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Looking good mate, and yeah always punt them down into the block when you can. The mushroomed edges (even on a microscopic level) will mar the lifter bores. I use old pushrods and a plastic mallet, seems to do the trick pretty well. - boingk

4 pistons out and cyl walls look good with minor lip i would say maybe medium mileage but it gets better gerg is gunna love this check the factory notch for bigger valves typical early cleveland casting Sent from my SM-G570Y using Tapatalk

i always thought that dissy change was so you couldn't fit points dizzy to an elec dizzy block for pollution reasons.. well, that's at least what i was told about 25yrs ago, possibly by an engine machinist?

Yeah I saw those cam lobes in an earlier pic, looks like whoever owned it before could have been running a low zinc oil. I can understand why Ford would modify their master mould patterns to make the extended deck. Every other dimension in the block is the same (save for the main bearings, which are 3" like a 351W). What I can't understand is why they would go to a dedicated engine mount that has nothing in common with any other Ford out there. Like you said, they did some funny things back then, still do (eg 2 kinds of 4.6 blocks with little interchangeability) Great news on the bore condition, some simple tweaks and a freshen up will have this pulling your whole suburb with all that juicy torque Sent from my CPH1903 using Tapatalk

gerg here is your answer,ford wanted a 400 size engine,because chev had one and wanted something inbetween the 351 and the 460,if you look closely you can see 2 casting bosses that are identical to the normal cleveland and windsor mounts,but they are undrilled,because they used the bottom of the normal cleveland in the mould but ford liked doing weird things and the other side only 1 undrilled boss is there and not the other one which to this day is still a mystery,there is only 1 holy grail 400 that has both sides drilled to fit normal cleveland mounts and is highly sought after even in the usa,i thought thats what this block was but its the next best thing and is still extremely rare a unicorn 400,so far the stripdown is 100 PERCENT good with block in gc and i honestly think i might be able to use the pistons that are in it,i will let olm8 at the machine shop examine them just to be sure ,i mean this aint gunna be a big hp motor just a mild stump puller with the stamped steel rockers and very mild tourque cam,but wait there is more i have found a set of NOS std matching 8cc pistons still in the box from 1971,so either way we are on a winner,olm8 will use the round mic thing to check the bore i suppose first but i reckon all it needs is a tiny ridge cut maybe at first inspection.

Camshaft has some numbers but its toast i would say ,also the first cam bearing is fkd and i cleaned 1 piston just for a look and its in pretty good shape note 4hundy stamped also check the size of the counterweight thats is humungas Sent from my SM-G570Y using Tapatalk

I wonder why they notched the bore.... Maybe they had bigger plans for this series engine (ie 4V heads, etc) maybe a Boss 400? Sent from my CPH1903 using Tapatalk

Loving the D.

Fuck....... that chain is barely engaged on the teeth of the timing gear.! One backfire, and she was toast. Good news on the internals being reasonable, at least it hasn't been thrashed, and left to rot with a bent 'rod, or worse.

That coil will be fine as long as it's a gt40 and not a gt40r (the r stands for resistor and it needs a 7v supply to suit points) although as long as you can get a coil lead to suit the standard eat coil is fine for an xe dizzy as long as it is in good nick

i also saw a thing on a hagerty rebuild to nock the lifters down out of the block not to damage the lifter bores ,as they dont want to come out easy from the top ,tomorrow will take the timing cover plate off ,timing chain and cam,also will try to find the dizzy gear which has come off the dizzy shaft lets hope it hasnt fkd anything,but engine does spin smoothly.

at least its out of a coupe,ltd ? olm8 who sold it too me said it came out of a galaxie ? but there is many variants of 4 and 2 door gals and ltds ect,with all soughts of engine fittments,from 302 to 460

Do it son... For the good of the nation!!