351c 4v heads?
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From: wyoming
Nice 400!
400 ford all you need is 9.5 compression or more? Nice camshaft 650cfm minimum carb! What ignition do you have?
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Laughing Gas
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Laughing Gas
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The past 14yrs ive run nothing but MSD and thats what will end up on this tank. LOL Once i get the 400 home and start to disassemble it i'll take pic's, when i start to build over the winter i'll post build pic's also. Id like to thank every one who has helped me obtain info ive been searching for.
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From: Ontario, Canada
I am pretty sure these are only 1973 blocks from fullsize Ford's with the FMX transmission. I have a 1972 block and it's big block only.
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Laughing Gas
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finally made it up yesterday to pick up the engine,#'s matched for a 71 400 but, the pan had at least an inch rotted off sitting in the dirt and we could only turn the crank back and forth less than a have rotation. I was not happy, offered him a $50. just to take a chance but he wouldnt move off the $250. he wanted,im still looking.
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From: in the middle of nowhere
I heard it was '74 with no big block casting.....and in the LTD only
*which doesn't make sense
*which doesn't make sense
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Cylinder wall thickness!
finally made it up yesterday to pick up the engine,#'s matched for a 71 400 but, the pan had at least an inch rotted off sitting in the dirt and we could only turn the crank back and forth less than a have rotation. I was not happy, offered him a $50. just to take a chance but he wouldnt move off the $250. he wanted,im still looking.
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From: Manhattan, KS
I have two 400's sitting in the garage that will need rebuilds that I need to get out of the way. I will make a great deal on one or both to guys here. I won't ship and I'm in north eastern Kansas.
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From: Manhattan, KS
Gary, I'm not originally from Kansas (Nebr.), but I know folks from Topeka and on east consider that western Kansas starts about about 20 miles west of Topeka. That being said, Manhattan is about smack dab in the middle of the NE 1/4th of the state. I was just trying to give folks a reference for where Manhattan is located.
Good to hear from a former Manhattanite, and I don't need the engines but would love to see someone use them rather than just sit there or end up at the scrap yard.
Good to hear from a former Manhattanite, and I don't need the engines but would love to see someone use them rather than just sit there or end up at the scrap yard.
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From: Toledo, Ohio
. Also, the same style pistons are no longer available in oversizes for rebuilding, so still need TMI pistons... and the pre-'78 blocks tend to crack... so the '71 heads would be the only desirable parts... along with re-usable crank and rods and miscellaneous parts...