Bobert, you old hillbilly, I've done all that. She purrs like a kitten.
Maybe I should mention that I started working on cars at the age of 16, and I've been doing it ever since.
My older brother gave me a car, 1937 Chevy, when he went to Korea in 1951. My younger brother got pissed at me for some reason and yanked all the plug wires out of the engine and threw them all over the yard.
One of my neighbors was a mechanic at the time, and he drew me a diagram of the firing order. I did as he said and she fired right up.

Now, if you want to see for yourself why a torque wrench won't work on the manifold bolts, come on up. I can teach you a thing or two about good cars.LOL

By the way, my new John Deere lawn tractor can take your flathead Ford any day.