Listening to "Little Deuce Coupe" by the Beachboys.

"TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts." (thebloody)
10/14/2014 at 12:05 • Filed to: Little Deuce Coupe

I have to say after really paying attention to the lyrics, that thing is a monster and I really want it.

DISCUSSION (14)

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
10/14/2014 at 12:14

Kinja'd!!!

:0: MY MOM SAYS I'M PRETTY

Brian, The Life of > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
10/14/2014 at 12:19

I love flathead Ford hotrods but you have to be a magician to get much more than 250HP out of them. Not that there's is ANYTHING wrong with that when you're dealing with a light car like a '32 Coupe.

camaroboy68ss > Brian, The Life of
10/14/2014 at 12:31

very true, a fully built flathead won't last long either they just can't handle that. The Mercury blocks were a better block but still weak.

camaroboy68ss > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
10/14/2014 at 12:35

it was a monster for say the early 50s. By 55 that flat head was obsolete for a race motor. A fully tapped out flathead would push 300hp and will blow up because the block can't handle that. Plus walking a thunderbird ain't hard if it has the Y-Block.

I love this song and also 409 by then as well.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > camaroboy68ss
10/14/2014 at 12:49

Yeah, I always thought of trying top hat liners if I ever had a flat head to play with. I know that with a Rover V8 you can have a cracked block and not really have an issue (depending on where the block is cracked of course) if you have top hat liners in there.

camaroboy68ss > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
10/14/2014 at 12:57

they don't help much.bmainly because the my break in the bottom end. The flathead had a poor oiling system and other flaws that keep it from high hp numbers (high being relative,230 hp is a lot for a flathead)

Plus they are insanely expensive to rebuild. I was given a 51 flathead complete but needed everything. Parts and machine work was near $6-7k. Better off building a Ls motor for that kind of money.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
10/14/2014 at 12:57

You like the Beach Boys? Well, listen to the best thing they ever did, Pet Sounds. http://www.youtube.com/results?search…

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > camaroboy68ss
10/14/2014 at 13:25

Jesus, you aren't kidding.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
10/14/2014 at 13:34

I actually meant to post this link.

camaroboy68ss > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
10/14/2014 at 14:22

yeah I was shocked, I was hoping to build a little traditional roadster or 32-34 pickup with the flat head but that went out the went out the window

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > camaroboy68ss
10/14/2014 at 14:24

Yeah just use the 215 nail head like Ramblin did. Those things are dirt cheap.

camaroboy68ss > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
10/14/2014 at 14:43

I've looked at some early buick Nailheads but again the Buicks are expensive in parts. I stick with small block Chevys but I look for pre 68 blocks mainly for true vintage setups. I do stay away from 55-early 59 stuff due to the offset valve cover bolts. Hard to find stuff for them.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > camaroboy68ss
10/14/2014 at 16:30

This is true, but those Chevy small blocks are just so heavy. I need to find that website RamblinRover - wÖrk wÖrk showed me for a performance shop that sells parts for Buick Nailheads/ Rover V8's down in North Carolina. They didn't seem that expensive.

camaroboy68ss > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
10/14/2014 at 16:38

depends on the actual engine. The early buick nailheads are expensive. A small block isn't that heavy, especially when you can swap an aluminum intake and heads onto it. A nailhead is just as heavy.