My current project is a '67 Cougar that started life as a 390 GT 4 speed car, red with a black interior. Who ever bought the car new specified the GT package consisting of the 390-4V 325 HP engine, HD suspension, 9" rear axle and added a 4 speed top loader and a trunk mounted luggage rack. The original rear end ratio was a 3.00 open.
The car somehow survived until now with no major body damage and no rust. The previous owner kept the engine, but the original top loader was still in the car when purchased in Tulsa a couple years ago.
A 427 Top Oiler FE was sitting on an engine stand in the corner of the garage that needed a home. It is .030" over with Arias pistons. We screwed it together with a 428CJ crankshaft and rods so it is 4.264" bore and 3.984"stroke. That makes it 455 cubes, or a whole bunch of liters. Compression is kinda high at 12.2 but race gas smells like victory. Heads are some very rare C8WE 6090-A NHRA cheater heads from the '68 season. We installed 2.15" and 1.70" valves with 11/32" stems. The valves are told what to do and when by a Comp Cams solid lifter flat tappet with grind #294S.
For induction there is a Ford factory 8V Medium Riser 427 intake with a pair of Ford - spec 600CFM Holley carbs C3AF-BK and C3AF-BK. Exhaust is a set of FPA tri - Y headers and 2 1/2" Flowmaster mandrel bent system.
Here's the car fresh from a coat of PPG Candyapple red:
I named it "The Tool" because it looks like it came from the Snap On catalog. It will be the sharpest tool in the box!
More to come.........
The car somehow survived until now with no major body damage and no rust. The previous owner kept the engine, but the original top loader was still in the car when purchased in Tulsa a couple years ago.
A 427 Top Oiler FE was sitting on an engine stand in the corner of the garage that needed a home. It is .030" over with Arias pistons. We screwed it together with a 428CJ crankshaft and rods so it is 4.264" bore and 3.984"stroke. That makes it 455 cubes, or a whole bunch of liters. Compression is kinda high at 12.2 but race gas smells like victory. Heads are some very rare C8WE 6090-A NHRA cheater heads from the '68 season. We installed 2.15" and 1.70" valves with 11/32" stems. The valves are told what to do and when by a Comp Cams solid lifter flat tappet with grind #294S.
For induction there is a Ford factory 8V Medium Riser 427 intake with a pair of Ford - spec 600CFM Holley carbs C3AF-BK and C3AF-BK. Exhaust is a set of FPA tri - Y headers and 2 1/2" Flowmaster mandrel bent system.
Here's the car fresh from a coat of PPG Candyapple red:
I named it "The Tool" because it looks like it came from the Snap On catalog. It will be the sharpest tool in the box!
More to come.........
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