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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.

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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.
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 it60614cb2ca6173d15b0f477118d053ab.jpg

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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 it60614cb2ca6173d15b0f477118d053ab.jpg

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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 one363449d6f40118748617651045c05c87.jpg2df18211e58edab2d106b66ded3284af.jpgf1b4f9455af1d353f0348dfed24948eb.jpg89aa4fd7d0c7a00d4067c079f2624c77.jpg38b854bdcc9ded53729b46f1b9c2fe2f.jpg

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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 one363449d6f40118748617651045c05c87.jpg2df18211e58edab2d106b66ded3284af.jpgf1b4f9455af1d353f0348dfed24948eb.jpg89aa4fd7d0c7a00d4067c079f2624c77.jpg38b854bdcc9ded53729b46f1b9c2fe2f.jpg

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Turned out a 1 5/8 plug fitted weird how 1 was different,I also put the lifters pushrods and rockers on look how wide these fkrs areab057b3c4ced3e8bd28d6dfcd740bf39.jpg45784563373984e9d81e73372b165967.jpg2a834176484328280ea407733d22cdf1.jpg1697ceb35d5718c745d64132619cf0fc.jpgb174d5f72683a6392001a5242f8cc22c.jpg

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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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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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Just waiting on my bolt set hope will arrive during the week so can wrap this build up and will be asking $3900 then invest on a car or blow it on the other 400

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Just waiting on my bolt set hope will arrive during the week so can wrap this build up and will be asking $3900 then invest on a car or blow it on the other 400

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My stepped tube arrived and fit 100%f7bb685c3e1a43b54eac7b5e9d30bcf5.jpg

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On 8/22/2021 at 10:51 AM, CHESTNUTXE said:

Turned out a 1 5/8 plug fitted weird how 1 was different,I also put the lifters pushrods and rockers on look how wide these fkrs areab057b3c4ced3e8bd28d6dfcd740bf39.jpg45784563373984e9d81e73372b165967.jpg2a834176484328280ea407733d22cdf1.jpg1697ceb35d5718c745d64132619cf0fc.jpgb174d5f72683a6392001a5242f8cc22c.jpg

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Welsh plug was probably butchered out with a cold chisel, and damaged the block, causing a leak.  Easy to bore it out, nothing behind it, nothing next to it. No way Henry would fork out extra money for a bigger brass plug. He was a tight ar53. LOL.

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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.

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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.

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Here is another HOLY GRAIL part i managed to buy this morning ,its a c4 pan fill big block bellhousing,these are very rare in australia and a s*** one goes for about $500 but since covid and not many people going on parts runs to the usa they are almost imposible to find ,i paid $700 for this one and suits a clapper type starter motor so the seller tells me,so now i can fit a c4 to my next 400 build and not worry about will shifters fit or extractor clearance and weight compard to a c6 also tailshaft length and the c6 zaps a fair bit of power,it bolts to any big block pattern 429/460 or 351m/400 and uses std 164 flywheel and converter .vITPdo6F_o.jpgBGp1yznS_o.jpg

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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 placefbf5a3c860b8cf233b706c783a93054c.jpg9279fb9cc6b66a0b92f27170af07f3a4.jpg

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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.4f7d5da45fb828891602b4e29ebb1a1f.jpg81e861c5c7858eaef595f44d35881624.jpgbd81ecea6913a313f691cded79ada81d.jpgc0f8d181fdfaeb1a80cb64ae38cca1c8.jpg

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