Finally got some pics of my projects posted. '57 F100 Custom Cab and '61 Unibody. Both short beds. Also snuck a picture in of why I use the LM14 name!

Unibody is on stand by right now. Trying to get the '57 back running and driving in the next week and the Uni will go into storage. Looking for a nice, cheap Crown Vic to steal a frame out of.

SPark

 

625 HP with a 390 cfm carb eh, that speaks loudly to the folk that only think bigger is best.

John

 

I couldn't agree more. However it does say alot when you combine Roush and Yates in the same engine. The yates heads are moster breathers in comparison to a set of Edelbroke aluminum heads the average builder can afford. But none the less, impressive power with a 390 carb.

LM14 is that a 302 or 351W based engine? I do have to say the progress on the '57 is awesome. I wish I had the space to tear mine down that far. What are the future plans with the '61? By the sounds of it you're going to be dropping it on a Vic frame to make it a low rider?

 

The late model engine is a 9.2 deck Motorsports block. 302 mains, Cleveland deck height, Windsor water and oil passages, kind of the best of all the motors in 1 block. I think it's a G351 if I remember right. The block, custom 4 bolt main caps, Bryant crank, Carrillo rods, Weisco pistons and Hy-Vo timing set are from Roush. The "Yates" heads, intake and Jessel shaft rockers are actually from Earnie Elliott's CNC program and are specific dirt late model programing he has done. The cam is a custom billet roller with around .737 lift working Isky Red Zone roller lifters. The dry sump system uses a custom built aluminum pan, Weaver pump and JR Champ Pans oil tank. It's decent for a small motor but still down compared to some of the state-of-the-art stuff out there.

The engine in the '57 is a 1964 - 289 bored 30. Pretty much stock with a mild hydraulic cam and aluminum intake, roller rockers and a 600 Holley. Bet we can tell the difference between the 2.

I don't really have that much room to work. Total garage is a 30x40. In addition to the '57 currently in the garage, there is a motorcycle (1973 Kawasaki G5 I bought in 1973, 6000 original miles!), a 1961 Falcon Pro Street project (Jegs full tube frame kit, custom built Mustang II based coilover front suspension, 9" with ladder bars and coilovers, M/T tires on Centerlines and a 460/C6 combo), a mid '80's Challenge chassis sprint car and all the crap it takes to support our late models (scales, wheels, extra parts, fab tools, etc). My wife gets a 11x22 section that is separated off (it currently holds our 2nd late model chassis, the BBQ grill, the air compressor, the bicycles and she's parking outside. She's a real good sport). Space is tight, real tight. The Unibody is currently sitting at a friends house (he's also a real good sport) waiting it's chance. There's also an enclosed trailer full of late model, parts and the 4 wheeler. It's a great juggling act!

Plans are pretty open on the Unibody. Still researching. Always wanted one, this came up so I latched on to it. It will be low, probably injected and probably my first time to mess with electronic controls on the engine. I'm pretty old school, carb and distributor. We'll see.

SPark