Outback Jack

Ok I think the sleeve is used with internaly balanced crank and the small counterweight is used with externally.

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Learn something new last night early 460 with externally balanced crank uses a small counter weight and also another sleeve is used but not sure if it suits internal balance I'm still working that one out

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I scored locally a set of head bolts 429/460 and there is 2 lengths and chunky 9/16 as to the clevo ones

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Yes all those blocks were dipped in that red stuff to stop corrosion b4 sending out and there is your proof still can see the red oxide,lately have also seen many like that one still in the ford cardboard box on temeyer clevo/400 site.

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I think the hump and the guide would benefit greatly from not being there, the rear of the port I don't think is too bad. Cant be any worse than a Windsor

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I didn't buy the media because the guy at trade tools said your compressor is to small so I just tided the manifold up a tad and Tuesday will take it too the pro's,I will get em to blast the bare heads too so I can have something to do,1973 cast on the manifold yet D4 at the front.

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yeah not really sure what to do with this one,althou its std bore at least it has something going for it,but a lot of work to make it usable but thats ok,im not working atm so hrs in the garage is what i like,the ozito sand blaster i bought does not do jack shit,maybe cause its only a small tank ,but when i first got it ,it stripped a xd engine bay in no time ? i think its all to do with the correct blasting media,and ya know what after i go to doctor im gunna go to bunnings or somewhere else and get some media to do the rest myself,i already paid the cnts $120 to blast a sump and a crank i reckon thats too much,well they said $60 is the minimum they charge,blasting media is about $30 at bunnings or autobarn but its too fat on the grit,you need something finer.

Nice build this.  Lotsa work restoring an old, rusty engine. All the machined surfaced look like they need a skim. Thermostat housing, gasket faces, crank snout etc, etc. 
Still, it's a big block, so why not.!!  I'd try and save money to afford alloy heads and inlet manifold. Very expensive but lose 20 kilos over the front end.?

I got the sump blasted and painted it up,also unbolted all the acc of the manifold and got it ready for blasting

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Hey your right I sprayed it with wd and now it's 50 shades of grey darker

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Because a Crossy with a carb sounds mint with a nice cam......and you have a mountain of parts.


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Yeah I got to admit every 460 I have ever seen done the heads got binned in favour of better breathing ones.

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Yeah I got to admit every 460 I have ever seen done the heads got binned in favour of better breathing ones.

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I had to buy a 9/16_12 tap to clean up the head bolt holes I had all the other sizes as I have collected a lot of special ford tools over the years.

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Yeah I got to admit every 460 I have ever seen done the heads got binned in favour of better breathing ones.

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Nice one Sam, probably not everyones cup of tea but 10/10 for originality and doing something different.

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I will take it down to the machine shop and get him to take out the old cam bearings and hot tank it,plus dip it in a rust solution tank made of citrus or something as that will clean it up even better .

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Awesome.

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You wouldn't think it's the same block after I spent all day on it ,turns out it is STD bore with plenty of ware 4.374 is the largest bore so she has done a lot of miles

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Just looking at stroker cranks and stroke kits to 545 c.i. there is a million different kits available it's very confusing,seems about $2500 is the cheapest version with 4.500 stroke,but you get everything. 545 c.i is the biggest a STD block can take it seems

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The 2nd crank is STD as well but it's a 2yabc.i also lightly sand blasted a bit just to see if it's worth it and it came up ok

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2YAB AND 2YABC are 1968 to 1978 460 cranks.

Knowing full well these cranks are farked unless throw $350 at em each to clean up I just needed to see what size they were and there might be some hope for this one it's STD mains 3.000 and 2.500 rod so maybe a 20/20 would clean up nice once the rust is gone.i see it says 2yab

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Yeah true, but........... truck engine.
 
Pull a house.
 
10:1 pistons, lazy 400HP.