Ty's 71 ford maverick project

Looks like an old Thunderbird engine.

 

Hey guys i'm going out to the garage to get pics, any requests ?

 

Good detailed pics of the shock tower to header/manifold clearance.And if possible close-ups of the engine/motor mount area.

 

Transmission info would be nice too. That huge engine can't be running through a C4...right?

 

Wow - when I still had my shock towers, I had less room with my Cleveland than this 429 has - surprising

Have you tried to at least turn this engine over by hand yet? From the rust that I see, it sure has been sitting a long time. See if your water pump spins free also.

 

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its definetely a 429, 460 based motor, if you look just below the center bottom bolts of the valve cover , around the exhaust ports. you will see some numbers, they should read dooe-r id cobra jet or super cobra jet.
c8ve , dove - c are good heads . the d3ve heads can be made to work. d2ve are not the best the others are more desirable. there is also a police interceptor head and for life of me i haveing a brain fart and cant remember the number. the ports just from your pics dont look large enough to be sc's but i really cant tell. the intake ports on the manifold would be a huge mismatch. but the 429 , 460 motors can be made into monsters. good luck with your build.

 

Yup the motor turns over and the water pump spins freely.

 

i think the exhaust on a big block turns down even more than a cleveland. never compared them before tho.

 

If you get a chance, would be nice to see some better pics of the engine mounts, more info. This looks alot less tight than a 351 install. Any idea on what brand headers its got?

 

interesting how that thing fits in there ... any header specs?

 

Ok whats the deal?? Why so much shock tower clearance?? Strange.

 

Are you going to pull the engine for clean-up and detail ? If so post some pics,of the frame and motor mounts,and the bottom of the shock tower area.

 

For some reason,at certain angles it looks like 67-68 mustang shock towers have been used.

 

Here is 2 shots of my Cleveland back when it was sitting in between untouched shock towers with Tubular Automotive headers. It just seems hard to believe that a 429 would be more narrow than a Cleveland.

Maybe there is something different with these towers