1970 Thunderbird
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1970 Thunderbird
I have found a 1970 Thunderbird in a wrecking yard. Would you guys buy the whole engine or just the heads? I can get the heads for around $30.00 each or the whole engine for around $250.
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The heads is the main thing.
It must be a 2v,I'm sure you would have mentioned a 4V ?
If you can find a 4-bolt main 460 block,You're away!
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It must be a 2v,I'm sure you would have mentioned a 4V ?
If you can find a 4-bolt main 460 block,You're away!
Dennis
Oh....Please Don't Ask Me Any Tough Questions As:
"I'm Saving Up MY Memory For When I Develop Alzheimer's"
78 F-150 429CJ C6 ,Silver w/Explorer Pkge
641/2 Mustang,Pre-World's Fair Car #8092
64 Fairlane S/C waiting for a 390-4spd.
68-Mustang.Sunlit Gold 80,000 miles
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What do you intend to use it for? Do you have another engine with all the brackets and accessories?
$250 is an excellent price for a '70 429 if it's all there. Early boneyard heads are usually $100/set and the block, if standard bore, $100. I've seen the alloy timing covers sell for $80 on ebay.
$250 is an excellent price for a '70 429 if it's all there. Early boneyard heads are usually $100/set and the block, if standard bore, $100. I've seen the alloy timing covers sell for $80 on ebay.
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but you can find 429's with a 2bbl. i pulled the intake off one about 4 years ago in a junk yard, came off an old station wagon. these are truely a rare find to come across. C.J.
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>but you can find 429's with a 2bbl. i pulled the intake off
>one about 4 years ago in a junk yard, came off an old
>station wagon. these are truely a rare find to come across.
> C.J.
I know you can find 429 2bbls, some school buses had them. My point is that you can't find a Thunderbird with a 429 2bbl, because the 429 and 460 equipped T-birds ALWAYS had the 4bbl motors, in this case the Thunderjet with the high compression heads. In 1970, which is the Thunderbird model year in discussion, the 429 4bbl 360 hp engine was the only available engine.
>one about 4 years ago in a junk yard, came off an old
>station wagon. these are truely a rare find to come across.
> C.J.
I know you can find 429 2bbls, some school buses had them. My point is that you can't find a Thunderbird with a 429 2bbl, because the 429 and 460 equipped T-birds ALWAYS had the 4bbl motors, in this case the Thunderjet with the high compression heads. In 1970, which is the Thunderbird model year in discussion, the 429 4bbl 360 hp engine was the only available engine.
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