UPDATE: Was $1400. **SOLD**
(10/19/2012) This may be worth a look. I love the looks of those Ford Flathead motors.
“I have a 1948 Willys CJ-2a that is in decent condition. The body is pretty sound, there are a few rusty spots here and there. The main area of concern is a few spots in the front toeboards. If you have the capability to weld, these repairs should be no big deal. Overall this Jeep is very fixable. The master cylinder and slave cylinder need to be rebuilt, and this thing could be drivable.
Someone retrofitted a late model Ford flathead v-8 motor into this thing many years ago. The motor runs excellent, and has 50 pounds of oil pressure. Clear title to the Willys. I can’t tell you anything more than what I wrote here, you’re going to have to assess the vehicle with your own two eyes in person.”
I love the flat v8 look..
The flathead sure doesn’t really take up that much room either glancing at this picture.
I love the Flathead V8 sound. My first Jeepster had a ’51 Ford Flathead, 8BA. It sounded like an old motor boat at idle. Unfortunately, I felt it was a little heavy for that light duty front end and it needed a rebuild, so I pulled it. A buddy of mine put the engine in a his rat rod.
They don’t take up much room, but they only have 239 cubic inches. 100 HP was plenty for that little Jeepster. Cooling is an inherent problem with Fords because the hot exhaust gasses have to pass through width of the block before exiting.
It used to be common in the late 50’s and early 60’s to re-power Jeeps with a Ford Flathead. Now a V6 is the ticket, unless you prefer an old Jeep flathead, like I do. I’m still running an L4-134 in my running Jeepster. If I do re-power it, I’ll drop in a Willys F6-161 I have laying around. No modifications to deal with, other than exchanging the front grill unit.
A Ford Flathead in a Jeep? Looks good, sounds great. But not worth the trouble of converting your rig to positive ground.
**Steve E.**