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FE Power Forums => FE Technical Forum => Topic started by: fryedaddy on February 06, 2019, 12:42:38 PM
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i remember when i was 12 years old my dad bought a 63 galaxie off a old moonshiner.the man had the 390 in it built back in the day.im talking 1975 is when we bought it,not sure when he had it built. on the way home with the car i remember my dad saying this thing is supposed to have a good engine in it,about that time we were behind a string of cars doing 40 on a 2 lane road.he kicked the 4 bbl in and we passed 3 cars at one time.i remember looking over at the spedo when we cleared the cars and we were already doing 95.from that day on i have been a huge fe fan,and i never lost interest in them.and i never will.
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Well, my old man bought a '60 Country Sedan 352 from his aunt and there we were, two full 100lb. propane tanks in the back, four kids & mom. Dad had a few beers in him & when this '67 396 Chevelle went to pass him, he drops it down into second & punches it... and that Chevy went by us like the old man put the old Ford in reverse. That was 1969 & I learned to drive in that old wagon. It became my first car. I told everyone it was a 406, as it got no respect & none of my girl friends moms would ever let their daughters get in that car. Oh yeah, my next car was a '64 Gal XL with a 390 4 gear. The rest as they say is history.
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I was right out of college, 22, and bought a '76 F250 4x4. Kid about my age had put Edelbrock heads and Performer RPM, Comp 270H, TRWs in a 390. I'd been looking at similar trucks for two years and was accustomed to the 360/351M/400 smog slugs in that era truck and the 390 was a nice surprise. Needed some tuning but ran good once sorted with the NP435 and 4.10s with 33" tires, towed some, took it offroad with 38" Intercos...fun old truck. Engine still lives in my Marauder.
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Late teens I guess - tuned up a 390 in an mid 60s T-Bird for a guy. Spent the rest of the afternoon sipping brews and listening to Barry White.
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Late teens a friend called me early one morning
Hey lets go to GM in Korpilombolo, They have a
Cheap -66 Galaxie i went with him and that resulted
in a long adventure including a dead cow,a serialkiller
two girls scared shitless....im sure i told that story here
before
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My dad's brother, my Uncle Jack, took delivery of a brand new stripper '60 Fairlane with a 352/360 in February 1960. That'd make me 5 months old. He and my dad took several stock trophies at San Fernando, Colton, and Fontana...unless Les Ritchie showed up with his factory-backed '60.
My dad's other brother, my Uncle Leon, had a "crate" 390/375 installed in his '56 T-Bird in late '61, by dry lakes legend Tom Beatty.
My dad bought a brand new F100 with a six cylinder in it in 1962. By early '63 it had a 390/Cruiso in it so it could pull the camper that he and my mom built in the back yard. That truck/camper made the trek from SoCal to North Carolina to visit relatives many,many times. When it got around that my dad could install FE's into early Ford trucks, seems there was always a '53 to '64 pickup hang'n 'round on the weekends so my 'ol man could hop-'em-up.
I was doomed from the beginning!
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Everything at our house had an FE when I was a kid. 64 Galaxie, 66 F100, 67 GTA 390 Mustang, GT500KR, and a G hull Rayson Craft boat. I remember riding in the back seat of the boat (which faced the rear, and right beside the big High Riser. My dad would reach back and hang on to me when he nailed it so I wouldn't fly out of the boat. I reckon sitting on top of a 2x4 High Riser when those carbs came in must have been what hooked me. I also remember standing up and being just tall enough to see over the dashpad in the Shelby. It didn't take much to plant me firmly back in the seat, but that was okay, because then I got to shift gears! :)
We still have all of those FE rides, except the 390 GTA, but we do have it's insurance replacement that came in 1973 that looks just like the first one.
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1965 Ford Galaxie, 390, 4 spd, 4:11 rear, later swapped out for 427 side oiler. Wish I still had that one
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My Dad was driving flatheads up until the mid '70s, and my Mom was driving a Y-block '62 Galaxie till the mid '80s. When the Galaxie wore out, Dad switched her to a 170ci '61 Falcon. Dad was never into the performance thing, so I never drove anything with power until I got a 390 Fairlane just out of high school. I did experience a couple of Cleveland engines while in school, one in a '71 Torino, another was a '71 Boss Mustang, and BOTH of those cars RIPPED! Man they screamed! We had 460 powered station wagons (boats!!), but that 390 hooked me on FE V8 performance.
A classmate/friend of mine had a '68 Super Bee with a 383, then traded it for a '70 Cuda with a 440, both while still in high school. Those cars hooked me on big block performance, and I still like big block Mopars to this day. That Cuda was downright scary, and with 2.70 gearing it would have you begging for mercy at top speeds of around 150mph.
I think we're all lucky to have lived to the ages we are now..lol
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Didn't have any real FE input til I bought my first 428 and put it in my '69 F100 in about 1990. Going from the lame 2bbl 360 to the dual quad 428 with a toploader was a real eye opener. When I hurt that motor a couple years later I was pushed HARD by most everyone to put a 460 in the truck. I held my ground, took almost a year to get another 428 gathered up and put in. Still going strong.
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I bought the FE I dealt with - - no car guys in my family. It was a black '68 Torino fastback with a 4 speed and gold stripes. Purchased when I was 16 with newspaper boy money - under $400 if I recall. That one got injured when I was cut off on Woodward & spun it into a curb. Back then tearing a shock tower out was considered cause for scrapping an otherwise good car because they were not worth fixing. Bought another turquoise one & used the best parts from both. Never changed to a 460 because I was poor & had already paid for headers - a cam - a distributor - and could not afford to start over.
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i know my sons first fe experience.when he was 4 or 5 years old i use to take him for a ride in my comet.he would stand on the hump between the front bucket seats and hold on to the top of the seats while riding.i would catch him off guard and hit it hard.he would fly through the air and bounce off the back seat.he would holler do it again dad.they would put me under the jail if they caught me doing that today.
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I bought a '66 Fairlane GTA with a transplanted 428CJ engine in Sparta, Mo. for $2800, around 1995. It had Hooker headers, Holley Street Dominator intake, Holley 750 vacuum secondary carb, and a RV hydraulic flat tappet cam. 3.25 geared open rear end.
I drove it up highway 65N back to Springfield, Mo. Topped out at about 6200-6300 rpm and about 140-145 mph....with 4 wheel drums. That was the first and that was fun. :)
paulie
edit: The GTA was white with a red interior. Only gauges were speedo, fuel, and temp, as I remember. I'm not even sure about the temp gauge, now. It might have had just a light. It had that Autogage Tach with blue and white lines tied to the steering column. Hilarious.
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First experience with FE was 59 Fairlane 500 with 352HP a cousin traded his 56 Mercury 312 for(both yellow and black cars), and then my Uncle's 60 Thunderbird with 352 HP. First one I drove was new '64 Galaxie 390 4 speed, and I was hooked. First new car in 1966 I tried to buy was 7Litre Galaxie 4 speed, but they refused to sell it to me,(in college and newlywed) and I ended up with 289 Mustang instead. Drove my uncle's '66 Fairlane GT 4 speed in college, and had to have one. Bought a new '69 Fairlane Cobra formal roof next, and then my '70 GT-500 which I still have. Several Fairlanes and Mustangs as used vehicles. Joe-JDC
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I was 19 and went to look at a 68 Mustang with a 390 for 950.00 , it was a replacement for the 67 289 car she wrecked .as soon as I saw it I knew it would be mine someday , in 1980 I traded a 1973 Pinto even up for it , the rest is history :-) , the pic is from 1979 @ Beaver Springs Drag-way , This FE Powered Mustang has raced there more years than any other , its been a hell of a ride from the first day September 1978 ( 15.30@ 93 to its best of 10.33@ 134.87 its a CA Built S code Jan 20th 1968
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Took a break from school, came home and went to work at FoMoCo. T&C Livonia. When I made 90 days, I went and bought a new '64 Custom. 427, pair of quads, 4-speed and a 4.11 rear. My first new car. I'd been driving a '54 Customline into which I'd placed a 312 with a Paxton.
Performance was on a whole new level with the '64. Open 4.11, a pair of second-hand M&H's and a little practice driving and I went 13.27 at 107 one Sunday morning at Milan.
I've been an FE fan ever since.
KS
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When i was 15 a guy in town bought a 69 mustang gt with a 428 cj 4 speed and took me for ride 4 years later i bought it and still own it.
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My first own FE car. A 66 Fairlane XL originally a 289/C4 car had a 390/FMX
With a streetmaster,750 DP ,some unknown hydraulic cam. I put in a
Cam Dynamics mechanical Cam i forgot the numbers on think it was 306 adv duration
and a Toploader . The 390 took in water when i drove it hard so i changed it out for a
Cleveland. That dropped a valve and grenaded the engine so i went with a built 302
I bought it in i guess -88 here is a pic from -90.
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Pop drove Flatheads, all bought used. In 59 he bought a new Custom 300 6cyl, traded it for a 58 with 352 4bbl, three on tree. That hooked me. Went in service in Dec 65, bought a new 66 Fairlane 390 4bbl, 3 on the tree bench seat after basic training. Came home from Nam in 68 and the Fairlane got a 428 cranked 427 with 2 4bbl and toploader. Went through 2 lowrisers, 1 Highriser & 1 tunnelport, lots of tires and a supertanker full of fun. Birth of son in 79 ended it. Got back in in 2008. Now just a old fart having fun again.
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In December 1961, I took my driver's license test in '58 Edsel Ranger with a 361 FE, 4 BBL, automatic (not sure which one). Belonged to my God-father. Drove it often until he traded it on a '62 Mercury with a 390. Drove that regularly also.
In 1967 I bought a '58 Ford wagon with a 332 that didn't run, gave it a valve job while TDY in Illion, New York going to computer school.
When I came back from Vietnam, I bought a '69 429 Galaxie for my first wife and a '66 428 Galaxie 4 speed for myself with my re-enlistment bonus.
Bob
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When we were little my uncle John had a 69 428 cj mach one 4 speed. He loved to tilt them back and when we would leave a party and we would sleep over my cousins house he would be banging gears all the way to his house while my aunt marie would be screaming at him to slow down with the kids in the car but we were yelling louder to do it again do it again!!!. Now my dad had the car I have now 67 fastback with a stock 427 c6 3.08 posi. He didnt want to give me the car because of the engine. He said he would build a 289 for it. I said no way the 427 is what makes the car special, so I went out and was looking for a car. I had about 3500 dollars saved from working so I figured I could get something pretty good. The Mobil station up the block had a 67 SS chevelle 454 4 speed 12 bolt 3.73 with a set of ladderbars, jet black with black interior center console. The guy was asking 3500 but I didnt know enough about cars to just buy it so I asked my dad to come look at it for me. We drove up there in the mustang and we both got out and I went to the other side of the car he was looking at it and I looked under the car and heard a door shut and I know that it was the sound of the mustangs door, my dad obviously seen enough so I ran back to the car and got in and didnt say a word. We drove home and he didnt say anything till we got about 4 houses away from our house. He stopped the car and said if I catch you screwing around in this car I will kill you. And the rest is history. Did alot of stupid crap but was hooked. Thanks dad
HEO obviously Doug is a bad influence.
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Dad had ford trucks. my most vivid memory is a 1950 F2 that was a 6cyl/ 3 on the floor. Next was a 56 F600 with the v8 yblock 4spd/ 2spd . I learned to drive in this truck. I fell in love in that truck and decided I wanted a 56 F100. Looked for a while and found a "55" in a barn that I heard about. Went to see it and when the guy opened the door here say a 56 F100 all apart! I bought it for $85 and trucked it home. Dad was not to keen on this truck but went along with me and figured I`d fail. A year later I had it running with a junk yard 390 and a C6. This was in 72. The 390 served me well and I was keen to up date it. A local speed shop had a 428 for trade listed on the swap wall. I called and found out it was a judges kids car and he got in trouble and his dad wanted the motor gone for something less powerful. Turned out it was a CJ from a Fairlane and I made the deal. Put it in the truck and had more power than the 390 in short order. Broke the rear axle in 3 pieces, so in went a 9" out of a 72 F100. I got tried of the 390 so I went shopping for a 427. A mentor of mine had a block that I bought for $75. Put that one together and went out and had fun. It popped 2 piston pin clips and I got it sleeved but The machine shop screwed it up pressing the sleeves. Found a NOS block from a guy named Drake Vascom in the old Super Ford rag and struck a deal for it. I haven't looked back but kept collecting 427s, now up to 6 units!
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HEO obviously Doug is a bad influence.
I'd take offense to that, if it weren't true ;D
I have some pictures of my car that would top Heo's, but I don't want to get banned from the forum.
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HEO obviouslhttp://fepower.net/simplemachinesforum/Smileys/default/grin.gify Doug is a bad influence.
I'd take offense to that, if it weren't true ;D
I have some pictures of my car that would top Heo's, but I don't want to get banned from the forum.
Yes Stangman i was a nice guy before i learned to know Doug ;D ;D
Doug, Huhh?? bringem on i got pics that would bann me from ...Internet ;D ;D ;D ;D
We better stop before Jay stand us in the corner :o ;D ;D ;D
(no offence Dough somtimes it can backfire joking in another language so..just trying to be fun)
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I'm still relatively new to the FE world :).
I purchased my S code '68 mustang fastback last August and turned 24 in November. The original 390 was gone, but the car came with a 428 short block that needed some freshening up. After a mechanical restoration, I took the fastback for its first drive in 40 years during the first week of January this year. I've dabbled with Windsors since I was 16, but this was my first time driving an FE powered car. Needless to say, I'm definitely hooked!
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7830/31740540377_d1f48df85d_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/QmNyQa)IMG_8521.JPG (https://flic.kr/p/QmNyQa) by armon7 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/55113585@N03/), on Flickr
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4844/31740540927_e674ee13b8_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/QmNyZD)IMG_8523.JPG (https://flic.kr/p/QmNyZD) by armon7 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/55113585@N03/), on Flickr
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Heo, absolutely no offense taken. They would get deleted pretty quickly though, and I don't want to get banned..lol :o
happystang, that's a pretty cool start, especially at your age. Not many young guys can afford to even get into the vintage muscle car field, but that's a good one!
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Happystang, I like your car, the stans and the somewhat worn outside
(Dont like the word patina) and the way the wheels fill the wheelhouse
give it that all Go and no Show look. Try to remove the hubcaps and
se what you think about that. It give a more racey look in my opinion
67-68 FB is in my opinion the best looking mustang....Ohhh to be 24
again with a FE Mustang ;D. Was 24 when i bought the Fairlane
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I was 18 or 19, and it was a blue 66 Fairlane 2DR HT with a .060 over 390 and a C6, 3.25 rear.
The compression was beyond pump gas, and it had just broken the ring lands on several pistons from detonation. The bore cleaned up fine. Added a Lunati cam, CJ intake/750dp, Cal custom covers, kept race fuel blended in (or knocked the timing back between paychecks) and stayed in trouble constantly. That engine went into my next two cars, a 68 Torino, then a 65 Fairlane Sport Coupe.
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didn't know this was a competition, but I would have to say the guy with the lady on top of his car is the winner
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Heo, absolutely no offense taken. They would get deleted pretty quickly though, and I don't want to get banned..lol :o
happystang, that's a pretty cool start, especially at your age. Not many young guys can afford to even get into the vintage muscle car field, but that's a good one!
I've definitely learned that FE stands for Friggen Expensive LOL. I started dabbling with small blocks before I could even drive, that basically turned into work experience which is how I funded the '68.
Happystang, I like your car, the stans and the somewhat worn outside
(Dont like the word patina) and the way the wheels fill the wheelhouse
give it that all Go and no Show look. Try to remove the hubcaps and
se what you think about that. It give a more racey look in my opinion
67-68 FB is in my opinion the best looking mustang....Ohhh to be 24
again with a FE Mustang ;D. Was 24 when i bought the Fairlane
Thank you! It's affectionately been referred to as the Beater Bullitt (or the Banana Bullitt) by many. I'm in the process of making it more of a daily driver while I finish my last semester of college. Needless to say, it's been a great experience so far :).
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Somebody feed that chick. Is she from eastern Europe or something?
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Somebody feed that chick. Is she from eastern Europe or something?
Um, I think it's Heo's wife, paulie.
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Somebody feed that chick. Is she from eastern Europe or something?
Um, I think it's Heo's wife, paulie.
My girlfriend could break her in half. Just sayin....
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Somebody feed that chick. Is she from eastern Europe or something?
Um, I think it's Heo's wife, paulie.
Hold on a sec. So Heo posts a pic of his "wife" without clothes on, laying on his car....and I'M the bad guy? I know it's 2019, but......
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No its not my wife ;D Its an old "girlfriend" from the 80s
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I would be feeding her Big Mac's until she was sick.
JMO,
paulie
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Just so you know. No sarcasm at this point. I would never post a pic of my wife or girlfriend on the internet with little or no clothes on. That, honestly, is horrible.
JMO,
paulie
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I have a story that relates......
My Dad, Uncle and I were asked to get a friends '67 Mustang back on the road again. He had some unknown condition that was similar to early onset Alzheimer's and was unable to do anything with the car, but his wife wanted him to be able to ride in it before he passed.
We had the car for close to 6 months, pulling the engine and trans, fixing shotty wiring issues, making the suspension right again, etc. After it was complete we drove the car down to Colorado Springs where they lived, met up with his wife, and then took the car back to their house. When we pulled the car into the garage the one wall had 3-4 very large pictures of his wife posing nude on the Mustang! And we're standing there talking to the lady...meanwhile right over her shoulder is a picture....of her.
It was very odd. We hopped in my truck to leave and all 3 of us were quiet for a bit. Finally my dad broke the silence and said "well that was f***ed up" and we laughed for a good 15 minutes.
Here is Bert's Mustang:
(https://i.postimg.cc/kgFN6nbF/Berts-67.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
(https://i.postimg.cc/N0s6RW8h/Berts-Motor.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
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Somebody feed that chick. Is she from eastern Europe or something?
Um, I think it's Heo's wife, paulie.
Hold on a sec. So Heo posts a pic of his "wife" without clothes on, laying on his car....and I'M the bad guy? I know it's 2019, but......
I don't see where anyone called you the bad guy. Voices in your head? Too many Big Macs? You know that fast food will kill you.
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Once again its not my wife or Girlfriend hence the " GF" yes she was a girl
and my friend. No relation, maybe Female friend sounds more correct she
wanted me to take the photos of her with my car, 1990. And starved? I dont
know a completly healty regular 19 years old Swedish Blond. Before the
MC Bacon diet hit our country. Where she is now i dont now. Probably fat and
bitter after to many Mc Bacon. Dreaming about when she was young and slim
and posed on a car roof without it caving in
Since the photo offend you so much Paulie i remove it OK?
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Since the photo offend you so much Paulie i remove it OK?
Just an observation, I think it was the right thing for you to remove it. I work in my office everyday and I have time (as part owner) to visit my favorite car (FE) sites.
When I scrolled down and your post was visible I had to hurry and click off the screen. There are too many people (read women) that can see my monitor walking past my door.
The guys might enjoy it but I don't need a sexual harassment lawsuit.
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...but I don't need a sexual harassment lawsuit.
Rule #1: Never have your monitor facing the door ;)
These days, the only guarantee against a sexual harassment lawsuit is to never hire women. Then you'll get a discrimination lawsuit instead ::)
The above was meant in humor, so no need for anyone to get upset.
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I don't know what you guys saw, but the girl I saw wasn't naked or showing anything that needed to be censored. I WAS CHECKING OUT THE BITCHIN FAIRLANE, so maybe I missed something. In another year or two the American male will be a spineless jelly fish.
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I don't know what you guys saw, but the girl I saw wasn't naked or showing anything that needed to be censored. I WAS CHECKING OUT THE BITCHIN FAIRLANE, so maybe I missed something. In another year or two the American male will be a spineless jelly fish.
Girls in Sweden Wear a lot less clothing than that on the beach, Most of the time just panties so
i thought no one get offended. I guess we se things in different ways
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I saw nothing wrong with it , but I am a 63 year old redneck in Florida . I do enjoy reading all of yalls comments . How is that for english , Heo , should make you feel better .
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So the first FE that cut my teeth was my fathers 68 F100 4x4 short box. It had the Dana 60 5 bolt rear, NP435, and was delivered with a 360 that he bored, cammed, worked the heads, and hated the engine with a passion LOL
By the time I was old enough to understand, he had hired another mechanic in the shop that was an FE racer. He ran a hot CJ Fairlane/Cobra-something, I was young hard to remember. However, my dad took his takeoff parts and built a 390 with CJ heads, intake, 600 Holley, headers, 2.5 inch glasspacks all the way out the back, and 3.50 gears with back then L78-15 tires (I think that was the old numbering system) basically short little truck tires.
That truck ran incredibly strong, and more than that, he got 200K out of that engine with only one rebuild on the 390 and 400K out of the whole truck and he worked it.
The truck died in a garage fire we had, 15-18 vehicles and a shop cat and dog lost. Dad felt worse about the animals than all the vehicles. I had a 389 Lemans fold into the fire too. I swear we would have still had that truck in the family if it didn't burn
Here is the cool part, I tore that 200K motor apart and the crank was still standard and turns out it was a $ crank, little did I know he had a good one from the racing buddy. I had to cut it .010/.010, but using that crank, his truck lived on through my Mustang's 427 the first time (1996-2006) and after I stroked it, it sat on the shelf and last year went into my bench build 390 (tight quench 4V with CJ big bolt rods and the good crank)
Guess what, that cheapo bench build runs like a champ too, must be the spirit of the "green truck" as my dad used to call it
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Nobody was offended Heo. That is just a silly internet game people play. "you're offended!" "no, you're offended!" I just called you out. I am an old school guy. Apparently "older school" than you. A long time ago, women were treated with respect. It didn't make you less of a man. But that is where we are? I will tell you my opinion whether you like it or not.
JMO,
paulie
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He ran a hot CJ Fairlane/Cobra-something, I was young hard to remember. However, my dad took his takeoff parts and built a 390 with CJ heads, intake, 600 Holley, headers, 2.5 inch glasspacks all the way out the back, and 3.50 gears with back then L78-15 tires (I think that was the old numbering system) basically short little truck tires.
That truck ran incredibly strong, and more than that, he got 200K out of that engine with only one rebuild on the 390 and 400K out of the whole truck and he worked it.
Here is the cool part, I tore that 200K motor apart and the crank was still standard and turns out it was a $ crank, little did I know he had a good one from the racing buddy. I had to cut it .010/.010, but using that crank, his truck lived on through my Mustang's 427 the first time (1996-2006) and after I stroked it, it sat on the shelf and last year went into my bench build 390 (tight quench 4V with CJ big bolt rods and the good crank)
Guess what, that cheapo bench build runs like a champ too, must be the spirit of the "green truck" as my dad used to call it
Sounds like your dad built the fabled 390CJ that Ford should've built. That's too bad about the animals.
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Somebody feed that chick. Is she from eastern Europe or something?
Um, I think it's Heo's wife, paulie.
Hold on a sec. So Heo posts a pic of his "wife" without clothes on, laying on his car....and I'M the bad guy? I know it's 2019, but......
I don't see where anyone called you the bad guy. Voices in your head? Too many Big Macs? You know that fast food will kill you.
Guilty on all counts. I'm Irish (Irish-American), remember?
Get it? See like guilt (Catholics) and Big "Mac's"? Though I guess "Mac" is more Scottish, but they still call us "Dirty Mic's". Yeah? No? Maybe? :)
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A long time ago, women were treated with respect.
paulie
Umm, I'm pretty sure there are a LOT of women who would disagree with that statement. And given the nature of the picture, I don't think "respect" is what she was after..lol
But hey, it's your story...
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... In another year or two the American male will be a spineless jelly fish.
Too late.
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Guilty on all counts. I'm Irish (Irish-American), remember?
Not only am I half-Irish, the other half is hot-blooded Spaniard. Yet, quizzically, I am the nicest, most congenial, polite, understated person on the Internet today. With a warmth for my fellow man that evokes images of Mr. Rogers, all I do is strive to put a smile on everyone's face, regardless of gender, religion, political beliefs, or place of origin.
Get it? See like guilt (Catholics) and Big "Mac's"? Though I guess "Mac" is more Scottish, but they still call us "Dirty Mic's". Yeah? No? Maybe? :)
What you ARE guilty of, my little paddy friend, is using apostrophes WHERE THEY DON'T BELONG!! Death to you, you clover-snorting, Guiness-swilling, Leprechaun-humping MICK!
OK, I'm temporarily out of stereotypes. How'd I do?
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A long time ago, women were treated with respect.
paulie
Umm, I'm pretty sure there are a LOT of women who would disagree with that statement. And given the nature of the picture, I don't think "respect" is what she was after..lol
But hey, it's your story...
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A long time ago, women were treated with respect.
paulie
Umm, I'm pretty sure there are a LOT of women who would disagree with that statement. And given the nature of the picture, I don't think "respect" is what she was after..lol
But hey, it's your story...
That's a fair statement.
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Guilty on all counts. I'm Irish (Irish-American), remember?
Not only am I half-Irish, the other half is hot-blooded Spaniard. Yet, quizzically, I am the nicest, most congenial, polite, understated person on the Internet today. With a warmth for my fellow man that evokes images of Mr. Rogers, all I do is strive to put a smile on everyone's face, regardless of gender, religion, political beliefs, or place of origin.
Get it? See like guilt (Catholics) and Big "Mac's"? Though I guess "Mac" is more Scottish, but they still call us "Dirty Mic's". Yeah? No? Maybe? :)
What you ARE guilty of, my little paddy friend, is using apostrophes WHERE THEY DON'T BELONG!! Death to you, you clover-snorting, Guiness-swilling, Leprechaun-humping MICK!
OK, I'm temporarily out of stereotypes. How'd I do?
I like the tough love. Thanks! :)
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I don't think Heo forced her to strip and climb on the roof half naked to take the pic by gun point, looks like she was kinda into it.
I like cool cars and cute women you can post as many as you want. If I don't like it, I just won't look at it. No triggering SJW snowflake tears needed.
(Although I hear snowflake tears are great when sprinkled on dolphin burgers, but no first hand knowledge)
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And my first FE experience as far as driving/riding in something powered by one is my Dad's hiboy which I still own. 180 mildly irritated horsepowers of 360 NP435 and the 66 F250 2wd with a 390, C6 and factory dealer underdash AC which, if you were a little kid and left you coke can on the trans hump infront of the AC evaporator it'll freeze and explode and then Dad give you "the look".
My first experience working on a FE was a solid lifter 390 in a Gal that the neighbor lady had. She got it in a divorce and knew nothing about it. Thing was barely running when she brought it over. I don't think it had a tuneup or oil change since the divorce. Serviced it and set the valves and it was a monster for what it was. I even got to drive it around the neighborhood (I think I was 12 maybe), first time I got to drive on the road by myself.
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Sounds like a missed opportunity right there with Mrs. Robinson.
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Sounds like a missed opportunity right there with Mrs. Robinson.
It wouldn't have taken much given I think she weighed as much as the car did, at least at the time of the divorce. When she moved out of the neighborhood a few years later she had lost a LOT of weight and looked pretty good. Around the same time this gal moved out another girl moved in and she was definitely single, and a a party girl. Had a big block Chevelle (another divorce car, but when she sold that she got another big block chevy car so it wasn't just because of the divorce) I worked on a few times and she was good looking and not a missed opportunity there.
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My first "real FE experience" not my fathers 1964 Merc 390 Wagon was with some of my best friends from elementary school age.
The 2 brothers Jacobs had their father who was always a Ford/Merc guy. First car of his I saw was a 57 Merc 2dr HT with a 383 Y-block?
Any way he later bought a 64 Galaxie Convert and his oldest son John bought a 64 R code 2dr HT. That was one fast car until he totaled it about a year later. That R-code started a trend. In 67 or 68 Fred bought a 56 Ford 2dr post car and because I had a welder I helped with the brackets to install an Econoline I beam and a 427 & toploader. Huge hole for the trans shifter so if it got stuck you could just reach down and tap the shift levers. That car sure did embarrass some late 60's muscle cars on Woodward. BTW we lived in Pontiac Twp. (now Auburn Hills) and they ran and closed the Cities Service Gas station at the 5 points intersection. During the 1968 Detroit riots no one was out at night so Fred and Jerry were doing burnouts at the intersection until the State Police arrived. No ticket or arrest because we were just being obnoxious and not a treat to pubic safety (we were 40 miles north of Detroit).
The next iteration was a 56 Black 2dr HT. with the same config. but much more professionally done. Lost track of them when I went to Oakland University. Jerry Moved to the Denver area and later Fred was killed by a drunk who cross the centerline and hit him head on while he was on a chopper.
I still cherish those days, building the cars and Woodward AVE.
Richard >>> FERoadster
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My first FE experience actually played a part in my eventual career. My older brothers friend had bought a 69 Fairlane Cobra sports roof around 1976. I first saw the car during the winter of 1977 and simply fell in love with it! It was the most highly optioned Cobra I have seen to date. Black Jade with black interior, auto, buckets, console, floor shift, tach, clock, am/fm, rim blow wheel, ps, pdb, sport mirrors driver remote, R code car with 3.50 trac lock rear, Ford accessory trailer hitch. It also had a set of MWC Spyder wheels which to me made it look awesome. It was pretty loud with glass packs in place of stock mufflers. I kept track of the car till the early spring of 1979 when I bought it for $300. It had been parked Christmas of 1978 with bad fuel pump. The car was worn with rust and needing some mechanical work, but still ran and drove OK, very fast for a 17 year old kid. Unfortunately the car made me "car poor" very quickly and I sold it for more suitable daily driver. But, I could never get it out of my head. I had a couple of 1970 GTO's after the Cobra, and they were decent. But, the Cobra made a lasting impression. In the early 80's I went to the local community college for the auto mechanics degree. I started working for a Ford dealer upon graduation and just retired from that same dealer this past fall 32 years later. That 69 Fairlane Cobra made me a Ford fan and an FE engine fan for life! I wouldn't change anything!
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I turned 16 in 1973, and my first car, was a 57 Ford Sedan Delivery, that I bought for 50 bucks. The stock 272 Y Block was very tired, and a high school classmate had recently crashed his 64 Mercury, with a 300HP 390, so I bought the engine to swap into the 57, but after I tore the intake manifold off, it was badly sludged up, so I decided a rebuild was in order.I found a pair of 428 CJ heads for $125.00, and there was a local Super Stock racer who raced a 69 428CJ Mustang in SS/G that did engine work for a few other local Ford racers, so I took my 390, the CJ heads, along with a brand new Edelbrock Streetmaster that I bought when they were first available. The engine guy didn`t much care for my rusty 57, and suggested I look for a Mustang or Fairlane. By the time the 390 was built, I had bought a 1970 Mustang fastback with a 351 Cleveland 4 barrel and a Shaker hood. My buddys were hounding me to put the 390 into my 70, but the Mustang was my daily driver, and weekend bracket racer, and I didn`t want to modify it that much. As luck would have it, a buddy had a nice black 66 Fairlane GTA that the C6 died in, and the 390 was tired. Since he needed transportation ASAP, I swapped him a nice 57 Ford Custom 4 door with a 272 and 3 speed straight across for the broken Fairlane. I installed the fresh "big dollar" 390 with a fresh C6, and a Detroit Locker with 4.57 gears, and it ran a best of 12.62 @110 MPH, thru the mufflers which was pretty decent performance for a hydraulic cammed 390 back in the mid 70s. In 1978, I swapped the 390 into a buddys old ex Modified Production 64 Falcon, and just like that, I had a 11 second daily driver, until a cop pulled me over one night, and wrote me up a "Tow this thing home until you fix all this stuff" ticket. Been hooked on FEs ever since. By the way, that first set of CJ heads that I bought for 125 bucks back in 1975, are currently on my 59s 428CJ.