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Private Classifieds / Re: 68 Cobra Jet Mustang on BAT
« Last post by My427stang on October 27, 2025, 07:36:40 AM »
That is the former Phil Glass car. David Garton found the car and mechanically restored it. It is OG paint and Blair Patrick built the engine. No maybe to the story its real deal!

I can confirm that, I was a small part of it when the car came up years back.  David researched, bought and got it back to it's glory.  Very cool ride, and nothing he owns is junk, lots of cool toys.
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Private Classifieds / Re: 68 Cobra Jet Mustang on BAT
« Last post by 428kidd on October 27, 2025, 07:21:39 AM »
That is the former Phil Glass car. David Garton found the car and mechanically restored it. It is OG paint and Blair Patrick built the engine. No maybe to the story its real deal!
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FE Technical Forum / Re: Head gaskets
« Last post by My427stang on October 27, 2025, 06:33:12 AM »
In an engine like the 462 above, changing a Felpro 1020 to a 4.20 bore only gains .084:1 compression, 10.315 to 10.399.  Not sure I'd bother for the money.

However to answer the question, I have only done a couple at 4.375 and used a 4.40 Cometic and worked well.  So I would not be afraid of a 4.160 engine, assuming a properly prepped flat surface and a Cometic with a 4.190 or larger bore. 

Test fit if going close though, because every so often you get a weird one from Cometic, not common and I use them all the time, but have seen a couple that the bore was not centered
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FE Technical Forum / Re: Lack of oil to rear lifters
« Last post by My427stang on October 27, 2025, 06:19:40 AM »
It's the amount of oil.   No wonder the lifters were clacking.

If it's a Canton T-sump oil pan, regardless if it's the higher end road race pan or not, the *system capacity* is 8 quarts.  That means 7 quarts in the pan, 1 in the oil filter.

You're still running too low of oil.

Spot on, I use both styles of Canton all the time, and 2 of my toys have it.  8 quart system. Here is from their page.  "This high capacity front sump is for all Ford 332-428FE blocks. "T" style sump to increase capacity without losing ground clearance. It has a 6" deep, 12-1/2" wide by 10" long sump with a 8 quart system capacity."

https://www.cantonracingproducts.com/products/15-810-oil-pan-for-ford-332-428-fe-high-capacity-front-t-sump-street-pan.html

Good news is that next oil change you can go back to affordable oil :)

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FE Technical Forum / Re: Head gaskets
« Last post by bluef100fe on October 27, 2025, 06:06:29 AM »
I’ve been fighting with finding a gasket that I like lately… last set I ordered from cometic 4.165 bore gaskets and they were measured 4.200-4.320 depending what clock position you pulled the calipers across… just a FYI. Not sure why their gaskets aren’t concentric with the list a bore size. Only thing I can surmise is they are compensating for the old iron cylinder head chambers being wider at the valve centerline/pierce point than the bore size is. Just trying to save you the disappointment of spending good money on gaskets just to not get what you want. Good luck
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FE Technical Forum / Re: Lack of oil to rear lifters
« Last post by galaxiex on October 26, 2025, 07:57:54 PM »
Just a point of reference...

The cast aluminum Cobra T-pan repro from Branda holds 5.5 liters not including the filter.
That's 5.81179 US quarts.
Call it 6 plus the filter.


The level shown in the pan is right on the "Full" mark on the stock dipstick.


69 428



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FE Technical Forum / Re: Lack of oil to rear lifters
« Last post by MeanGene on October 26, 2025, 07:45:25 PM »
That wider T-pan sump makes the oil level lower (closer to the pickup) for a given quantity of oil
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Non-FE Discussion Forum / Magnetic base drills
« Last post by 475fetoploader on October 26, 2025, 07:38:11 PM »
  Hey folks, I’m in the market for a portable magnetic base drill.  So $300 on Amazon, the skies the limit on the top end. I’m wondering if anyone has a recommendation, I’d kinda like to keep this in the 1k range.   It’s not something that will be used real often, but I don’t want bottom shelf just to save money. Thanks in advance.
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FE Technical Forum / Re: Lack of oil to rear lifters
« Last post by Barry_R on October 26, 2025, 07:07:45 PM »
It's the amount of oil.   No wonder the lifters were clacking.

If it's a Canton T-sump oil pan, regardless if it's the higher end road race pan or not, the *system capacity* is 8 quarts.  That means 7 quarts in the pan, 1 in the oil filter.

You're still running too low of oil.

x2!
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FE Technical Forum / Re: Lack of oil to rear lifters
« Last post by Jb427 on October 26, 2025, 06:45:09 PM »
Really?!  That is terrifying.

Have Canton T pans always been that size?  This one is about 20 years old.

Yes pretty sure they are all 7 quarts for t-pan +1 to fill filter
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