For just killin' time and a few laughs..... With a few hotties to boot..... Here's my favorite......

http://sixpacktech.com/

 

I'd prefer one that doesn't have welded journals or is at .040-.040 already. Summit has Eagle cranks for just north of $400 but I'd rather have a FoMoCo at .020 or .030 under than a new one made from recycled Datsuns you know?

Thanks guys

Kevin

http://www.ebay.com/itm/FORD-FE-INTAKE-MANIFOLD-ADAPTOR-390-428-351C-/171832537602?hash=item2802047202&vxp=mtr

I wonder what the story is on this intake adaptor? Never seen one like it but somebody went to the hassle and expense of casting the thing. Must need a couple of hose barbs for the front crossover. Interesting!

It feels good to be kicking up some dust with this truck again. For those that haven't read about it in the past, this is a 1972 Highboy that dad bought from the original owner back in the mid 70's. Here's a link with a few details.... http://fepower.net/simplemachinesforum/index.php?topic=620.msg4771#msg4771

I'm about ready to start building the 504 short block. My machinist is balancing everything this week.

Here's a run down of the short block:
Early Genesis block
4.375 RPM crank
6.7 Scat I beam rods with ARP 2000 bolts
4.280 CP pistons (thanks Blair)
Comp 306S cam
Schneider shell lifters with Hi-Lube feature
Cloyes Tru-Roller timing set
Professional Products harmonic balancer
McLeod 30lb flywheel

As usual my fun bucks ran out before I got everything scratched together. The original plan was to get a set of Blair's street Pro-Port heads. Along with T&D street rockers and solid roller cam. I did buy a Bullet solid roller cam from Blair when I bought the pistons but that was as far as I got before life happened again. So for now I'll have to run the heads and intake from the 390 on the 504. (but I still want the intake adaptor Jay, I think I'm #86?) The heads are C4AE-G's that Les Schmader ported with 2.15 and 1.65 valves. The intake is a Performer RPM that I port matched to the heads. They should choke the 504 cubes pretty well.  Maybe the tax man and uncle Sam will cut me some slack.

Here's a short video I took with my phone before I pulled the engine last weekend. It's kinda shaky so I apologize in advance for any motion sickness. The old 390 still has quite a bit of punch left in it. Gets the 5100lb truck down the road. I'd like to find a Pinto wagon to turn into a drag car someday. I think the 390 would be just right for that.
The 390's last song.....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioH6STKq3us   

Dad even bundled up for the occasion. It was 10 degrees when we pulled the engine. By the time we finished messing around the shop had warmed up to 27 or so.  We had a bet wether or not the cherry picker would go high enough. The loser had to fetch a couple of slushy beers out of the fridge.
 


Here's what a Schneider shell lifter with the Hi-Lube feature looks like. You can barely see the ground flat that runs from the bottom of the lifter to the oil band.



Has anybody ever seen or tried a lifter like this? I'm wondering if 16 of these things are going to result in a low oil pressure situation. They seemed like a good idea considering all the wiped lobes that I've read about. I guess I should have asked before buying them. What do you think guys?

Since dad's retirement he's had a lot of time on his hands. He's been methodically reading through his entire Hot Rod magazine collection that spans several decades. While visiting this weekend he showed me an interesting article on Paul Bedoian and PSE. The best of his FE innovations are the ones that Jay has improved on and reproduced. Some of his FE parts just seem a little too much like snake oil. Aluminum main caps, REALLY??? And several other things seem like half baked ideas to me. Fixing things that we don't have problems with and such. Several of his engine building techniques made me chuckle also. Enjoy guys.

So I'm close to building my stroker and I just realized I haven't considered my water pump. What do I need here? This is uncharted territory for me. I've found a few old threads where stock pumps supposedly worked. That would be good for me because I'm almost out of fun bucks. But with a lot more cubic inches than stock it seems like I would need more than a stock pump. Whatever I settle with has to be mechanical. Cylinders are siamese if it matters. Pulleys are early 70's truck diameters. What do I need guys? Edit: sometimes street driven also.

The gentleman that I purchased the Genesis block from called me last week and invited my wife and I to his wedding reception. He was married a few months and is just now getting around to his reception. His honeymoon lasted a little longer than most I guess.  While we were there he allowed me to take a few pics. All I had was my Blackberry with me so please excuse any quality issues. I hadn't planned on taking any photos.

This is the 63 1/2 Gal that I mentioned in my barn find post. What a clean job he did building it. Heck everything this guy lays his hands on comes out nice.


The engine has a FOMOCO side oiler block with a 4.25 stroker kit. Solid tappet with ported Ed heads and a 2x4 med riser intake. Long cast headers too.


The A/C Cobra he built with road course racing in mind but it's also street legal. It has a full tubular chassis with a four link coil-over rear suspension. The tranny is a close ratio top loader big input and big output.

The engine he built for this one is an all aluminum 482 with a Shelby block. Ported Ed heads with a FOMOCO Tunnelwedge. Flat tappet cam also. He said he tried several solid rollers but kept killing the lifters.

He also has a like for Harley-Davidson bikes. He builds them, rides them a little and sells them. Here's a couple of his latest builds.

We have the same taste with flames too. Except all I can afford to paint with flames are mailboxes.

He has a really cool 1972 highboy he built. It has a Cummins with a NV4500 trans out of a wrecked 2005 Dodge dually. It's like the ultimate tow vehicle. Looks good and pulls hard. It was getting dark when I took the photo so you can't really see the dark blue metallic paint. Pretty color though.

The Mustang he said has a 650hp Roush engine with a supercharger. My wife WANTS this car bad!


  He also has a like for antique Case tractors. I saw 3 or 4 different ones that he had completely restored also. But it got too dark to get any pics with my phone. All I can say is he doesn't miss much when it comes to fine details. What a beautiful collection. And what a nice guy too.This was by far the best wedding reception that I've ever been invited to. 

 Back in the mid 80's dad pulled this truck a lot. It had a 428CJ with a 125HP plate nitrous system. He always did well with it. Back then the only trucks with diesel engines were sick running things. They didn't even have turbos back then. Wow how things have changed. This particular truck pull last Saturday they had a class for gas trucks and 3 different classes for diesel trucks. The kids with their highly modified diesels were fun to watch. I lost count of all the blown up drive lines, transfer cases and axles. I'm set up for mud racing but didn't have to do much to go sled pulling. Dad reminded me of a trick he did back in the 80's. We lifted up the back of the truck which let the springs droop down. We cut a piece of 2" receiver hitch tubing and set it across both spring packs right next to the U-bolt plates. When we set the truck back down the frame set on top of the square tube. Basically making the rear end solid.  I put on my best Saturday night tune up and put the biggest rev limit pill in that I had. 6900 rpm. I did my best to stay about 200 rpms below 6900 but hit it a few times. You can hear it loud and clear in the video. I ended up with a 2nd place out of 7 gas trucks. All Fords with 460's. Not bad for a 390 I think. By the next truck pulls my 458 should be done. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XmCwYZLkJo&sns=em