I am getting ready to start a new T Bucket build. I started one 2 years ago, but a career change and a cross country move forced me to sell what I had accomplished. I feel that it may have turned out to be a blessing though. I have done multiple projects, but never a bucket (completed) and I am looking to make something I will want to keep in the end, as I have sold all others (I enjoyed the build more than what the car had become). So, that being said, I am thinking I want to do something completely new to ME and do a Flathead/C4 combo. I decided to build the drivetrain, then purchase the bucket kit (mainly because I haven't decided which one I like more). I have rebuilt MANY C4 transmissions (who hasn't) and they have always proven to be a great, reliable, and affordable way to go. I am thinking I will go with an 8BA ('49-'53) engine simply because of what I would like to do. I am not looking to supercharge the engine, but I am looking for good, useable information I can use on the build. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated as the only experience I have with flatheads is rebuilding a '27 Model T engine during a resto project that was directly overseen by an expert. I am definately planning a good stroker engine so I am looking for a source for well put together stroker kits and good blocks. From what I have found online, there are many problems with engines rusted inside/out so I am hoping to bypass that problem. It is looking as though everything, but the block will be new. I am looking for a good flathead builder in the Northern (hopefully west) New York area. Any help will be greatly appreciated in this as I am looking to get the engine build started late fall/early winter. Thank you all!!!