In other unrelated but equally great news I have finally broken ground for my new garage/shop. The garage will be a pole barn style 24-24-12. The benefit of having your best friend owning a excavating company
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stangboy
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I guess you didn't get any videos of your day at the track, huh? I'd love to see how she ran.
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That's what I'm hoping for @RangerJoe i think I can leave harder only left at 3050 rpm jump it up to 3500 and I still need to put this arb in
Little update and change of pace I scored a sumped fuel tank from a buddy of mine for 100 bucks. I know it's not the prettiest thing ever but it was cheap.
I also made an order to a local shop down near me @srtthis might know the place Henrys engineering they sell all aeroquip fittings. Here is my order sheet, 165.00 for everything. I put this same order into summit and they were almost 100 bucks more expensive.
I also made an order to a local shop down near me @srtthis might know the place Henrys engineering they sell all aeroquip fittings. Here is my order sheet, 165.00 for everything. I put this same order into summit and they were almost 100 bucks more expensive.
So definitely not coming to the turkey dinner now @84Ttop @TOOLOW91 started the car up today and drove to a buddies house and heard a weird noise got all the way there and took the hood off and am definitely hearing a knocking sound. It's not an exhaust leak and it's not a loose rocker already ruled those out. This sounds deep hoping it's not a rod bearing or anything like that. Still have good oil pressure and all but definitely not driving the car the rest of the year. 
So definitely not coming to the turkey dinner now @84Ttop @TOOLOW91 started the car up today and drove to a buddies house and heard a weird noise got all the way there and took the hood off and am definitely hearing a knocking sound. It's not an exhaust leak and it's not a loose rocker already ruled those out. This sounds deep hoping it's not a rod bearing or anything like that. Still have good oil pressure and all but definitely not driving the car the rest of the year.
Oh boy . Here comes the dart big bore 1000hp killer over the winter . And I'm over here just trying to keep up with everyone .
On a serious note that really sucks I hate hearing
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It's either do a dart 347 or a buddy of mine is selling a 80's vintage 351 block bored and stroked to a 408 with forged internals torque plate honed the whole 9 yards for 3800 I could probably get it for 3000 but then I would need new heads intake and hotside
Ehhhhhhh 3800 is pretty close to dart money buddy . There is nothing special about 80s Windsor blocks .
8.2 deck mafia FTW
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Initially I thought you were buying a longblock 408 for that price. A Dart will set you back about 4500-5k with forged internals. If swapping your own into a new block I would expect about a 3k investment(bore,cam bearings,misc machine work). Contact Jim at FordStrokers.com. He has a very good reputation or maybe Jeff can point you towards his guy?
It's a buddy of mine that works a machine shop that will do the work he's done a few motors for friends of ours. Here's his short block he has for sale.
Less talkey...more workey then jk
Sounds like a plan, what size crank do you have ( is it for a 408 is what I'm asking)
I have a crank for a 8.2 deck motor and stroked to a 347. The motor and all is still in the car I'm waiting for the garage to get built before I tear into it
stangboy
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If you want to go 342(standard 4.000" bore) I have a brand new set of pistons for it. 13.8cc dish. I'll sell them to you cheap.
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