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....29 Coupe running a SBC 400 motor....
I'll ignore that statement and pretend you said a flathead
Tommy is also a member here, so maybe he'll jump in and tell ya about his "junk", as he calls it.
That '58 is my favorite year of 'Bird. That thing will look awesome with a big blower sticking out of the hood. Some thin white wall tires would really give it that retro look with the 94's on top! The only other thing you'll need is a passenger, so you have somebody to tell you what's on the other side of that mountain!
That is really gonna be cool in that '58 Rusty.Thanks Marc, the car in the background is my slightly chopped
I'm diggin' it.
Also like the chopped and channeled deal behind the blower.
29 Coupe running a SBC 400 motor with 6x2 Stromberg 97 setup, so running multi carbs isn't a new deal for me. I think most of my buddies expect me to run the blower in the Coupe, but I think she is fine the way she is. I'm pretty sure I haven't seen a blown 58 TBird running around lately so I'm going to go that route. Does anyone know, if I get a crank hub for a 390 and then build up a Mercury 410 as a specific blower motor, will the same crank hub work on the 410? I believe the 390 is internally balanced, but I don't know on the 410. 
Nice! Is that a '58?Yes, and from what was told, I am the third owner, the second owner gave her to me, for the price of "If you can get her out of my yard, she is yours". She was all original when I started with her. The paint is original, but sadly the body needs some love.
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Lots of good info , and some speculation , 671 on My car since 1987 PM me if you have any questions glad to Help
One of the things I am really interested in hearing is if the requirement to run aluminum heads is correct?
By the way, the plan is to run this motor in my 58 TBird in front of a C6. So I also need to decide what stall I should be running.
Nope as stated above, no need to run aluminum heads. In fact. most 6 and 8-71 equipped street driven cars around Chi-Town use OEM iron heads. Think: lots of 392's, 426's, BBC's and some SBC's. Few Fords have a blower but these are usually SBF's or BBF's (429-460) again with iron heads. BDS (Blower Drive Service) and Dyer's Blowers have a ton of relevant data on their websites.
I don't think you need to run aluminum heads either; cast iron heads should be just fine. For sure you will need forged pistons, and run your compression down to 8.5:1 or so. I know that in some cases the blowers + intake manifold will not allow a stock distributor to clear, so make sure you check for that; you may need to run an offset or front-mount distributor.
