build platform · FF-0188

Why build a later 1949–1953 block instead of the truck's original 221?

The customer sent Ed the motor that came out of the truck, a 1940 221. Ed says he would not overhaul a 221 for this truck and wanted to use a later-model block, which he expects to be about 265 cubic inches and to run well.

Expert

Ed Smith

Evidence

expert attributed

Component

engine choice

Applicable scope

1949–1953 Ford Flathead V8 with a Mercury crank, built for a 1949 half-ton panel truck