Looking at a 67 coupe with a 289 3 speed auto car. Interior all there and in decent shape.
Will need floor pan and most likely 1 frame rail under drivers feet. Runs drives stops. New fuel tank, ending unit, all new dual exhaust and a bunch of other work.I’m suspicious of quarters
In centeral Canada what should I be looking at for fair value? Currently at 7500 Canadian which is already not bad for up here.
Thanks a lot!
Thank you to all that commented on my last post, indeed I made errors and I have now corrected them. I converted one of my lifters to a solid roller by pulling the spring and lash adjuster out. I have stacked washers to mimic a solid lifter. Barely able to get the clip back in. Re did my geometry check and I am happy with the result. Roller rolls to the center of stem.
My next question is these are stock pushrods. The rockers need guide plates. The slotted guide plates supplied with the heads are supposed to be okay with non hardened pushrods but I wanted other opinions. Since my contact spot on the stem is good I don’t need to get new pushrods and would prefer not to.
Thanks for all the help
351W Using stick pushrods this is my contact area with 1/2 turn of preload.
Is this acceptable to run or am I to far back?
Thank you!
As you can see the intake gaskets seem to fit fine onto the intake but dont line up well to the cylinder head.
Was going to order FELproMS 90103 and they look like they will solve my problem with fitment however I noticed the intake does not have a rear coolant passage as the front does. Cylinder head does have rear passages but I’m assuming that’s fine as you can mount the heads on either bank
351W , stock bottom end with aluminum heads using head bolts.
Ordered a full gasket kit for the rest of the gaskets and intended on using the 9333 for head gaskets.
MISSED THE PART THAT SAID ONLY ONE SIDE.
So either order another or use the other ones, however both say FRONT on the same side not mirrored. Is there a block face side and a head face side or is this a dumb question and I’m loosing it. Can’t seem to find a clear answer on Felpros site
Okay right to the point. OEM specs for a 96 351 W roller are
top ring 0.010-0.020
Second ring 0.018-0.028
Right out of the box I got
TOP 0.015
Second ring 0.025
Is this safe to run on a slight performance build , specific that top gap which feels a little small to me, that will most likely be in the 350-400HP range tops.
Stock bottom end and pistons
Thanks for the help!
Figured I would make a post updating about last post inquiring about old town car values in Canada
Well I bought it and it’s going to be my daily
113,000 kms on the clock so around 60-70K miles.
Needed a tune up and all the maintenance but it’s a smooth driver!
Hello all. Looking at purchasing a 91 town car and curious on the value . I know it will varry for the area but this one is in Canada and that’s where I am. I have a few classics but was looking at this one for my daily driver. It’s not a super cool car I know but these things are all but gone in Canada due to rot. This one has 110,000kms so around 60,000 miles I believe? 2nd owner has had it for 26 years.
In pretty much beautiful garage kept condition, I want a daily but not a boring daily and this one’s cheaper on gas than my V 10 Ford so here we are
Appreciate all the help as I just wanna make sure I’m paying a fair price for this vehicle as I really don’t know what these things are valued at
Alright I’m back again with very specific oil viscosity and clearance questions.
Condition during this was about 3 degrees Celsius/ 37F in the garage and the engine and parts are probably a bit colder.
The plasti gauge has been sitting g on the shelf for some time.
So got new bearings installed on the mains and torqued the crank down .
Mains are a solid 0.002 for all 5.
Last two photos are two rod bearing clearances I checked. Cylinder 1 and 5
They are 0.0015-0.0018. Definitely believe they are closer to 0.0018
My initial worry is that’s two tight however ford specs for a 95 351W are 0.0015 desired on a STOCK ENGINE
Recommended oil was 5w30 for 1995 but I also believe that was changed from 10w30 for emissions
This is not a stock rebuild. This is a completely stick bottom end but there will be a TINY bump in compression due to the aluminum cylinder heads. 4 barrel carb and Edlebrock intake so it will be more powerful than a stock engine but not exceeding 5500 RPM
My question is this too tight or just right? Gigity.
I see everywhere everyone’s recommending bigger clearances, but if oil pressure is correct and the motor is not being overstressed in extreme applications, I don’t see the reason or necessity for it. But if I’m wrong, please tell me.
Sorry for the long read! Thanks for your time!