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Use these links to Jump to a section within this page. Current Status. The flathead rebuild is complete, but minor tuning continues go to the Flathead Tuning Maintenance page. The engine was run many hours on a test stand the first test drive was April 2. Find FiTech Go Street EFI 400HP SelfTuning Fuel Injection Systems 30003 and get Free Shipping on Orders Over 99 at Summit Racing EFI conversions made easyFiTech. Pertronix Electronic Ignition Kit is an easy to install solidstate electronic ignition system that eliminates the points. Ignition time is delivered by rotating. Infinite Crisis Complete Cbr Downloads. Buy The Complete LGV and PCV Theory and Hazard Perception Tests at Amazon UK. Free delivery on eligible orders. Our Plan. As noted on the main page for the Resto Rod, while the truck remains more or less original, the engine is getting significant upgrades. My Dad and I had been researching the art of flathead rebuilding for several years, and had a pretty good idea what we wanted to do long before we actually pulled the engine and started the tear down. Our goals were. Better breathing. Flatheads never did breathe very well, and with the L head design, breathing and compression are always working against each other. How To Install A Pcv System On 99 Toyota' title='How To Install A Pcv System On 99 Toyota' />The US Shift Transmission Control System is used to control the pre1998 Ford E4OD. The unit comes complete with transmission control unit, wiring harness. Shop from the worlds largest selection and best deals for Ford Focus Air Intake Systems. Shop with confidence on eBayMore compression. The stock compression ratio was 6. We were shooting for somewhere between 8. Better ignition.   Remember, this thing started with a 6. V positive ground electrical system, so it was handicapped to begin with. The factory distributor wasnt much to brag about when it was new, and after 5. Improved oil filtration. The stock oiling system did not force all the oil through the oil filter. The oil pump sent all the oil up the back of the engine block to a tee cast into the block one side went to the oil filter, the other to the rest of the engine block. Ford called this partial flow oil filtration, but the result was hardly any filtration. Oddo speculates the oil filter was there for marketing rather than technical reasons. Modern PCV system. The original design used a downdraft tube and breather arrangement. The problem with this arrangement is there is no positive ventilation of the crankcase, and water condensation is common. To accomplish our goals, we planned the following engine upgrades improvements Goal. Upgrades. Better breathing. Relieve engine block MCFPort intake and exhaust Offenhauser aluminum intake Four barrel carburetor vacuum secondaries More compression. Aluminum heads. Dome pistons. Better ignition. Converted to 1. V negative ground Mallory dual point distributor Performance wires. Improved oil filtrationMc. Nicholls block mod. Modern spin on remote oil filter. Modern Crankcase Ventilation. Use PCV system Eliminate downdraft tube Relocate oil fill to fuel pump location use electric fuel pumpWhat is MCF Ive mentioned MCF a couple of times already, so what is it  MCF is short for Motor City Flathead. Id strongly recommend buying the books identified in the Reference section, where the most of the MCF tricks are revealed. Oddo and Mc. Nicholls both go into MCF modifications. What We Started With. The truck had a period correct Flathead V8, but its not the original engine. We know it was originally equipped with a V8 by the VIN number starts with 9. RC, but it has a Mercury V8 8. CM now, so its not the original. According to Aunt Doris daughter of my great grandfather, the neighbor across the street wrecked her new 5. Mercury, and thats how the truck ended up with a Merc V8. Whatever the case, its good news, because the Mercury flatheads have a 4 stroke, instead of the 3 stoke that the Fords had. Tear down. The engine tear down started during the summer of 2. The engine block turned out to be a 1. BA casting, which makes sense because according to Aunt Doris, the engine came from a 5. Mercury.   I was expecting a severely sludged engine, but it wasnt all that bad considering the passive oil filtration system all Ford flatheads had. Engine Cleaning, Inspection Machining. Before running off and spending money on parts, you need to thoroughly clean the engine. We hot tanked the engine a couple of times, pressure rinsed it, and even did some mild bead blasting of the cooling passages. Then have the engine inspected,  i. FPI, whatever.   Once we knew we had a good block, we had all the usual machining done. We were fortunate to have a local machine shop with flathead experience Car Parts Machine and Auto Supply, in El Paso, TX. The owneroperator of the establishment Joe Hicks gave us a lot of technical guidance which really helped us even though he hadnt done a flathead in quite a while. Joe has subsequently semi retired and sold his business to Stafford Performance, but hes still active in it. The engine was bored to 3. Parts List. Heres our parts list Description. Mfr Spec. Part No. CostSupplier. MACHININGBLOCKBORE           3. MAIN JOURNALS  0. ROD JOURNALS   0. DECKED RESIZED BALANCED1. STAFFORDRECIPROCATING ASSYPISTONS, 3. HYPERMAX HYPEREUTECTIC ALU9. SPEEDWAYRINGS, 3. STYLE F9. 10 1. 55. SPEEDWAYSUPPORT, MAIN CAP FORD FLATHEAD 1. SPEEDWAYVALVETRAINHEADS,. OFFENHAUSER 1. 06. PATRICKSCAMSHAFT, 34 RACEISKENDERAN MAX 1. PATRICKSLIFTERS, ADJUSTABLEAT7. PATRICKSGUIDES, VALVE SET OF 1. VC4. 28. 62. 8. 0PATRICKSVALVES SET OF 1. V9. 67. 12. 7. 8. PATRICKSRETAINERS, VALVE SPRING SET OF 1. PATRICKSCLIPS, GUIDE RETAINERSVK8. PATRICKSLOCKS, VALVE SPLIT LOCKSVK1. NCPATRICKSGEAR, CAMSHAFT ALUMINUM PATRICKSINDUCTIONADAPTER, CARBURETOR FORD FLATHEAD1. B1. 9. 9. 5SPEEDWAYCARBURETOR, HOLLEY 3. CFM 4. BBL, VACUUM SCNDRY, ELEC CHOKE4. SPEEDWAYMANIFOLD, INTAKE SINGLEQUAD OFFENHAUSER5. SPEEDWAYEXHAUSTBAFFLE, EXHAUST FORD FLATHEAD9. SPEEDWAYHEADERS, EXHAUST SHORT TUBEREDS HEADERS 1. F 1. 18. 5. 0. 0PATRICKSGASKETS SEALSGASKET, HEAD GRAPHITE9. SPEEDWAYKIT, GASKET FLATHEAD BIG BORE9. SPEEDWAY  GASKET SET SHORT BLOCK9. INCL IN 9. 10 1. GASKET, HEAD COPPER9. INCL IN 9. 10 1. SEAL, CRANKSHAFT, 1 PC FRONT9. S1. 28. 53 INCL IN 9. GASKET, EXHAUST COPPER9. INCL IN 9. 10 1. GASKET, INTAKE9. INCL IN 9. 10 1. FASTENERSBOLT KIT, FUEL PUMP STAND S. S. 9. 13 0. 39. 20. SPEEDWAYBOLT KIT, EXHAUST HEADERS S. S. 9. 13 0. 39. 55. SPEEDWAYBOLT KIT, WATER NECKS S. S. 9. 13 0. 39. 35. SPEEDWAYBOLT KIT, OIL PAN S. S. 9. 13 0. 39. 50. SPEEDWAYBOLT KIT, TIMING COVER S. S. 9. 13 0. 39. 15. SPEEDWAYBOLT KIT, INTAKE MANIFOLD S. S. OFFY9. 13 0. SPEEDWAYBOLT KIT, WATER PUMP S. S. 9. 13 0. 39. 40. SPEEDWAYIGNITIONDISTRIBUTOR, DUAL POINTMALLORY 2. PATRICKSCOIL, IGNITIONICR6. PATRICKSSPARK PLUG WIRES, SET OF 8 ACCEL SPIRAL SUPER STOCK3. PATRICKSCOOLING SYSTEMFAN AND SHROUD ASSY, 2. CFM ELECTRIC FAN9. SPEEDWAYPUMP, WATER PUMP DRIVER SIDE9. DRV8. 9. 9. 9SPEEDWAYPUMP, WATER PUMP PASSENGER SIDE9. PASS8. 9. 9. 9SPEEDWAYGASKET, WATER PUMP PAIR9. SPEEDWAYMISCELLANEOUSALTERNATOR, POWERMASTER 8. PLN 3. 70. SPEEDWAYGROMMET, PCVHELP CHECKERVALVE, PCVFram FV3. CHECKERWATER WETTER9. SPEEDWAYDIP STICK, CHROME8. BA 6. 75. 0 CH2. C GThe Rebuild. We started putting the engine back together in May 2. Heres a pictorial diary of the rebuild, with comments where appropriate. Modify the block for the improved oil filtration system. There are several options for improved oil filtration. Mc. Nicholls book its also in Ron Ceridonos book, but the discussion is more complete in Mc.