would love an update on ol snort.

it's a stout piece

 

Not a whole lot of progress here, unless you count the kitchen remodel and landscape work. Anyway, Saturday afternoon we pushed it outside and put the bed back on. Here are some photos of previous work but with better lighting.

 

This is how you lure the guys over to help lift a truck bed.

 

A wire wheel and a couple rattlecans of paint later..... Nothing like a lot of you guys have had to contend with. I am lucky to just be taking off 43-year old paint and not re-fabricating rusted out pieces. Next step is to put a sheet of plywood on the front frame rails to use as a temporary work bench for extra space while I build the engine.

 

Some assembly required.
Batteries not included.
Collect and trade with your friends.
Don't forget to drink your Ovaltine.

Finally going back together. Slow progress but now that is is getting dark and cold in the evenings, the mountain bike is getting parked and I'll camp out in the garage 'till it's done. I have most everything stockpiled and ready to go. I had most components rebuilt rather than replacing with new Chinese junk. Lots of good restoration shops out there that will do custom rebuilding for about the same cost as new. Just have to add for shipping but to me it is worth it. I hope to have it installed by Thanksgiving.

 

That pile of parts is guaranteed to put some additional snort in "Ol' Snort". Looking good !

 

Looks like you’re in my neck of the woods. I’ll keep an eye out for your beautiful truck.

 

I love those valve covers. I have the same on my 460. From a 70-71 429 cj. Looking good. Are you replacing the cam? Wished I went with a roller lifter when I did mine.

 

This engine was originally built by a friend that had a business building engines for offshore power boats. It was one of his creations that spent one season in a 40-foot Fountain boat in South Carolina. The owner traded it in for a 700-hp version. I did some trading with my friend for this. We gave it a quick refresh with just rings and bearings and I put it in the truck for 19,000-miles and everything was running fine before it was parked. It ran on the dyno for him at 451-hp, 660-lbs. torque. I know it did not have that much when it was in the truck just since I had a different intake, carb and exhaust than when it was in the boat, but is was still a blast to drive and had oodles more power than the stock 351 or plain Jane 460 it replaced.

I am not replacing the cam and it is not a roller. The cam looked to be in good shape and all the lifters are going back in the same bores. It was a custom made unit from Ultradyne. .524 lift, split duration of 276/286

My fingers are sore from all the polishing but I like the look. Gave me something to do while waiting on parts. The weird oil filler snorkel is OEM Ford for the Econoline vans. I don’t leave it on for everyday driving but is sure is nice during an oil change. Headers are Hooker and since this is probably my last stab at youth, I decided to ceramic coat them. Trust me, I’ve spent more money on dumber things. The intake is an aluminum reproduction of a stock cast iron Ford manifold. I bought it back in the eighties from a company that is long ago out of business.

 

looking forward to more updates on ol snort and seeing that BBF in the frame

 

I finally found motor mounts after being stalled out for a couple weeks. The Holleyburator is in pieces and soaking in cleaner so hopefully it will go on next weekend. Power steering pump and hoses went on yesterday and tonight I'm going to fill the system and turn the pump with a drill to bleed it. One less thing to worry about when the engine gets started. The second line from the fuel pump to carb is a vent hose. Since the carb and fuel pump are meant for a marine application, the weep hole goes to the carb and not just out on the ground if it starts to leak. This does not run a vacuum advance so that is just plugged. I would like to find a block-off plate but have had no luck for a Motorcraft distributor, I can only find them for an MSD. The blue distributor cap is the original and is only on so I could route the wires. I would like to find another blue one but that can wait. I have a new gray Motorcraft that I can use. Next step is finish the brakes. Slower progress than I had planned but we all know how life in general gets in the way.

Thanks again for all the posts. I read them all and they have helped a bunch. I also follow other forums as well since the 460 overlapped into other truck generations. ( you FE powered guys should watch bumpside and slick side forums also. Lots of sharp guys there fighting the same battles as us) Thanks to you all.

 

Ol snort is looking great.

What headers are those?

2 tubes behind the frame tower and 2 in front of it?

 

Dui makes blue caps, got mine from summit

 

Good eye my friend. These are made by Hooker. The passenger side is a three -piece header. Two behind are part of the exhaust flange. The two in front of the mount slip into the flange. No clamps. It is a very tight fit, and even tighter since I had them coated. Hooker says the heat will cause them to expand and seal. He said they used the same design for the headers they made for the Thunderbolt ( tells you how long he has been working for Hooker) This guy was very helpful in finding these for me. A 460 never was used in this application from Ford but it was a pretty common swap. I cold called them since I could not look them up by application. This guy said he would check around and called me back the nest day. He said they still had plans on file and would make me a set. It took about six weeks and they fit great. The starter goes in very easily from the bottom so the header does not need to be loosened and there is plenty of room around the clutch linkage.

 

Very cool. Did not know that hooker offered an “underground” swap header.