Rumble1960

It has been a long while since I've posted anything but I have been here on the forums often searching for answers and usually find them. I have a little time so I thought I would post a few pics of my project now in it's 3rd year. Its a 1960 D1oo with the original 230, rebuilt .030 over, with the Langdon set up. I did all the body and paint myself, the frame is semi gloss black and the body is flatblack. It's the first time to do a project of this magnitude. I am now buttoning up the motor so I can start it soon. Some unanswered questions I have are do I have to run 12 Volts to the carb chokes continuously? I am worried about excessive drain on the battery, I am running the stock generator. Also I have put a modern style thermostat in, is that ok? Thanks

YES

DON'T Sandblast the frame while it's attached to the car, BIG Mistake everything will get sand in it and it will never be the same! I'm doing a frame off right now it is the only way to do it right.

It's not always miles that determines the need of a rebuild, in my case my engine needed a rebuild because it sat unused for many years. I had some pitting on the cylinder walls and had to have it bored .030 to clean the cylinders up, it still ran good but I feel better now that its gone.

I'm just completing my engine and have been thinking if I should change the oil pump. I see there is a high volume gear type available for about the same price as a new stock rotor style. Has anyone here used a high volume pump and would recommend it over stock?

to me anything around pre 1972 before the smog days should only be considered classics for now anyway, maybe in 10 years or so I might reconsider.

Get a rebuild kit for it, and make sure the new parts are compatible with today's fuel.

Very eye catching car, good luck with the marriage!

I found this paint today that is very close to the cast blast made by Dupli-Color, it is called "cast coat aluminum".

rolliejoe, yes they are Langdon headers, so is the carb set up. I got the heat kit with it also. It was probably not my first choice but it was the easiest to get and from what I have read offers good driveability. Normspeed , I went out and looked at my timing cover bolts and they all look the same except for the 3 that have nuts on the back. The bolts all have a curved washer on them maybe the size of a nickel, do these sound like the right ones or maybe they have been changed and I need to find the correct ones?

yes a 230, well slightly over now with the .030 overbore!

The paint on the head and block is called "cast blast" not sure who makes it. I received then back from the machine shop that way. I just called them today to ask what it was they used and they informed me that it's not suitable to use on the tin parts such as the pan, timing cover etc. So I'm going tomorrow to try and find an engine paint that's a close match. The cast blast is like a primer and not suitable as a top coat, clearcoating may be a good option though, never thought of that. The old mopar in the back ground is a 1960 Dodge Sweptline short box pick up, that is the last year the flathead was used in the D100 trucks. This is the original motor built in August of 59 to the truck. I was sure tempted to put a V8 in but I think the flathead will be way cooler when it's done. Thanks for the comments.

My flattie is getting close to being done, although it has been a struggle I'm excited about seeing it come together. It was bored .030 over, the head had to be planed down .030 also. Valve seats were reground and new valves installed. Crank was polished and checked along with the rods, both staying with standard bearings. The block was boiled but I had to do a lot more cleaning with a wire and pressure washer. One of the biggest troubles I had was with the rear main which was supplied buy a popular Flathead parts supplier. It was so hard that it's ends didn't conform properly when I tried to tighten down the bearing cap. I found another on ebay which was a mopar part and arrived in very good condition and installation was straight forward. I had good success buying many parts on ebay, but it is very time consuming. I'm now about to start painting parts, the original color was gold but I like the way it looks in the grey primer, so I'm going to coat it with a good grey engine paint. I'm also figuring out the throttle linkage and fuel lines. Also I want to thank the many members here who answered all my questions along the way I'm sure there will be plenty more!

looks like a great project, keep updating us along the way, I just got done rebuilding my first flathead, I'm not an expert on them but sure know a lot more than when I started

thanks for the photo's Merle have never seen anything like it, does anyone know what the reasoning for the slot was?