Craigslist 390
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Craigslist 390
I responded to an add for a 390 out of a `69 mustang w/trans. headers ,radiator and chrome for 250$. When I got there to pick it up there was a `69 Mustang that the guy swapped in a 460.We were loading it up and talking shop and I mentioned how some guy in the past tried to sell me a 352 block saying it was a 428,' and I looked in the freeze plug hole and it said 352 not 428. Then I looked at the block casting code that this guy had and it was D3TE so I knew it wasn`t a `69 block but I already gave him the money, so I took it anyway thinking it was probably a 361 that I could use in my `71 F-250 . I got it home and tore it down. It is a `75 390 truck engine w/re-enforced main webs and 3U crank,c7ae-b rods and 410 pistons that they put in to lower the compression, and a Crane 278 cam. I dropped it off at the speed shop w/ the 1U 428 crank that I had laying around to have it sonic tested and to see if we can make it into a 428. Life is like a box of chocolates!
Fleet Mechanic
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From: Axtell, TX
Nice score! Even if it can be bored out to 080 over you might think about just going 060 over in order to give yourself a rebuild later. 423cid vs 428 isn't much difference. Just a thought.
Look forward to the build.
Look forward to the build.
Cargo Master
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From: Eagle River, AK
Great find. (and luck was on your side)
All the 390 plain jane stock engines up here are getting $500-$800 for just the engine, no trans or headers. My truck has a 360 in it now, I'd like to go larger in the future, but we'll se how she unfolds once she's on the road.
All the 390 plain jane stock engines up here are getting $500-$800 for just the engine, no trans or headers. My truck has a 360 in it now, I'd like to go larger in the future, but we'll se how she unfolds once she's on the road.
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