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Title: 1960 430 MEL Sonic Sheet
Post by: chris401 on January 25, 2017, 12:24:24 AM

Out of two I've seen so far this is the thickest. Not the super thick cores I have heard about. I am in the process of making a pressure test kit for FE and MEL engines. Going to spray UV dye in the saddles, cam tunnel and lifter valley. Any known crack prone areas in these MEL engines I should look?


Next up is my 59 575XXXX casting block. Like this 60 it will take some work to get the pistons out. Maybe this spring I will pick up a complete 59 Conental. Depending on production date it may have a 575XXXX block casting as well. More to come.....

(http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff469/white65ford/1960%20MEL%20Short%20Block/20170124_230329.jpg) (http://s1237.photobucket.com/user/white65ford/media/1960%20MEL%20Short%20Block/20170124_230329.jpg.html)

Title: Re: 1960 430 MEL Sonic Sheet
Post by: Royce on February 01, 2017, 06:50:30 PM

Chris  that is kind of disappointing..  I had a 58 383 block that was better than that after a .050 bore job

Title: Re: 1960 430 MEL Sonic Sheet
Post by: chris401 on February 01, 2017, 07:46:09 PM

I have a complete 63 4 barrel 430 I will squeeze in a sonic test sometime. C3VE casting. Was your 383 a 575XXXX block casting?

Title: Re: 1960 430 MEL Sonic Sheet
Post by: Royce on February 02, 2017, 09:21:08 AM

Chris.. Have you tore down that 63 yet?  I would like to get a picture of the heads. Do they have a small chamber?

Title: Re: 1960 430 MEL Sonic Sheet
Post by: chris401 on February 02, 2017, 03:44:17 PM

Pictured is a C3VE-B head. 2 5/8" X 1 5/16" intake ports. I have not cc'd the heads yet but there is a chamber. The chambers were 63-65. I have not seen the 61-62 heads yet.

(http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff469/white65ford/1963%20430%20MEL/20170202_142855.jpg) (http://s1237.photobucket.com/user/white65ford/media/1963%20430%20MEL/20170202_142855.jpg.html)
(http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff469/white65ford/1963%20430%20MEL/20170202_142603.jpg) (http://s1237.photobucket.com/user/white65ford/media/1963%20430%20MEL/20170202_142603.jpg.html)

Title: Re: 1960 430 MEL Sonic Sheet
Post by: chris401 on February 02, 2017, 07:33:45 PM

58-60 and 66-68 were flat with no chamber. 61-62?

These are 59 heads.

(http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff469/white65ford/1959%20Lincoln%20430%20MEL/KIMG0228.jpg) (http://s1237.photobucket.com/user/white65ford/media/1959%20Lincoln%20430%20MEL/KIMG0228.jpg.html)