Well, after 10 months after receiving the engine, tearing it down, getting it machined and finally putting it back together I finally got it unning after a few hitches. Here are the pics and finally a vid from start to finish.

The engine as I first received it, was told it was a Ford FE 352 out of a 66 Ford Galaxy, I even got the cruise-o-matic. I measure the stroke and bore later so that I would know for sure.



I then tore the motor down in my little shed by myself with only one little light. We sent it off to get machined and have hardened valve seats, new valve keepers, cam bearings, frost plugs, and wrist pins installed. The block only needed a hone and the crank only needed polished. Here are pics after we got it back from the machine shop.





I then started ordering parts and putting together the bottom end. I got the whole top end together a few weeks later only to find out I got the wrong intake gaskets on



Got the what I thought were the correct gaskets. Put them on with the included end seals (bad idea) didn't seal up one bit from visual inspection, so I went all out and got the recommended edelbrock gaskets, put the sealent on, RTV for endseals, and voala, looks good.



So now what to do for transmission, I don't have a flexplate, torque converter, or even know if the old cruise-o-matic is any good, well lucky enough we had a 1966 Ford B700 school bus out back with the 330 M/D and a 5 speed trans. So I pulled it out, took the flywheel, bellhousing, and transmission off the bus, got a new clutch, pressure plate, and starter bolted together on the back. Well the truck I was going to put it in met its match and I found another truck in much better shape for cheap with a strong running engine already in it.

So now what to do? Well I want to atleast break it in so I know It won't fly apart in the future if someone tries to start it. My dad builds a stand for it and we found a real nice aluminium core radiator out back that would work. And this is what we got.

YouTube - Ford FE 352 First start after rebuild.

 

Hmmm no flexplate during machining ? Did you have the thing balanced ? If going to a stick the crank would require a pilot bushing IIRC. I'd have spent the extra $$ on the balancing for anything you want to put the goosing to imo. Looks good, sounds pretty good too.

 

Sorry if this seems to be a silly question, but why would it need to be balanced if I kept the same pistons, connection rods, and crank? Also, I read somewhere that the 330 M/D has the same crank as the 352 so I had no trouble with the pilot bearing fitting in the crankshaft. The flywheel would only go on one way and had no counterweights on it, it had no ridges, hot spots, or rust pits in it so we gave it a good polishing before putting it on.

 

Good job and well done!!!!!

However, you didn't do the "dance of joy" after it started....

 

Congratulations on your build. It sounds and looks good. You might want to install a length of pipe out the exhaust manifolds so you don't crack a exhaust valve.

 

"I then started ordering parts and putting together the bottom end"

wasn't all that clear in the original post, I might still have done it depending on the use scenario. JMO

On that note my 66 has it's 352 .030 in it and due to $$ I skipped a balance, it's seen 5800 with the original rod bolts!! Even lost ignition at that rpm due to the Crane Xri line wrapping around the rotor by accident. Still in one piece and tows like a SOB!! LMAO!! So yeah, it's possible but... ??? Run it like you stole it till you need a wrench and a prayer!

 

Thanks for all the tips, complements and other kind words, this was my first engine build, other than like a lawn-mower engine, and I was on toes the whole time I was starting it an running it, always listening for ticks, knocks, or any bad sound. My dad helped me a bunch these past couple days and we got the plug wires sorted out much better and got a panel set up for some gauges and switches.

 

That was a fun thread. Great utube also. Great job. Nice to spend quality time with your dad!

 

Looks really nice!