In ‘76 right out of high school I started working at a uhaul repair shop. The fleet was mostly f350’s & f600’s with 330’s & 359 FT’s.
I pulled many a head off without removing the intake.  I even started one just to watch the pistons!
I also changed many sets of lifters without removing the intake.  Didn’t take long and I could do a set in under 1 hour.

I may have one.  I have 3, none are useable as is. 

I’m in Cincinnati and plan to hop on my motorcycle when I get off work Friday at 5:30p and ride most of the way over.  I’ll be there when gates swing open Saturday morning.. Also for those that may be interested there is a BIG sprint car race just down the road at Port Royal paying $54,000 to the winner.  I’ll be there as well.

Mine needed some

Friend had a 69 Camaro that used to be some sort of car built for racing on a track

We went over 160 mph on 6-10 in Houston in the early 70s

From Gulfgate to the Astrodome are a lot of overpasses

We were talking later after how it felt to hit the overpasses so quickly

After he slowed down, we were all jittery.. cant imagine 200+ mph
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KS.... ya have a car ya buildin ??





Ricky.

I went 195 and it was like driving down the street. One hand on the wheel.  But that’s what it was built to do,  I was still very much in its comfort zone

You're doing well!! I'm very interested to see what you get out of the whole mile. Please DO let us know what happens. (Be prepared for much less traction on the salt.)

KS

The car has been 223 in a standing mile.... we are thinking 250 or so on the salt

My best friend bought an ex bad car cup car to do land speed racing with. It’s an early2000’s Ford Taurus & he bought it 8-9 yr ago.  He had intentions of letting all his gearhead buddies run it. It’s not got the latest FR9 cup motor but the previous generation of what they used.  It was built by one of the guys at Roush-Yates and has a sheeetal intake with 2 4500’s. 
So a few weeks ago at the event it was gonna be my turn in the seat. I owned & drove 410” wing sprint cars for many years but had never ran anything like this.
They restrict rookies to a 1/2 mile the first run,  3/4 the second and the full mile the third. I went a pretty easy 154 the first run and the car running after me crashed causing a 1/2 hr delay.  I went 194.8 the second run still running fairly easy.  In line to make the third run and someone a few cars ahead of me broke something and oiled the track and they ended up canceling the rest of the day.  We had to go home. He’s registered for bonneville in august and I’ll have to find out if I’m on the driver rooster! LOL!!

If you’re using stock bolts on the mains I’d say no.  Aftermarket studs are likely different. Rods would be dependent on which rod & bolts you have.