Big Blue
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Laughing Gas
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From: In the woods of Oregon
notice extra beef around freez plugs.
Notice extra beef at rear of block
again built up iron around freeze plugs
the material remove on later blocks
valley marked R
later MCC block
a lot of material disappeared on this later block.
a look down the side
the other side
notice lack of extra boss beside motor mount and lack of beef at the back of the block
outside edge of block even with freeze plugs.
the other side.
a look down the side of a later block
late block
early block
early block other side.
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Laughing Gas
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Hey Bud do you have more pictures of your block? It falls between these two in yrs and I notice you lifter valley is also a lot beefier than the later block . Would be nice to compare, I love how ford kept it interesting.
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Laughing Gas
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old ertyl flats. Rough deck height measurements for dynosim file of old build.
other side.
new pistons,rod bolts and cam bearings. Once the pistons and rods are together, I will get final deck height measurements for zero deck.
Out with the old, in with the new!
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Laughing Gas
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That's a OUTSTANDING question. I don't really know. Maybe we should scrounge up all the pictures of blocks we have and start a thread. Blocks, part numbers, and sonic check results (if any) Etc and lets see if we can answer that question.
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Laughing Gas
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From: In the woods of Oregon
Erson 1.73 rocker arms
screw in studs and guide plates. Too bad they are the crappy heads with the water around the ex. These will go nicely on my other heads.
head parts.
somebody was fond of the gasket sealer. I remember the days of my youth, I've done a lot worse.
At this point I still couldn't get her to turn with a 36" breaker bar.
Pulling the engine out of big blue. Some nice surprises laid inside.
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My machinist commented on how "light" those Pistons are, at least compared to the stockers. Watch the ring gaps as they need a much wider gap than a forged piston. It seems like most of the time when someone breaks one it's caused by the ring gaps closing up and seizing in the bore and then you tear the top ring land off.
I noticed in all the block pictures MOST have the large ridge right next to the distributor, but the one above does not - more like a 351 Cleveland. I don't have any idea what it means, but it must mean something. Anybody know?
I noticed in all the block pictures MOST have the large ridge right next to the distributor, but the one above does not - more like a 351 Cleveland. I don't have any idea what it means, but it must mean something. Anybody know?
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Laughing Gas
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From: In the woods of Oregon
ARP rod bolts B&M Flexplate.
Fluidampner
ARP bolts for standard pulley, have longer ones coming for the gilmer pulley. (12-Point Head, Chromoly Steel, Black Oxide, 3/8 in.-16 RH Thread, 2.500 in)
ARP flexplate bolts
Gilmer pulley set. Runs water pump and alternator & V belt for power steering.
That's a beautiful sight.
Parts collecting. Have some rod and crank prep work to do yet, but the lower end is coming together.