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Mar 9, 2013 | 05:36 AM

78f3504x4

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Ebay magic

Ever notice once an old Ford goes on ebay a 360 turns into a 390, a 77.5-79 is now a highboy, and every replacement motor had 60,000 miles when swapped in.

Mar 9, 2013 | 09:17 AM

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and you forgot to mention the truck magically becomes worth $12-15k or more.
Got to love ebay magic.

Mar 9, 2013 | 10:08 AM

MIKES 68 F100

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craiglist is just as bad , i called yesterday on a local "390 needs rebuilding make offer" called the guy and once i pressed is it a 390 ? he says "opps did i put 390 i meant 360 opps " i passed

i was thinking about starting a crazy 390 build just for fun

Mar 9, 2013 | 10:22 AM

jim collins

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Not as much around here in my area now days, but a few short years back when so many were being scraped out, they all had 390s in them. A lot of them would swear their dad or grampa ordered it that way as a special order from the factory , ha ha oh yeah. ______

Mar 9, 2013 | 11:16 AM

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Once listed on ebay everything magically becomes rare, collectible, antique, vintage, obsolete, etc. etc.

Caveat emptor!

Mar 9, 2013 | 12:08 PM

Gembone

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oh and completely rusted out becomes minor surface rust.

Mar 9, 2013 | 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by MIKES 68 F100

craiglist is just as bad , i called yesterday on a local "390 needs rebuilding make offer" called the guy and once i pressed is it a 390 ? he says "opps did i put 390 i meant 360 opps " i passed

i was thinking about starting a crazy 390 build just for fun

2x... For pure fun, I'm thinking of building one of each a 289/302, 351M/400, 390FE, and a 460. It beats having a separate vehicle for each engine.

First! ... build an engine test stand.