These are the fresh mud flaps. I still need to put the eyelets into bolt holes, but that can wait till I get around to it.
It's about time for me to start assembling some of the new bits that will be needed for the engine rebuild (not my job
). There are many Ford flathead water pumps for sale, but most are single pulley. I don't suppose it is a simple task to remove single and substitute double pulley on the same water pump, is it?
A google search has not been helpful in identifying any businesses nearby (~200km will do) that can do chemical stripping of engine block and heads. Not greatly concerned about this just now. The first thing that needs to occur is the successful removal of engine parts, while keeping each one labelled as to point of origin and orientation. I would be fairly safe in saying I will need at least 2 new cylinder sleeves. Two of the originals have a fair bit of pitting, and i'm not keen on oversizing to extent that would be required.