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all the later 351m/400 blocks were cast in CF or Michigan foundry,and most of the early ones were cast at the dearborn foundry,i have done 4 400s now and the most common in australia is the DIF dearborn blocks that came out of early 70s gals,then when our xa fairlane and ltd were released around 72 the usa gal was not as popular anymore,so a surplus of early 400 blocks are common to find but not this one shes a 1980 cleveland foundry block and only one i have seen or come across,i still have the D1AE high nickel block and just getting some idears what to do with it,its too rare to just build a mild hyd engine out of it,i have everything to rebuild it bar a crank and rods cause i used it in this engine,but temeyer does the 444 c.i kit which is on the menu.

i will disagree with you on that one as it was me who took the plugs out,this was a 351m block that had never been rebuilt b4 and i got it a week after taken out of the f truck,look at the casting meat bosses around the plugs its no different to the other ones just a larger hole for some reason just remember this was a final revised 1980 block anyway makes a good talking point.

its hard to go past 3.00.1 diff ratio with either man or auto,as for std diffs i once bought what i was told a 28 spline lsd 3.23 ed sedan diff and it turned out just to be a stocker ea ghia diff lsd with 25 spline axles,i found this out after i put it behind a stout 351c and top loader,i never had a problem with it and used to dump the clutch every day in a xe sedan,a 302w should be fine with a std diff just change yur ratio to 2.92 or 3.08 forget 3.23 or 3.45 it just dont like it with a 1.1 final drive ratio.been there done that plenty of times,unless you fit a t5 or 4 speed auto.

They're a 10.3 deck, getting close to big block size. Conversely, wherever a 400 will fit, so will a big block

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Heads are on and looking good,but wait there's more Huston we have a problem,1 of the core plugs is bigger than the normal 6 1 1/2 inch jobs,it measures 1.610 or 40.8mm which is weird this is the 2nd thing I have found different to any other clever so I went and got a 40mm but nope to small so back tomorrow to try a bigger one

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Oil pimp is on with screen and hex drv i also checked rod bolt torque 40lbs and thats about as far as i can go because my new bolt set hasnt arrived from the states but later we can swing the motor over and put some heads on it

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there is 2 on e bay but they are a bit short as they go into the waterpump ,but they could work i suppose,anyway im selling this engine the new owner can sought that one out as the late model 351m/400 had all soughts of pipes and crap all over the engine.

there is 2 on e bay but they are a bit short as they go into the waterpump ,but they could work i suppose,anyway im selling this engine the new owner can sought that one out as the late model 351m/400 had all soughts of pipes and crap all over the engine.

Clevo's had 2 sizes didn't they..??   Original ones were straight tube, and a stepped tube.?

Finally got all 8 in ,looking good i really to buy myself a better ring compressor the one with the squeeze handle i reckon

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Cool stuff. Yeah, those original Morse chains are fine for stock builds, and super quiet. Not that you'll hear it over the 400. LOL.

Im selling this one i still have the high nickel block to build for myself bear and still looking for wheels to put it in.

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Looks sweet.  Cant wait to hear it rumble......

Paint job came out well i spend about 1hr masking up and then after final coat take all tape off and use thinners and rag to wipe off any overspray if any at all,we might even put the cam in later as its easy to guide it in from underneath with no crank in the way

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Looking good mate. Got to love the look of fresh bores.

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Also note plastic c2 pump re routed

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The twin Webber setup was common on many Group C V8s, Holdens had them as well pretty early on. The ruling was that the number of Venturi could not change from standard so they all did what all race teams do and interpret the rules to the maximum advantage. Twin 48s probably breathe better than a single double pumper and at the time, were able to be tuned for racing more easily than Holleys. Holdens also used downdrafts as well as side-drafts, depending on the team.

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Yeah, weird.....but obviously works.! Even has chrome Powered By Ford rocker covers.LOL.
 
 

did you see the engine with the weird webber manifolds and group c alloy 2v intake which is almost identical to the weiand accelerator.

Hey check this out,i found this by accident,an interview with steve masterton about how by the end of 84 they had there 7500rpm clevo front running the pack,and next year the rules are changing so he is back to square 1,even at amaroo park which was a tiny circuit the xe looks sleek and very fast,listen to dick jonsons clevo when they talk to him live,and check the masterton engine at the begining of the video.

You want to buy my car for the MSD curve?

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Haha not worth it now mate, roof is buggered and the whole car has been gergified

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I think I might just do these ones the same as the others and run the shims on all of them, just for future consistency. There may or may not be a cam in this engine's future....
We'll see how much I can delude myself into thinking it's a necessity

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doesnt dwane jonson use those rockers he is the scorpian king