thats a tough one. You should keep the motor like mentioned. the 200 is reliable and you should be getting respectable power/fuel economy.
Been riding the old brute to work (about 1.5 mile ride) and for cruising. Does really good on gas, I'd say hovering around 90 mpg running 32:1...
as mentioned check the points. then set the car in park, get your idle right and pull the throttle wide open quickly, there should be no...
thanks olerodder :Handshake I've started putting this motor back together after checking it out, I wont take to machine shop for a while though....
Oh ok, Well the man whom gave me the motor pulled it from a Mercury Cougar, was a 68' Cougar I believe, because thats what he thought the engine...
[ATTACH] Thats where its at :tup:
yea on body panels and thin pieces I use my little 80 amp mig and get in and out real quick in spots, gradually filling in, then take an angle...
I agee with everyone. Good place to practice, I cut the whole section out to the bends and corners, cut a panel to fit, welded, then filled, and...
more interior room, just as fun to drive, can look mean if you do the right things. They turn just as many heads :thumbsup: generally are used for...
going by some google search I came up with 72' Fairlane/Torino engine
sure thing I wrote the block code down first thing to see what its off of, D20E-6016-AB
nice motor :tup: No doubt, but I tell you, I need to finish up sanding my car in the coming days while I'm off. I ran into 1/2" thick bondo in a...
Oh I get it :ttiwwp:
@ Baddad457 --- haha I aint worried about those guys running 289 K code engines looking for stock equipment :rofl: @ wardf --- Mine has c3 then...
Whoever had this engine back before my time definitely used it for racing. that can be good or bad i suppose Rocker arms arent OEM and I'm sure...
Valve covers removed, rockers and everything look clean so far. Will unbolt heads one day and dismantle. Intake removed, looks 'heavily' ported...
thanks for the link :tup: As far as the fitment issues discussed in that thread, I think it'll be alright. I have auto linkage which should be...
@Coolvettes --- sounds like that woulda been a mean ford. haha :chirp: @olerodder --- looks the same, the casting numbers I could not see on...
sorry motors still in the dirty/rusty stage :yup:
Just got home, and snagged a quick picture. Does it look like a high performance exhaust manifold? http://www.mre-books.com/sa69/sa69_7.html
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