Woohoo... 351w donor car pics

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Couldn't get a good 3/4 shot because my dad parked weird and there's a fence on the other side

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Trying to figure out this part number: C90E-9425-F
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[JEEPMAN1]

c9 is a 69 part number,if the block is also a c9 you got a good block!!

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After a little research, it turns out it's a 255 horse, 355ft/lb 69 :D

That's with the 350cfm autolite, image what the 500cfm holley will do :D :D :D


I guess that 250hp and 310+ft/lbs I was shooting for is gonna be a lot easier to achieve

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Wouldnt a 500cfm be a bit small for a 351W??? Why not cam it, get a nice intake and headers and step up to a 650dp?

[MurPHy]

Wouldnt a 500cfm be a bit small for a 351W??? Why not cam it, get a nice intake and headers and step up to a 650dp?

I think they're talking with 2-bbl carbs here. Not 4-bbl. That would also explain the sub-300 HP numbers ('69 was a very potent year for Ford). Toss a 4-bbl manifold and carb on there, and BAM! Mucho power.

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Wouldnt a 500cfm be a bit small for a 351W??? Why not cam it, get a nice intake and headers and step up to a 650dp?

Well, it's getting headers anyway, but the 4bbl and intake may come later. This just saved me a LOT of money that I can put towards the drivetrain, since I'll need a pretty beefy T5 to handle the torque. Plus, the 500cfm will give me a bit more throttle response and driveability (gas mileage especially).

[moelll]

congrats on the score. i have one question though, how did you find it/get it?

[Mumfts85gt]

Is that a '73 Gran Torino or Ranchero? My first car was a '73 Gran Torino Hardtop. If it's a Torino, is it a hardtop or a sportsroof?
Rob.

[moelll]

looks like a rachero to me

[Mumfts85gt]

I can see that now.
Rob.

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congrats on the score. i have one question though, how did you find it/get it?

My uncle got a wild hair up his ass and decided to buy a new project car (He had a really sweet 50s chevy truck with a 383 and some other goodies before he went to jail), and bought the ranchero for $600 with a freshly rebuilt engine. The engine has about 1,000 miles on it from the guy breaking it in. He was going to chop it, drop it, and do a custom interior. Then his ranger's slave cylinder managed to go up in flames 42 miles out of town, so he got a ride back into to town and bought a Harley. My dad gave him $600 for the car as a gift to me, so I'm taking the engine and the wheels, then selling the roller.

[frankiesaysrelax]

I'm taking the engine and the wheels, then selling the roller.

Great score!

Now if you are taking the wheels, it technically won't be a "roller" :lol:

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I'm taking the engine and the wheels, then selling the slider.

;)

[anthonydalrymple]

[ and bought the ranchero for $600 with a freshly rebuilt engine. The engine has about 1,000 miles on it from the guy breaking it in.

Not the engine in the pic's, right? That engine in the pic's is too damb dirty to "only" have 1,000 miles on it. Not to mention the fact that it does not show any of the usual signs of engine detailing, like fresh block paint for instance, that a normal engine "full rebuild" would show.....

By the way; those valve cover's look like an old set of Wieand<S\P?> cast aluminum pieces fron the 70's. A 500cfm Holley can work well for a 351W if it's pretty mild & you do not intend to run it up over 4500-4750rpm.... it will run out of breath above that rpm. Up to that rpm though; it'll stay right with or equal an 1850 model 600cfm four barrel Holley.....

[4no mor]

The 1969 model 2bbl 351 W made 250hp and the factory 4bbl 351W in 1969 made 290hp...The only change being the switch to a 4bbl intake and carb... It wouldn't take much to make that engine into a real runner...

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It's been sitting for a while. The guy drove it to break it in, and it's been sitting since.

[anthonydalrymple]

It's been sitting for a while. The guy drove it to break it in, and it's been sitting since.

I understand & I do not want to "shoot you down" in regards to what will be a good motor. I just want to make sure you think about this & consider a tear down inspection beforehand. That motor is covered heavily in oil. Sitting for years does not cover an engine in oil. Covered in dirt would make sense...... Just an FYI....

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I know that, I plan on pulling the heads, a little dust was sitting on the carb, so Iwant to make sure everything is clean inside.

[anthonydalrymple]

I know that, I plan on pulling the heads, a little dust was sitting on the carb, so Iwant to make sure everything is clean inside.

Cool. I can't wait to see the pic's of that motor in the Pontiac grand Am of yours!;)

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Well, there is a RWD conversion kit for the quad 4 engine, and you could fit a smallblock in there

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