt centers the engine in the chassis and welds in Ford style biscuit mounts for a Ford Flathead V8 Engine. [More…]
Projects & Parts For Sale
Insane Ford Flathead Stash to be Sold-Off!
Matt has been helping a local Early Ford guru thin down on his stash of parts, and is readying 75+ Ford Flathead V8s to be sold. [More…]
Days Gone By
Bonnie and Clyde’s Flathead Ford V8
A documentary about Bonnie and Clyde and their favored getaway car, the ‘flathead’ Ford V8. [More…]
Technical Info
7 of Ford’s Greatest Engines Throughout History
via Car News TV ~ This video features 7 Of Ford’s greatest engines throughout history including the Flathead V8, BOSS 429, and others… [More…]
