try ford power parts in norwalk, ca. they have a lot of stuff for the rarer fords. if they dont have them they can point you in the rght direction.

I've wondered whether the larger pickups got beefier FE 360/390 blocks than the lighter weight trucks.

Note that the 360/390 block is the same bore. These are the same block. Also note that series 600-900 trucks from 1964-1978 got the FT. The FT is always a fully-reinforced block. Series 100-500 trucks got the FE.

100-series trucks from 1968-76 seem to have most often gotten the standard 360/390 car block, a great block, but with no reinforcements (the truck version is a lower compression version of the car engine). I've noticed that some trucks got reinforced cranksaddles in their 360/390 block. I haven't had a chance to study this very well, but this may have been in 200-series trucks, though I'm only guessing.

Perhaps 300 series trucks were also specified to get nodular maincaps. Maybe 500-series FE trucks also got the reinforced cylinder walls. All just guesses. I've seen the incremental changes in these blocks, however, and have always wondered this.

I'm keeping my eyes open to learn more, but it's tough, in part because I have little access to the larger trucks, and in part because these trucks often get "crate rebuilds" because larger trucks are used for commerce and can't afford to be out-of-action while their original engine undergoes a rebuild. With a crate rebuild, there is no way of knowing the casting features of the block which came with the truck.

Shoe.

I don't know for sure, but I've been told they are higher. You might be better off with the aluminum PI intake. From what I understand it's essentially the same as the stock cast iron manifold but weights less.

Well, I have not had both of those manifolds at the same time except in pics. After scaling them both the same size the RPM looks a little higher for whatever that’s worth. Note the stock CJ manifold ran a carb. spacer, without it something on the carb. would hit the manifold when you opened the throttle (it’s been a long time.) Maybe you don’t need to run a spacer on the RPM which would bring the carb. down a little. As far as the stock smog system, you will have to reroute the PCV plumbing as the RPM manifold does not have the same two port taps for that funny wrap-around PCV tube. I would not try to feed all the PCV into the #5 port tap, it’s too much and will lean that cylinder out. Sorry I’m not much more help on this.

The only pollution tubes I know of on the 428CJ are the air pumps tubes. These would not effect the shifting since that's is control by RPM, load (vacuum) and throttle postion.

If that's not your question then please restate your question and tell us the year and model up front so we won't have to guess.

Yes, it is a great book for the FE. Back when it was published the 427 wasn't so rare as it is now days. But, most of the same mods for the 427 will work on the rest of the FE family. Another bennie is the VIN P/N idenfication numbers, high preformance parts idenifing, and pictures of different heads. Another good source is the Ford Preformance by Pat Ganahl which covers all the ford Family (older). Especially the build up of the 454 FE that we all dream about in a 66 or 67 Fairlane, Yea, you know what I talking about...

Yes, spray them down with EasyOff oven cleaner. The lye does wonders at stripping grease, oil, paint, skin and just about anything else it comes into contact with. Another strip trick is to put them in a small water-filled pan and pour in a can of Drano. The preferred method still, though, is to mechanically strip them with a blast media.

What's wrong with yours or is it just missing?

that I wish I didn't have a conscience.
A couple bank jobs, and i could afford that GT-E.
That's assuming I wouldn't get caught. Which I probably would, as I haven't the inclination, nor the slightest idea how to go about pulling off a heist.

Oh well, sucks to be poor! ;->

Good luck finding that rare head.

I think it sound teribile won't run wont git out of it's own way you should just give to me to install in my 1968 Falcon wagon and git it out of your way/garage!
HA/HA jist bustin you I love the idea,got a 428" block and parts under the work bench for mine great minds think alike don' t they !

Bob, I have a great '67 Fairlane Country Squire Wagon I'd part with reasonably.....

It's complete. It's a 289/C4/8". It's complete with a nearly perfect interior - even a crack free dash pad! Springtime Yellow with parchment interior. Body is okay. Some rust behind the rear wheel wells but perfect for cutting and expanding for big 'uns.

So take a little trip up to the great Northwest....Spokane, WA! Hurry before we're buried in a few feet of snow.

nm

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It was pretty heavy, for sure. 30 lbs or more I would guess, of cast steel, not forged. I never had a problem with the OEM wheels but, I have heard of some explosions. Probably due to excessive heat checking and cracks.