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Craigslist Find
« on: April 23, 2021, 05:38:51 PM »
Ad one state over for a 428 Police Interceptor long block. I better go check that out. Had two twisted rods but block looked okay so I grabbed it. C8AE heads and block all have casting dates end of of June ‘68.
It’s all about the block. It will be disassembled, cleaned, sonic’ed and magged. Then it will go into inventory.
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« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2021, 05:49:26 PM »
Cam plug is in backwards, better check to see if that contributed to the demise of the rods. We’ll cross our fingers for you though, cool find.
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« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2021, 06:33:06 PM »
That’s really awesome!
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« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2021, 06:54:50 PM »
I hope it works out for you.
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« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2021, 09:32:44 PM »
Doesn't C scratch indicate CJ block?And wouldn't June 68 casting date possibly be 69 model year?
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« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2021, 09:51:50 PM »
Quote from: 427John on April 23, 2021, 09:32:44 PM
Doesn't C scratch indicate CJ block?And wouldn't June 68 casting date possibly be 69 model year?

Nope.  It just means that it is a 428 block.  Ford switched from the "A" to the "C" scratch for 428 blocks around the middle of 1967 (8+ months b4 start of 428CJ production).  Every standard 428 (Q code) that I have pulled out of 1968 model year full sized Fords/Mercs had a C scratch block.   
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« Reply #6 on: April 23, 2021, 09:54:57 PM »
Quote from: 6667fan on April 23, 2021, 05:38:51 PM
Ad one state over for a 428 Police Interceptor long block. I better go check that out. Had two twisted rods but block looked okay so I grabbed it. C8AE heads and block all have casting dates end of of June ‘68.
It’s all about the block. It will be disassembled, cleaned, sonic’ed and magged. Then it will go into inventory.

Do the heads have the "H" ground off of the casting number (i.eC8AE- )?  Did it come with the cast iron 428CJ intake manifold?

Nice score.....
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« Reply #7 on: April 24, 2021, 06:49:42 AM »
Nothing after the C8AE on either head. The series of numbers on the back of block starts with an 8 so it went into a late 68 build.
I don’t call them CJ blocks. I call them C scratch blocks that CJs utilized.
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« Reply #8 on: April 24, 2021, 06:55:00 AM »
Yep, all production CJs are C scratches, but not all C scratches are CJs...until you go to sell them :)
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« Reply #9 on: April 24, 2021, 08:56:50 AM »
+1 ^^
C scratch started around March 67 timeframe.
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Re: Craigslist Find
« Reply #10 on: April 24, 2021, 11:15:20 AM »
Any CJ cars built at Norfolk? I realize the ‘Stangs were not.


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10.55@125.74 1.46 60’

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« Reply #11 on: April 24, 2021, 01:23:05 PM »
It’s a little tough to find info on past models built at Norfolk. A quick internet search show it built both cars & trucks up to ‘74, then trucks after that until closing. But I don’t see a breakdown of the type of cars. I think I’ve seen people comment about Norfolk built Galaxies in the past. That would fit with a 428 PI. Maybe one of our Ford employees know for sure. Some of the individual Ford plants have websites, but I didn’t see a Norfolk one.
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« Reply #12 on: April 24, 2021, 07:42:23 PM »
Marti Auto Works can answer what was built at Norfolk as he has the whole data base of Ford production starting from 1967.

Engine is a nice find. June would be a very late 1968 model year 428 PI or possibly a very early 1969.  The PI had the C8AE-H heads with H ground off so they would know the heads had the PI valve spring package. Short block should be same as an early CJ. Of course looks like the engine was rebuild and at least the cam plug was not done right so may not be all original or correct.   
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Re: Craigslist Find
« Reply #13 on: April 24, 2021, 08:02:36 PM »
Quote from: My427stang on April 24, 2021, 06:55:00 AM
Yep, all production CJs are C scratches, but not all C scratches are CJs...until you go to sell them :)
Did all C scratch blocks have the extra webbing?I've seen A scratch blocks without it,did some A scratch blocks have the extra webbing?
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« Reply #14 on: April 24, 2021, 08:10:00 PM »
Quote from: 427John on April 24, 2021, 08:02:36 PM
Quote from: My427stang on April 24, 2021, 06:55:00 AM
Yep, all production CJs are C scratches, but not all C scratches are CJs...until you go to sell them :)
Did all C scratch blocks have the extra webbing?I've seen A scratch blocks without it,did some A scratch blocks have the extra webbing?
Yes, extra webbing started before the C scratch.
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