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FE Power Forums => Member Projects => Topic started by: feadam on September 30, 2012, 03:52:22 PM
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my 56 ford project making it big back window truck just got the window frame all new chrome and a lot of sheet metal now i just need to figure out which motor to use the 272 one of my 427s or the sohc motor i have
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Wow, an anti-gravity truck ;) Looks great, Adam!
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Wow, an anti-gravity truck ;) Looks great, Adam!
Maybe he's in Australia.... I hear even the swirl in the head goes the other way down there. ;D
Nice start there feadam! ;)
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actually the funniest part about the pic is my son who is in college studying grafic art put them on for me so i wouldnt screw them up. hoefully thats also the only time my cobra will be upside down
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I think you've already answered your question in the second pic.
And, since everything is back-ass around here down under, that's why we have the steering wheels on the right side of the car.
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jay i bought comp cams for the cammer a few years ago adv dur is 279 dur at 050 is 252 valve lift is 534 how mild do you think cams are. heads are iron stock genesis 4.35 bore 4.25 stoke
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Those are pretty mild cams for an SOHC. They would compare to a standard FE cam that is around 240 @ .050". What compression ratio are you going to run with those? I don't think you'd want to go much more than 10:1 with those cams. Do you have a horsepower target Adam?
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The 427 fits in and looks like they belong there, I know cause I have one in my 56 F100. I had to remove the frt spring rear crossmember and refab it for clearence for my tranny and header clearence. The rear window kit fits nicely except the rear chrome is not quite right but some work will make it fit. I plan on installing one in my 56 cabover soon too,
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i was thinking around 10.1 wasnt looking for real big horsepower but anything over 550 ill be ok with. more wanna be able to drive it without shaking it apart too bad. gjcat427 you got a phone no i could call you i have a billion ques about the truck have never messed with 56 truck before
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yea phone # 716-753-0141 est. I usally have it on call after 8pm. Garry
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finally got repaired head that ups man dropped and broke back for project
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Hey FEADAM, did you get out in this direction yet to get your dad? Get me your phone #. Garry
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Adam, what exactly was repaired on the heads?
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the whole end with cam journal was broken off it was in 9 pieces all together had jim barrillaro weld it back together. garry had to take detour to tenn. to get heads but have to go back to ny again ill call you my no is 719-200-9002. still trying to get frame straight
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jay what company do you use for sohc pistons i need to get 4.35 bore by 4.25 stroke pistons
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I've had pistons both from Diamond and from CP. I like them both, but Diamond is faster and cheaper, and they make a real nice slug, so I would recommend them.
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jay is cometic the only head gasket choice
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A lot of people just use a Fel-Pro 1020 and modify it for the oil drainback hole. If you aren't using an oil drainback hole in the block, in other words if you are using drain lines from the head down to the pan, any stock FE head gasket will work. If you are draining into the hole in the block like a normal cammer, you can cut a hole in the Fel-Pro gasket for the drain hole. The gasket won't go completely around the drain hole in the block but you can cut another small piece off a junk head gasket to fill in the area around the drain hole, and just use sealer to hold it in place. Or, you can get a Cometic head gasket.