Recently acquired a 1966 Fairlane GT. The 390 has 428CJ heads(C80E-6090-N) and an aluminum intake #C6AE-9424-J. What is this intake ? Any help is appreciated.

I acquired a 427 block back in the mid 80's and its been sitting up for all these years on a stand in my shed.

After reading the many posts on this Forum I decided to try and confirm what I have. Any assistance would be appreciated. The following is the info I have from the block:

1. Driver side;

3B22:3
DIFF

(I believe this is the date code 22 Feb 1963 but I don't know what the ":3 or DIF stands for)

2. Passanger side;

HP 31 (HP=High Perf but what is 31?)
55 (sideways over the #'sbelow)
C3AE (1963 Ford Engr)
6015AB (?? I thought blocks were 6010?)

3. In lifter Gallery;

HP 24 ("24" is sideways after HP with 1 dot behind "24")

4. Where trans mounts to block;

23
HP

5. Crank has the following #'s on it;

C4AE (one dot) B
9

6. Bore of cyl measures 4.28 (Is this punched too far for viable use? I believe the original bore was 4.23.)

7. Cyl wall thickness bet/ cyl is .3125

8. It appears to be a "Top Oiler" due to oil pressure relief valve just above cam bearing bore.

9. In addition I have a dual quad intake that reads;

C3AE-9425-K
3LC (Is this the date code?)

Thanks for the help. You guys a great source of info.

How about the N case axle?
I came across a 1969 Cobra 9A46R....,
The car appears to have been used as a parts car, the engine is gone, didn't get a chance to look under it, the interior is gone, the dash pad is gone, has all glass except drivers side window, floors are rusted out,still has all sheet metal,though the body is covered in surface rust, including the the ram air hood, though someone scooped the scoop, would have liked to have opened the door to check axle code but the car had so much junk inside(maybe some good parts too?) I was afraid it would spill all over the place.Assuming it has the correct C-6 and N case axle, which could be anything from an open rear to a 4.30 locker,what do you guys think would be a fair price for the car?
thanks

I have a 1971 Ford F100 pickup with a three speed on the column and am considering going to a floor shifter. Does anyone have any suggestions and part numbers.

OK, so I'm surfing through Ebay to see if I can find anything worth while for my old Ford and i see a couple auctions for "Baldy" valve covers. I'm just a young pup and this term is new to me. I have been around old Ford guys for a while and have nevr heard the term. I assume this term is used when referring to FE valve covers with no "Ford" or "Thunderbird" imprints on them. Is there something else that sets them apart from other valve covers? My recent acquisition of 390/427 parts came with plain jane looking valve covers (though I didn't notice any ID numbers on them). Am I to assume that these are "Baldy" covers? They are going for a pretty penny on eBay http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...sspagename=WDVW

I didn't give them a second thought and was just planning on replacing them or maybe using my cool Gold Thunderbird covers as incorrect as that may be, i just like the looks of them. There is also a 63 427 being auctioned and he also made references to the Baldy covers.

Can anyone shed some light?

do all 390 block's have the holes to bolt in the clutch z-bar bracket or am i looking for certain types or years?
thx
jack m

i own several fords. some years ago i purchased a 1968 mercury cyclone built by holman moody for ford motor co. it was used as a (pro) demonstrator in 68,9and70.it has 6 point cage 455 full locker rear large input top loader narrowed 9 in. drum rear manual disk front narrowed fueltank to accomedate wheel cans stage lock,etc.the car was factory 390 sent to h and m were it got a 427 upgrade the motor was pulled out before i purchased it but i still have the headers ,bell crank,velocity stacksand hood scoop, h and m made for it custom. can anyone give ne any part numbers for the factory 427 parts i need to find for this car. i was told it was a medium riser side oiler. would this be the 427 with the t bolt mains. i was told you can i.d. them by the main bolt through the block but was that the only fomoco motor to run cross bolted mains. thank you for any info you can provide

Anyone have any experience installing valve guides? Is this something that I can do in my garage? If so what do I need to do it? Or should I just take it to my machine shop, they are a little expensive.

are the bolt patterns on the 390 heads and 460 heads the same as far as assecory bolt holes? Thanks - Roger

I have a '69 mustang Mach l scj, but the build date on the block is 4C4. Does this translate to March 4, l964 and if so, did ford cast a 428 in '64??