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Yes I went thru that with the first 400 that went in the Ute 26 deg it liked Max and 240 hp at the wheels my crossy had 214 on a mild tune ,only thing I can do is go opens and use the forged flat tops with zero deck but they are $1000 landed Sent from my SM-A125F using Tapatalk

I pulled out my last 400 block and it's the high nickel D1AE block STD bore I'm having trouble finding 020 pistons as STD 30 40 and 60 are the most common I just wanted to keep as much meat on the bores as possible but since covid a lot of industry has closed or slowed right down in production. Sent from my SM-A125F using Tapatalk

It has 70000miles on it original he says ,being a 7 ton f truck I would say it's a 300 and not a 240 God knows what I'm Gunnar do with it, but I do no a rebuild kit is very very cheap so will be interesting when I strip it down ,being low miles might not even need a re bore Sent from my SM-A125F using Tapatalk

Pictures of sold engine Sent from my SM-A125F using Tapatalk

Yeah been paid for just waiting for him to pick up,but if something comes along I will grab it 351 or 400 even 351m Sent from my SM-A125F using Tapatalk

Nah sorry only have my own 400 they come in dribs n draws very hard to find but I have found 5 in the last year Sent from my SM-A125F using Tapatalk

Could it be the bores are Siamese? Being a heavy duty high nickel block Sent from my SM-A125F using Tapatalk

The new oil thing fits nice and this is what olm8 at the machine shop was getting a bone from see how you can't even get a steel ruler between the bores it's like the first are fused together and they are all the same ,might be a bit hard to see though with only mild corosion on a 50 year old block Sent from my SM-A125F using Tapatalk

I've come across quite a few in the last year or so I like em ,I see that block is the DIF casting ,very common in Australia as most of them came out of galaxy's ect,a few show up out of 4x4 s and f trucks like the CF block I just rebuilt Sent from my SM-A125F using Tapatalk

The crank is polished and 020 rod size and 010 mains,he also cleaned the rods and ready for new pistons Sent from my SM-A125F using Tapatalk

Ok all done and 010 on the crank also collected a lot of bolt ons ,I'm stoked I got a 400 crank and good rods Sent from my SM-A125F using Tapatalk

Lunch time and yup it's STD bore fak pistons but 020 on the big ends only got 1 out so far and had a double roller chain so someone has rebuilt it before Sent from my SM-A125F using Tapatalk

Dearborn gerg,or dif or in Aussie lingo diligaf oh no I popped the first head and coolant went everywhere but it look pretty clean so maybe this done has not been sitting that long,head looks ok too Sent from my SM-A125F using Tapatalk

The lid n balancer is off interesting note all clevo manifolds USA anyway seem to have the cf cast mark but 3 different locations for block casting Sent from my SM-A125F using Tapatalk

I haven't worked that one out yet Sent from my SM-A125F using Tapatalk

Nah it deserves a strip down and clean up tomorrow will continue on and gut it I reckon it's STD bore and really only bought it for the crank and rods for my other engine as ordering them from the states would have cost about $900 on USA e bay maybe more because posting a crank weighs heaps and just not worth it,will just sell the block if it's STD bore ,heads too,manifold ain't worth anything Sent from my SM-A125F using Tapatalk

Well said gerg,somebody swiped the covers off it you can tell by how good cond inside the heads are probly the power by ford blue ones I'd say also its a DIF block meaning Dearborn industry foundry so it's a goody not the Michigan factory crack one pre 78,and guess what it turns over easy Sent from my SM-A125F using Tapatalk

I managed to get it up on all 4s again and a quick suspension out of numbers looks like a very early 400 with 1970 cast dates also has the matching 2 dot 2vs and d1ae with heaps of abbreviations after it meaning its just a stocker not the rare high nickel I fluked ,also has plenty of bolt ons and a fan in gc not bent also looks like this is a complete cut out engine from the states which olm8 brought in stuffed in the container only paid 400 but for it and we'll worth it too. Sent from my SM-A125F using Tapatalk

The 400 is here don't no the vintage yet but I'm on a wicket with the truck driver that is finding them all over the place Sent from my SM-A125F using Tapatalk

All done and for sale $3990 Sent from my SM-A125F using Tapatalk

Sump n some gaskets are on getting there by later should be all done Sent from my SM-A125F using Tapatalk

My stepped tube arrived and fit 100% Sent from my SM-A125F using Tapatalk

Lovely Sent from my SM-G610Y using Tapatalk

Pulled out 10 headbolts to clean up and give some dark blue cause they stick out on the head and after fittnent just touch up with a tiny brush Sent from my SM-G610Y using Tapatalk

Got the other head painted Sent from my SM-G610Y using Tapatalk