An Introduction
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An Introduction
Hi All,
Found the site a few days and am plowing through every post on every page....good stuff.
I'm a die hard Jeep guy offroader...but everyone knows the best Jeeps have Ford drivetrains!!
Seriously, I found and dragged home a 79 F250 with 351m (I think), NP435, D44, D60. It's an ex plow truck and I can sell the blade and plow gear for what I paid, which leaves me with some kick butt drivetrain parts for my custom rock buggy project.
I was originally thinking only about the Tranny and axles....till I found this bbs! I LOVE this engine...it's the ultimate thinking man's stealth engine!
I've read the famous hot rod article (big thanks to the scanner) and my pulse races.....this is very cool.
Anyway - that's me and my interest...I'll be back when I have more sopecific questions.
Oh - I have one quick - suggestions for good books / manuals? I bought the POS Haynes "Ford engine overhaul book". When I read the first para and it talked about the 400c and 400m, and then said the 351m was a 400m with Windsor crank - I took it right back ! Should have seen me explain it to the returns girl, LOL!
Regards,
Bill
Found the site a few days and am plowing through every post on every page....good stuff.
I'm a die hard Jeep guy offroader...but everyone knows the best Jeeps have Ford drivetrains!!
Seriously, I found and dragged home a 79 F250 with 351m (I think), NP435, D44, D60. It's an ex plow truck and I can sell the blade and plow gear for what I paid, which leaves me with some kick butt drivetrain parts for my custom rock buggy project.
I was originally thinking only about the Tranny and axles....till I found this bbs! I LOVE this engine...it's the ultimate thinking man's stealth engine!
I've read the famous hot rod article (big thanks to the scanner) and my pulse races.....this is very cool.
Anyway - that's me and my interest...I'll be back when I have more sopecific questions.
Oh - I have one quick - suggestions for good books / manuals? I bought the POS Haynes "Ford engine overhaul book". When I read the first para and it talked about the 400c and 400m, and then said the 351m was a 400m with Windsor crank - I took it right back ! Should have seen me explain it to the returns girl, LOL!
Regards,
Bill
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An Introduction
>Hi All,
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>Oh - I have one quick - suggestions for good books /
>manuals? I bought the POS Haynes "Ford engine overhaul
>book". When I read the first para and it talked about the
>400c and 400m, and then said the 351m was a 400m with
>Windsor crank - I took it right back ! Should have seen me
>explain it to the returns girl, LOL!
Welcome to FTE. As far as a good book on the 335 series engines get the How To Rebuild Ford V8 351C, 351M, 400, 429, 460 by Tom Monroe. You can find it on this page of the online store: [link: motorhaven.autoanything.com/cgi-bin/Web_store/webshop.cgi?yearmodel=&product=EngineManual&cart_i d=1129731_16572|Engine Rebuild Books]
<snip>
>Oh - I have one quick - suggestions for good books /
>manuals? I bought the POS Haynes "Ford engine overhaul
>book". When I read the first para and it talked about the
>400c and 400m, and then said the 351m was a 400m with
>Windsor crank - I took it right back ! Should have seen me
>explain it to the returns girl, LOL!
Welcome to FTE. As far as a good book on the 335 series engines get the How To Rebuild Ford V8 351C, 351M, 400, 429, 460 by Tom Monroe. You can find it on this page of the online store: [link: motorhaven.autoanything.com/cgi-bin/Web_store/webshop.cgi?yearmodel=&product=EngineManual&cart_i d=1129731_16572|Engine Rebuild Books]
