At 5:26, that smile. As a retired mechanic (27yrs) I know that feeling. A feeling of pride and accomplishment from a major job (engine or trans) that runs perfectly! It makes all that time (and grease, grime, and dirt) worth while. Brings back lots of good memories. GREAT video. Thanks Hagerty.
Hey, all "gearheads" do that when their"babies" fires right up!!! 😎 that was the look of joy when that happens!!😎 what I thought was interesting was the fact that that engine had only 3 three main bearings in the block unlike modern engines. Nice job though!! ( IF that was my truck, I'd be painting that baby an nice color.)
Yeah, totally confident. But that's probably not the first such engine they have refurbished, given the huge amount of equipment they have in their workshop.
The way Davin smiles after every engine starts back up reminds me of my old man, one of the toughest and non emotional people you’d ever meet but let him start a V8 and feel the rumble... nothin but a smile from ear to ear.
A close family member of mine learned to machine and rebuild engines working for his father and continued the operate the family machine shop for an additional 75 years. The knowledge and skill that man has will be mostly lost when he passes. I always dreamed of working with him building engines but never made the time. He’s since retired and sold the equipment. I remember watching him “leaning” on his crank grinder to pull off that extra .0005 from a crank journal. You can’t be taught to do that. “Feeling” your equipment is almost a clairvoyant super power. He still knows all the machining dimension of nearly every engine component of nearly every engine made after the turn of the century. Just amazing! Great video!
Amazing.. I still visit this video from time to time. I think we can all agree that davin is a true marvel of mechanical ability. As a former mechanic for 8 years.. plus 3 year apprenticeship in a back street garage with ONE LIFT & one MOT bay… then F’ING onto main dealers etc.. I can truly say that “watching & learning” is underrated… to any apprentices out there… if your boss is hard on you HE CARES. if you’re doing “boring” stuff now.. understand it really is the stepping stone process to the “exciting” stuff later.. walk before you can run as my mentor used to say. I’ll never come back to the industry as a job, but my god do I miss it. 😂❤
Totally forgot about my problems, I was in a State of happiness watching this video. This is my passion, hopefully oneday I will have the resources to rebuild cars.
Flatty's have a sound of their own !! Those were the days. I helped build my first engine when I was 12 . I know that smile. That's hands on satisfaction. Great job !!! 👌👍🇺🇲
Not as hard as you think my guy! Start with something easy! Car mechanic simulator 2018 is relatively detailed. But obviously the best experience is hands on. Pull apart a mower
honestly as long as you know how to use a wrench (its not as simple as some think, you know what I mean) you can do it, everyone has a first time and honestly most of it is just nuts and bolts, best thing is organization if you ask me.
Bob Outélama It was innovative for its time. It was the first mass produced V8 that every working person could afford. It responded well to aftermarket hot rod parts. It deserves respect from every gear-head person.
The earliest Ford flathead V8s are almost 86 years old. Amazing to think. The ones usually rebuilt,kept running, and built for speed are the '49 and up flatties, built by both Ford and Mercury, but still, think about the years these motors have put on and are still loved enough to keep bringing back to life, over and over. Yes there are much more powerful motors out there, but nothing beats the cool of an old, well built flattie. Any nice '30s car that the owner went cheap and slapped a smallblock chevy into has a lot to learn. Much Love to the old Flathead...
It amazes me every time I watch someone disassemble an engine and rebuild it. The work that goes into it, the diversity, it just makes me push harder to become a mechanic.
Just happened to run across these time lapse builds yesterday and I’m loving it! The build is awesome no doubt, but the real hero’s are the camera and production crew. Beautiful editing!
This video is truly a work of art. Amazing. Taking that old Ford engine from an era of hard-working americans who never even heard of a computer. And rebuilt it into perfection. Wow. What a stunning video.
So Cool. My Father had a Ford Dealership in the 40s - 1967 and had a Factory Coupe race car. He built and rebuilt dozens of those flat head ford engines. He was A Triple Crown Winner as well.
Barry Monroy I agree. I'm in impatient fighting extreme evelish lower back pain. Terrible. But this, this put a smile on my face. Even for a few minutes. This put me in a better mood.
I’m I the only one felt relaxed watching this video and wished it never ends I was engine high... Three years later… RUclips recommends I watch it again, felt I needed extra relaxing 😌 boost… of course I didn’t mind
Idk if you were expecting a brand new car or a very nice looking truck to get the engine, but extremely respectable and admirable that you put that engine in a vehicle that couldn’t be more deserving of it
Awsome...I rebuilt many of these flatheads back when I was much younger ..had at least 4-5 street rods with this motor ..had a 255 Merc block that would spin tires in the rim ,with a welded diff ..high lift cam ..3 dueces ..home built electronic ignition ,home made headers..thanks for bringing back memories ..cheers
Alex Aramouni yeah it's sad that people want to do that, I mean if you run all you engines off alcohol it burns pretty clean and won't damage the environment too much.
Many years ago I drove a 1948 Ford Sunday school bus that had a Flat Head V8 engine. It could be temperamental at times especially on cold mornings but, after it started and ran for a time, it purred like a kitten. I loved the sound that old engine made. This was a very interesting video. Thanks for sharing with us. Stan
Simply awesome. I worry that there will be a day in the not so distant future that the expertise, skills, knowledge and tooling will be either gone or will be too cost prohibitive to complete rebuilds like this.
For the most part they have been lost. But there's also a growing interest in these old machines,and people are not only getting back into them, but even long out of production parts are being made again. But the prices are pretty steep unless You can do at least some of the work yourself.
We are involved with the RPM Foundation, which funds grants for programs that are committed to hands-on education and teaching young people the specialized skills and knowledge needed to maintain cars and boats. More info here : rpm.foundation
these are my favorite rebuild videos out, commentary is great, but these are so fascinating to watch. your editing is just great. and I love that it's Michigan made! rock on TC!!!
With these modern parts and that level of quality machining, this Flathead is quite a bit better than brand new now even if it was restored to its stock power level.
I don’t know anything about engines but guys your editing skills are on point. I would love you to teach me how you make things float like that in such a fluid way.. it’s impeccable. You are GOOD.
@@gizmoriderfulye8007 just to let you know my car is vegan i change the vegetable oil every 3k kilometers but if I want to I spend a bit more on olive oil.
"This engine was sourced during our Swap to Street 100-hour build of a 1946 Ford pickup"..... I would love to know how "specialist Man hours" It took to do that marvelous job, wow! Simply amazing how It comes out at the end. Kudos, Hagerty guys!
Quand je vois ces passionnés travailler de leur passion, cela me réconforte encore plus dans l'idée de rouler dans une vieille auto. Amitiés de la Suisse
I have done, and it feels proud, that you have bring the engine to life, i have rebuilt ktm duke 390 engine. And first combustion, omg i was having tears in my eyes, my team were so happy, i was very satisfied with my work, and also i got famous in my college, presently i m 2nd year engineering student in India. Formula bharat event, my engine will roar there. Unfortunately witn enormous amount of workload in fixing my engine i failed to go in the event:( the same day when team was leaving for event, i left for hospital 😫
As a former motor mechanic in England in the 1960s we never even saw V8 engines, let alone worked on one. The largest engine I ever came across during my apprenticeship was in our firm's ancient Packard hearse. It had a straight 8 side valve engine. In this video you do an amazing refurb job on that V8. Very interesting to watch.
Jan Bojarski I love seeing any old engine or car being brought back to life. I'm not a fan of ford in any way I'm more of a Chevy guy but this video made my eyes water.
Never Mind my first is a 1988 Chevy silver auto only 5,000$ but it is a steal it's band new inside and out I still have it but me my dad n my drag racer friends are planing to rebuild the engine I'm hoping it makes around 500 hp to 600hp, but it needs a rebuild bad oil rings are done puffing white smoke runs a little hot but man you barely tap the gas and the tires smoke for miles i love it and since its a 88 classic truck its dropped just a tad then lifted in the back a tap cause every one did that in the 80s I don't know why but I'm going to keep it that way, and since its a 88 it has had speakers behind the seats keeping that too, the steering wheel is after market but it is Crome so is my shifter and every thing where the dash is behind the steering wheel it looks better then the stock, my next car is still being build it all for my dad but I'll get it, it's a 1963 Chevy Impala maybe I'll come back and tell you a bit about it around July :D. Sorry for bad grammar too lazy to go back and read this all and fix it.
The classic sound of that flathead brings back the memories of my 53 Ford during my high school years. It couldn’t beat the high revving small block Chevys that were hitting the streets then; but it still sounded great, and reliably put up with my impulsive demands without protest. Then I was able to witness some modified flatheads still running at Bonneville at the 2002 Speedweek event. What a treat that was.
What the hell is a 505? As for the 305s, they were just a low compression economy motor. The DZ 302s and the 327s were the best SBC made IMO. People get off on 350s, nothing wrong with them but I prefer the quicker winding 327s. People love 400s too but I never thought too much of the siamesed block. Now big blocks? Give me a 396/402 or 427 over a 454 anyday.
Back in college several of us engineering students modified one of these engines. We created plates to bolt to the block and Ford 351C 2V heads. It was a 4 valve per cylinder engine. It produced over 425hp @7000 rpm.
+scdevon ls engines still have some soul lol but not as much as bbc and its tendency to be a engine thatll limp on half the cylinders on still tear shit up
My dad drove a 60 Ford pickup with the flathead 8cyl. I was a seven yr old kid. Just loved listening to it run. To me it had such a neat sound. Bigger Ford trucks too. Still a Ford truck man. Started with a 64 F100.
i keep coming back to this video , addicted , I've watched it like a 100 times , i don't know what is it? the flat head the truck the music all the above ...
I’m doing this but on a much smaller scale, I’m rebuilding the engine for a 1975 Honda cb500t that I picked up from the backyard of my friend’s new house. I’m so excited to hear it rumble to life after sitting for 36 years
I've got one in a totally original( aside from wear items) 52 Merc. She purrs still , never been rebuilt. The vehicle itself runs smooth and I drive her at least once a week in good weather, even winter if there's no salt on the road.
I from Belarus and my English very bad, but: this is a very cool video ) thank you guys for the job . It is a pity that I did not know English very well and I can not see more of your videos , but I hope that you will make more related videos ! It is waiting = ) Thanks guys = )
In the end there are people they say "its an engine piece of steel or aluminum" then there are people who see this thing as a masterpiece....with that background music this thing was at another level....its been years i've been watching this clip again and again ❤️❤️😍😍😍😍
Learn with small engines first like I did I still am I first started with the flathead briggs and stratton then moved on to a ohv one they were running I just tool them 100% apart to learn soon I'll try a corsair flat6
Just find something and do it is all you can do, dive headfirst in, and make yourself succeed, because with engines, it all must be done right, so if you go in with the mentality that you will succeed then you might be surprised at how far you can get
how absolutely cool of a job to have!! the smmile when she fired up, is the pay day, for sure! Thanks I love the old simple things of the days when you could recognize a vehicle coming at you from a quarter of a mile away. very cool.
I love these time lapse engine rebuild videos. Whether it's the Ford Flathead, the Cadillac V8 or the Buick engines, I enjoy them all. Now then... I have a unique idea for an engine build... A Ford Super-duty V8! Built from 1958 thru 1981, they were available in displacements of 401, 477 and 534cid. They were only used in medium and heavy trucks. I don't believe there was ever many "performance" parts available for them. However, with modern "tricks of the trade", I think it would be interesting to see what could be done.
i dont know what it feels like to start a car but i have started old worn out lawnmower engines that have been dead for ages its just a cool feeling when the engine finally fires up for the first time im going to start working on old cars soon
My dad restored a 1951 Victoria 2 door coupe with a flathead V8. After a rebuild you could lean on the front fender while this was running and you couldn’t tell. 6volt system back then and vacuum wipers. Step on gas, no wipers. We would drive around to junk yards on Saturdays looking for a piece of trim or an emblem or whatever part we needed. No computer inventory system like today’s junk yards. Show up and walk around hoping to find a car with the part you need. I hated having to help him back then. (11-12 years old) but looking back he sure taught me a lot about cars. I’m almost 50 now and I never bring a car in for service if I think I can fix it myself.
My first car was a 1950 Flathead V8. My brother and I spent an hour adding a quart of oil..down the dipstick tube. Didn't know you could pour it down the vent tube sticking up on top. Live and learn.
Drove one of these on a farm in Southern NZ after I left school in the 70's, she was a beast, could cut out a gravel road very nicely ... :-) It was 4 Speed ... never used 1st
Fantastic, love this video. My father got a Ford 32 roadster at 19year of eage, custom. In Sweden. Hi was the king of the road. 3 speed on the floor, no breaks😊. I showed him this video. Good memorys, the sound of an flathead engien. Olala! So, let me Know if you ned any help in your garage. 😊.
Pretty sure oil filters only became standard equipment in 1941! Even after that the filters worked off a bypass system where only 10% of the oil was filtered at a time. It took a full 5 minutes at highway speed for 100% of the oil to be filtered. Pretty incredible engines for sure!
At 5:26, that smile. As a retired mechanic (27yrs) I know that feeling. A feeling of pride and accomplishment from a major job (engine or trans) that runs perfectly! It makes all that time (and grease, grime, and dirt) worth while. Brings back lots of good memories. GREAT video. Thanks Hagerty.
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Yes!!
Yup..know the feeling well. Awesome video thanks for making it.
When he looks over at the camera and smiles as it's starting up...that says it all.
Very rightly said
Hey, all "gearheads" do that when their"babies" fires right up!!! 😎 that was the look of joy when that happens!!😎 what I thought was interesting was the fact that that engine had only 3 three main bearings in the block unlike modern engines. Nice job though!! ( IF that was my truck, I'd be painting that baby an nice color.)
334 thumbs up but i un did it... 333 perfect!
Yeah, totally confident. But that's probably not the first such engine they have refurbished, given the huge amount of equipment they have in their workshop.
It's impossible not to smile when you hear an engine fire up for the first time. Sometimes you'll even whoop and holler lol
The way Davin smiles after every engine starts back up reminds me of my old man, one of the toughest and non emotional people you’d ever meet but let him start a V8 and feel the rumble... nothin but a smile from ear to ear.
It’s the same face my mechanic father would make when it fires up on the first try.
He’s still smiling
Yes, that starter motor sound is different to
My dad's daily driver when I was a kid was a 51 ford pickup. Great truck❤ Good memories riding in that beast
A close family member of mine learned to machine and rebuild engines working for his father and continued the operate the family machine shop for an additional 75 years. The knowledge and skill that man has will be mostly lost when he passes. I always dreamed of working with him building engines but never made the time. He’s since retired and sold the equipment. I remember watching him “leaning” on his crank grinder to pull off that extra .0005 from a crank journal. You can’t be taught to do that. “Feeling” your equipment is almost a clairvoyant super power. He still knows all the machining dimension of nearly every engine component of nearly every engine made after the turn of the century. Just amazing! Great video!
The look on the guys face when he first started the engine, pure satisfaction. Love it.
Yeah, great moment.
Oh yeah
The Ford Flathead rebuild and that music! The best combination I have ever seen! I watch it over and over again!
Amazing.. I still visit this video from time to time. I think we can all agree that davin is a true marvel of mechanical ability. As a former mechanic for 8 years.. plus 3 year apprenticeship in a back street garage with ONE LIFT & one MOT bay… then F’ING onto main dealers etc.. I can truly say that “watching & learning” is underrated… to any apprentices out there… if your boss is hard on you HE CARES. if you’re doing “boring” stuff now.. understand it really is the stepping stone process to the “exciting” stuff later.. walk before you can run as my mentor used to say. I’ll never come back to the industry as a job, but my god do I miss it. 😂❤
Totally forgot about my problems, I was in a State of happiness watching this video. This is my passion, hopefully oneday I will have the resources to rebuild cars.
Where u from?not trying to be weird
Flatty's have a sound of their own !! Those were the days. I helped build my first engine when I was 12 . I know that smile. That's hands on satisfaction. Great job !!! 👌👍🇺🇲
I could only dream to have that level of mechanical engineering expertise. Wow!
Years of experience I suppose, watching and learning from others helps too.
@@themodernadventurer4320 alot of people start at that age.
Jay Pete time and practice you could do the same
Not as hard as you think my guy! Start with something easy! Car mechanic simulator 2018 is relatively detailed. But obviously the best experience is hands on. Pull apart a mower
honestly as long as you know how to use a wrench (its not as simple as some think, you know what I mean) you can do it, everyone has a first time and honestly most of it is just nuts and bolts, best thing is organization if you ask me.
A great engine from simpler times. Had two myself in those days. 👍👍👍
Who cares if it's slow by today's standards? It's one of the coolest engines ever made.
absolutely !
What was exactly the "cool factor" in this engine ?
Its easy to fix, maintain, soup-up and it makes V8 music.
Bob Outélama
It was innovative for its time. It was the first mass produced V8 that every working person could afford. It responded well to aftermarket hot rod parts. It deserves respect from every gear-head person.
scdevon
Ok. thanks for the clarity. We don't have nor had those around in our geographic location.
The earliest Ford flathead V8s are almost 86 years old. Amazing to think. The ones usually rebuilt,kept running, and built for speed are the '49 and up flatties, built by both Ford and Mercury, but still, think about the years these motors have put on and are still loved enough to keep bringing back to life, over and over. Yes there are much more powerful motors out there, but nothing beats the cool of an old, well built flattie. Any nice '30s car that the owner went cheap and slapped a smallblock chevy into has a lot to learn. Much Love to the old Flathead...
It amazes me every time I watch someone disassemble an engine and rebuild it. The work that goes into it, the diversity, it just makes me push harder to become a mechanic.
5:33 the look at satisfaction after all the hard work
Just happened to run across these time lapse builds yesterday and I’m loving it! The build is awesome no doubt, but the real hero’s are the camera and production crew. Beautiful editing!
This video is truly a work of art. Amazing. Taking that old Ford engine from an era of hard-working americans who never even heard of a computer. And rebuilt it into perfection. Wow. What a stunning video.
So Cool. My Father had a Ford Dealership in the 40s - 1967 and had a Factory Coupe race car. He built and rebuilt dozens of those flat head ford engines. He was A Triple Crown Winner as well.
I have a little T kettle in my T bucket and love it. Amazing little engine
Can we just acknowledge the super cool pan lapse shots... Awesome editing and camera work!
Agree! One of the best channels.
Yes. Absolutely awesome camera work and editing.....and the engine, it's a piece of history that will never repeat itself.
Yes, I noticed that... very impressed. Not just an awesome build, but awesome production.
That was a treat to watch. It would be cool if you guys put like a Holly 2 barrel efi on it.
Barry Monroy I agree. I'm in impatient fighting extreme evelish lower back pain. Terrible.
But this, this put a smile on my face. Even for a few minutes. This put me in a better mood.
ddavid122
Get well my friend. We're pulling for ya.
Barry Monroy Yep, sure was. Another great video, I can watch these all day.
I’m I the only one felt relaxed watching this video and wished it never ends
I was engine high...
Three years later… RUclips recommends I watch it again, felt I needed extra relaxing 😌 boost… of course I didn’t mind
Me too bro big time
Your not the only one, I'm watching it in 2019..
Brad Pyron i feel similar
Samuel John Samuel John
Idk if you were expecting a brand new car or a very nice looking truck to get the engine, but extremely respectable and admirable that you put that engine in a vehicle that couldn’t be more deserving of it
Scrolling through the first few comments and noticing a remarkable lack of hate. It is nice to find something so widely appreciated.
I love the smell of these workshops....I virtually can smell this through the internet........ Great work.....way to go.....
You can't beat the sound of that Flathead Ford V8. It's music to my ears.
самый волнующий момент первый запуск после сборки!!! Парни вы красавчики !!!
I'm not a ford guy but I love those flat heads!
Yeah, the flathead - about as sophisticated as your average Briggs and Stratton lawnmower engine.
The old Cadillac flatheads had both the intake and exhaust ports on top. It was actually a better design and produced more power.
CreeperGuy that one might be a Ford but every body made flatheads
deadboy600 too bad toyotas are more American made than chevy and dodge
As long as it's American iron.
We're all on the same team, remember.
You do some of the most beautifully choreographed time lapse work I have ever seen.
Really enjoy watching those old engines be given some love and attention. Amazing transformations.
Awsome...I rebuilt many of these flatheads back when I was much younger ..had at least 4-5 street rods with this motor ..had a 255 Merc block that would spin tires in the rim ,with a welded diff ..high lift cam ..3 dueces ..home built electronic ignition ,home made headers..thanks for bringing back memories ..cheers
Engines are so beautiful man, who can hate a beautiful boxer, V, W, Rotary, or any other engine configuration.
eXozGaming agreed man.
Alex Aramouni yeah it's sad that people want to do that, I mean if you run all you engines off alcohol it burns pretty clean and won't damage the environment too much.
I've never seen a W engine configuration, I'll have to look them up hmmm
Richard Lambert VW is doing W engines. Look for W8 (passat) W12 (phaeton) and W16 (veyron and chiron - yes Bugatti but owned by VW) 😉
You can leave japanese made boxers out of it. There trash
There's nothing like the sound of a Ford flathead V8 Sweetest engine ever!!
detroit 2 stroke v8
I just picked up 3 flatheads today, I will be doing this over the next year to all of them.
Many years ago I drove a 1948 Ford Sunday school bus that had a Flat Head V8 engine. It could be temperamental at times especially on cold mornings but, after it started and ran for a time, it purred like a kitten. I loved the sound that old engine made.
This was a very interesting video. Thanks for sharing with us.
Stan
Simply awesome.
I worry that there will be a day in the not so distant future that the expertise, skills, knowledge and tooling will be either gone or will be too cost prohibitive to complete rebuilds like this.
For the most part they have been lost. But there's also a growing interest in these old machines,and people are not only getting back into them, but even long out of production parts are being made again. But the prices are pretty steep unless You can do at least some of the work yourself.
what a sad thought. hopefully hagerty has kids following his footsteps
We are involved with the RPM Foundation, which funds grants for programs that are committed to hands-on education and teaching young people the specialized skills and knowledge needed to maintain cars and boats. More info here : rpm.foundation
Just so satisfying to watch the engine getting new life.
these are my favorite rebuild videos out, commentary is great, but these are so fascinating to watch. your editing is just great. and I love that it's Michigan made! rock on TC!!!
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見る見るうちに
綺麗になって
組み上がって来る
のが凄い気持ち良いです。
With these modern parts and that level of quality machining, this Flathead is quite a bit better than brand new now even if it was restored to its stock power level.
Sadly the only way to really get started on making the flathead push serious HP numbers is removing the flathead aspect and getting new heads for it.
Просто КОСМОС... Браво Мастерам👍👍👍 Прекрасный результат
I'm a die hard FORD fan and I loved every second of this vid
I'm the same with GM but who couldn't appreciate a classic engine like that? The truck itself would be even better with some restoration.
Old time favorite songs
I don’t know anything about engines but guys your editing skills are on point. I would love you to teach me how you make things float like that in such a fluid way.. it’s impeccable. You are GOOD.
magnificent video, music was a compliment instead of an annoyance. no smoky burnouts now or you'll be fixin' those axle keyways!!!!!
These guys are like true MEN...Not cucks or vegetarist leftist trash
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Alguém sabe o nome da música que está tocando.
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@@gizmoriderfulye8007 just to let you know my car is vegan i change the vegetable oil every 3k kilometers but if I want to I spend a bit more on olive oil.
I have always loved the design and history of this motor. Love seeing such pros bring a cool pickup back to having a long life.
Absolutely awesome. Instantly one of the best videos on RUclips, in our opinion.
Agreed. Watched this multiple times.
"This engine was sourced during our Swap to Street 100-hour build of a 1946 Ford pickup".....
I would love to know how "specialist Man hours" It took to do that marvelous job, wow! Simply amazing how It comes out at the end.
Kudos, Hagerty guys!
Quand je vois ces passionnés travailler de leur passion, cela me réconforte encore plus dans l'idée de rouler dans une vieille auto.
Amitiés de la Suisse
I don't know how they felt after doing this great job
But I become very excited when I change a fuse in my car
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I get excited when changing the fuse fixes the problem.
@@BerksCatBill , and I get exited when I found the short circuit!
agentaltair47 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
I have done, and it feels proud, that you have bring the engine to life, i have rebuilt ktm duke 390 engine. And first combustion, omg i was having tears in my eyes, my team were so happy, i was very satisfied with my work, and also i got famous in my college, presently i m 2nd year engineering student in India. Formula bharat event, my engine will roar there. Unfortunately witn enormous amount of workload in fixing my engine i failed to go in the event:( the same day when team was leaving for event, i left for hospital 😫
I really2 hope one day you guys post a video restore not just engines,but entire car. Its always satisfying to watch your works.
As a former motor mechanic in England in the 1960s we never even saw V8 engines, let alone worked on one. The largest engine I ever came across during my apprenticeship was in our firm's ancient Packard hearse. It had a straight 8 side valve engine. In this video you do an amazing refurb job on that V8. Very interesting to watch.
that video made me cry
dean hotrod photography tears of happiness
Jan Bojarski I love seeing any old engine or car being brought back to life. I'm not a fan of ford in any way I'm more of a Chevy guy but this video made my eyes water.
Never Mind my first is a 1988 Chevy silver auto only 5,000$ but it is a steal it's band new inside and out I still have it but me my dad n my drag racer friends are planing to rebuild the engine I'm hoping it makes around 500 hp to 600hp, but it needs a rebuild bad oil rings are done puffing white smoke runs a little hot but man you barely tap the gas and the tires smoke for miles i love it and since its a 88 classic truck its dropped just a tad then lifted in the back a tap cause every one did that in the 80s I don't know why but I'm going to keep it that way, and since its a 88 it has had speakers behind the seats keeping that too, the steering wheel is after market but it is Crome so is my shifter and every thing where the dash is behind the steering wheel it looks better then the stock, my next car is still being build it all for my dad but I'll get it, it's a 1963 Chevy Impala maybe I'll come back and tell you a bit about it around July :D.
Sorry for bad grammar too lazy to go back and read this all and fix it.
never mind you're 72?
CamTheReaper guess he is, it's strange cause he has a harambae pic and his name is never mind.
Even us Chevy guys can respect the old granddaddy flathead V8.
And even us ford guys has to respect the small and thicc blocks Chevy made. 305 454 505
The classic sound of that flathead brings back the memories of my 53 Ford during my high school years. It couldn’t beat the high revving small block Chevys that were hitting the streets then; but it still sounded great, and reliably put up with my impulsive demands without protest. Then I was able to witness some modified flatheads still running at Bonneville at the 2002 Speedweek event. What a treat that was.
Vitolo there is no such thing as respect for a 305 Chevy if you would have said 302 it would be forgiven
@@erikboink4280
He probably meant the 350 actually but I agree the 302 or 327 would have been great mentions when speaking of Chevy performers !
What the hell is a 505?
As for the 305s, they were just a low compression economy motor.
The DZ 302s and the 327s were the best SBC made IMO. People get off on 350s, nothing wrong with them but I prefer the quicker winding 327s. People love 400s too but I never thought too much of the siamesed block.
Now big blocks? Give me a 396/402 or 427 over a 454 anyday.
Like the mechanics smile, when they fire that thing up :)
Tue Nygaard I thought I was the only one who realize that!!
That awesome sound would make any motorhead smile
Nothing like hearing the project start for the first time and the satisfaction of a job well done.
Back in college several of us engineering students modified one of these engines. We created plates to bolt to the block and Ford 351C 2V heads. It was a 4 valve per cylinder engine. It produced over 425hp @7000 rpm.
Photos? Ford 351C 2V heads are two valves per cylinder, where did you get 4 V per cylinder??? 425HP would snap the crank on this I think.
I love this and I'm not even a flattie kind of guy. Awesome job with the truck and the video, guys.
I love watching these old rusty dirty engines get rebuilt with cleaned parts and then hearing the engine start for the first time.
Great video...brings back memories of my youth. Flatheads forever. :)
These engines had a soul. Something that's severely lacking in modern engines even if newer engines make 5X the horsepower.
+scdevon ls engines still have some soul lol but not as much as bbc and its tendency to be a engine thatll limp on half the cylinders on still tear shit up
Such a great video. That’s music to my ears!
My dad drove a 60 Ford pickup with the flathead 8cyl. I was a seven yr old kid. Just loved listening to it run. To me it had such a neat sound. Bigger Ford trucks too. Still a Ford truck man. Started with a 64 F100.
That is bad ass. I'm a professional model maker, I would love assisting on a project like this. Right on guys.
Beautifully shot and presented....and a great rebuild too. Kudos to everyone involved!
That was excellent, good editing and interesting all the way, thanks.
i keep coming back to this video , addicted , I've watched it like a 100 times , i don't know what is it? the flat head the truck the music all the above ...
Beautiful. My first car was a 51 coupe with the flathead.
Carried a case of oil in the trunk cuz it loved to burn oil.
One of the best video i have seen in the history of youtube.
absolutely love the look at 5:32..."see I told you we could do it"
I’m doing this but on a much smaller scale, I’m rebuilding the engine for a 1975 Honda cb500t that I picked up from the backyard of my friend’s new house. I’m so excited to hear it rumble to life after sitting for 36 years
Last flathead I rebuilt myself was easily 25 years ago. I can't believe there's still some untouched flatheads out there.
I've got one in a totally original( aside from wear items) 52 Merc. She purrs still , never been rebuilt. The vehicle itself runs smooth and I drive her at least once a week in good weather, even winter if there's no salt on the road.
I from Belarus and my English very bad, but:
this is a very cool video ) thank you guys for the job . It is a pity that I did not know English very well and I can not see more of your videos , but I hope that you will make more related videos ! It is waiting = ) Thanks guys = )
Varham Sports your English is great
Varham Sports
Your English is better than some of us Americans!
Varham Sports yeah 4 sure!!
Frickin love this video fellas! If i can ever find me a flathead V8, I'm sending it to you guys to rebuild for me! Keep up the awesome work!!!
In the end there are people they say "its an engine piece of steel or aluminum" then there are people who see this thing as a masterpiece....with that background music this thing was at another level....its been years i've been watching this clip again and again ❤️❤️😍😍😍😍
Just watched this again for the joy of seeing it. No test stand needed, it was gonna run and they knew it!!
Aaaahhhhhhh!!!!! This is sooooo amazing!!! Why cant I be cool and rebuild motors!!?
Learn, study, and succeed
Learn with small engines first like I did I still am I first started with the flathead briggs and stratton then moved on to a ohv one they were running I just tool them 100% apart to learn soon I'll try a corsair flat6
Richard Guzman g
Just find something and do it is all you can do, dive headfirst in, and make yourself succeed, because with engines, it all must be done right, so if you go in with the mentality that you will succeed then you might be surprised at how far you can get
Yeh just buy a cheapo engine that is known to have been a faultless (but worn) runner before it was taken out of a car.
Кррасавчики!!! Все акуратно, подход к делу с душой) приятно посмотреть! Удачи Вам!!! И чтоб работа радовала
how absolutely cool of a job to have!! the smmile when she fired up, is the pay day, for sure! Thanks I love the old simple things of the days when you could recognize a vehicle coming at you from a quarter of a mile away. very cool.
THE FLATHEAD FORD IS THE MOTHER OF ALL V-8 ENGINES OF TODAY INCLUDING THE SMALL BLOCK CHEVY.
Frank289100 curtis made the ox series of v8 water-cooled engines in the 1920s back when the 4 banger t engine was king
FORD MADE LIBERTY V-8 AIRCRAFT HEMI ENGINES IN 1917.
Frank289100
Frank289100 Agreed
100%
Flatheads are the epitome of "visual texture;" true hot rod art !
Thanks for letting us HEAR it`s heart beat.
Магия! Уже 1000 раз посмотрел!
Заставить бы тебя в нем,хоть раз клапана отрегулировать.сразу бы возненавидел его!
Я семь))
А я уже не считаю, это очень даже как вы сказали, магия!!!
I love these time lapse engine rebuild videos. Whether it's the Ford Flathead, the Cadillac V8 or the Buick engines, I enjoy them all. Now then... I have a unique idea for an engine build... A Ford Super-duty V8! Built from 1958 thru 1981, they were available in displacements of 401, 477 and 534cid. They were only used in medium and heavy trucks. I don't believe there was ever many "performance" parts available for them. However, with modern "tricks of the trade", I think it would be interesting to see what could be done.
I don't know what it is about the FH Ford V8, but that is the one engine I would love to rebuild.
Just watched a couple of these rebuild video's, simply amazing!
that little smile at 5:33 says it all hahaha
I know that feeling, and it is an awesome thing!
The moment of truth )).
i dont know what it feels like to start a car but i have started old worn out lawnmower engines that have been dead for ages its just a cool feeling when the engine finally fires up for the first time im going to start working on old cars soon
Had that smile myself many times
Donovan Bryant wish I could do stuff like that lol
My dad restored a 1951 Victoria 2 door coupe with a flathead V8. After a rebuild you could lean on the front fender while this was running and you couldn’t tell. 6volt system back then and vacuum wipers. Step on gas, no wipers. We would drive around to junk yards on Saturdays looking for a piece of trim or an emblem or whatever part we needed. No computer inventory system like today’s junk yards. Show up and walk around hoping to find a car with the part you need. I hated having to help him back then. (11-12 years old) but looking back he sure taught me a lot about cars. I’m almost 50 now and I never bring a car in for service if I think I can fix it myself.
This video is proof that if you work hard enough you can make gold anything.
These guys are surgeons. Just beautiful.
Oh man, how slow and steady is the cameraman, fantastic patience. 😂
My first car was a 1950 Flathead V8. My brother and I spent an hour adding a quart of oil..down the dipstick tube. Didn't know you could pour it down the vent tube sticking up on top. Live and learn.
This build is one of my favorites. I like that music. Fun to see it in that truck.
Everybody needs a hobby.
Hagerty. What's your hobby?
Resurrection.
They didnt resurrect it. It still run but it was just weak and they just wanted more, they did a vid on how they built it
What a great sound of Ford V-8 Flat Head. Thank You
I still think this is my favorite rebuild vid. The music, and production are spot on.
I’ve been coming back to this particular video for about five years now. It never gets boring.
Drove one of these on a farm in Southern NZ after I left school in the 70's, she was a beast, could cut out a gravel road very nicely ... :-) It was 4 Speed ... never used 1st
Love the video!! I will make sure I will do like that with my 67 VW Bus restoration ! Good job guys!
IfYouDisagreeYouAreWrong huh? Why would I lie? 😂😂
@@MicBergsma why would we disagree busy with 2 vw engine builds I would also love to time lapse it like this so we're on the same boat
That face when the old flathead makes fire 😂😂😂 hehe. Thanks for the video.
Fantastic, love this video. My father got a Ford 32 roadster at 19year of eage, custom. In Sweden. Hi was the king of the road. 3 speed on the floor, no breaks😊. I showed him this video. Good memorys, the sound of an flathead engien. Olala! So, let me Know if you ned any help in your garage. 😊.
It's amazing those old flatheads could last as long as they did, WITHOUT an oil filter! 😕
Pretty sure oil filters only became standard equipment in 1941! Even after that the filters worked off a bypass system where only 10% of the oil was filtered at a time. It took a full 5 minutes at highway speed for 100% of the oil to be filtered. Pretty incredible engines for sure!
My 1950 Mercury with a flat head v8 has an oil filter, it’s on top and you just change the element inside
@@FatsharkFun I don't know Ford went to a full flow oil filter but Studebaker didn't do it until mid 62.
They had a remote oil filter.
At least my 1948 C7 cab over did from the factory.
KOOL! I HAD A '49 FORD PICKUP, LOVED THE FLATHEAD
Beautiful build and video thank you
Watching this video is constantly being my inspiration hands down