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FE Technical Forum / Re: 390 Ranchero!
« on: October 19, 2014, 07:13:31 PM »
That's good to know that my rear should have 3.25's.

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FE Technical Forum / Re: 390 Ranchero!
« on: October 19, 2014, 11:39:52 AM »
My toploader is a RAN-BT1, should be good for the temp motor. Likely not so much for a healthy 390. I'll cross that bridge later.


VIN is 7K48Z203xxx  66B W 4U 04E 25 4  5


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FE Technical Forum / Re: 390 Ranchero!
« on: October 17, 2014, 05:52:01 PM »
So then the plan should be:

1.  get 'er rollin' safe.
2.  Go slowly overboard as time goes by.

Good looking project. Should be fun with a dash of challenging and some bloody knuckles along the way too, all ingredients for success..............

That's the plan, put 302 in to get rolling, make driveability upgrades, build 390, swap in 390, make more upgrades. Try not to die during R&D.

It's a 67, so Fairlane front, Falcon everything else, which should mean Mustang parts should built in for suspension upgrades.

I need to expand my FoMoCo literature  :-[

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FE Technical Forum / Re: 390 Ranchero!
« on: October 16, 2014, 03:10:57 PM »
I'll throw the VIN up when I get home, but as far as I know, supposedly a manual originally, came with everything but a front bumper, and like 3 trans crossmembers.

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FE Technical Forum / Re: 390 Ranchero!
« on: October 15, 2014, 03:17:22 PM »
This one originally had a 390 in it so it's got the 9". I planned on converting to disc in the front and probably put the 11" drums in the back from an early 80's f-series. I'm going more fore a driver than a racer, though an occasional race would be nice.

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FE Technical Forum / Re: 390 Ranchero!
« on: October 15, 2014, 09:38:13 AM »
Yeah. I wasn't expecting a lot for $400, but she's mostly there. I managed to score a 3 spd version of a toploader, so that'll hang out behind a sbf while I build up the 390.

Once I get the block washed and magnafluxed, I'll see where I need to go with the bores and start hunting the small parts.

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FE Technical Forum / Re: 390 Ranchero!
« on: October 13, 2014, 02:55:36 PM »
http://Here's the candidate. Not bad for 4 bones.

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FE Technical Forum / Re: 390 Ranchero!
« on: September 26, 2014, 09:40:26 AM »
Pictures will have to wait until I get back to VA. I may also do this as a get her on the road build. No need to take twenty years on it.

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FE Technical Forum / 390 Ranchero!
« on: September 07, 2014, 09:17:06 AM »
So I got a mostly complete, Ranchero minus the heart and selection stick.  Its going to be a full restoration process.

I located a 390 bare block, and once I get checked for cracks and it passes I'm looking to do a relatively mild build, I'm just looking for resources right now to find build info and parts sources.

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