Yes, but its Victor not Victor Jr.
I heard that it will not be out untill late-summer

You're to be admired for undertaking such a task. But as to your question about a truck radiator fitting in a '69 Mustang....that's a no go. The big block FE Mustang radiators are unique and even the ones from Fairlanes/Torino FEs won't fit. Too tall. Good luck.

The casting im wondering is C8AE-H. I think its the 390 GT hypo heads, and if this is true, how well do they flow compared to the stock 4v heads in 66-68. They are in a motor that i had done that they say now is 375-385HP@ 6000 rpms, 390 FP@ 5200.THANKS!

If the top two outer holes on the heads are slightly lower than the center two top holes, and all but the two center lower holes are drilled (14 bolt pattern) then yes they are Mustang/Midsize heads which were used on 2V and 4V engines including the 390GT.

Ed

This motor was (supposedly) taken out of a boat and I'm guessing it to be a marine motor. Were different numbers assigned to marine motors?

where are you located. any of the all ford or eveen the annual swap meets whould have what you need. if im not mistaked there is two versions one vor the galaxy and one for the t-bird. im not to sure what the differences are probably in the hight of the carbs. well good luck to you. you said that you were looking for a bare setup. i might know where a full setup is its not stock though it has carbs from a vette try power on it with full linkage. i was told its not for a stocker so dont think your going to be able to cruise the drive in's with out fouling plugs let me know what you budget is. here is a link as well their a bit pricy but worth a try : http://www.orwell.net/~hptrends/about.htm

Try e-bay, Isaw a couple of them yesterday, one complete and one with missing stuff that was not much money. There is a difference in styles, the flat version came only on the "M" code Thunderbird cause the engine sat level. It is easily identified by the pipe plug opening on drivers side center carb for the fitting for the line going to the power brake booster. The carbs are different numbers too. The Galaxie manifold has tilted carb pads due to the angle the engine sits in the car. If you dont find what you want, this summer I will be selling one off and it is new.

Hey Kevin and 410cougar, I searched ebay and could not find any ford FE tri power setups listed on there. I am located in the Detroit area. Time is of the essence on this deal so any help you could provide would be appreciated. Thanks!

I'm running a Tri Power on my 64 Galaxy. Descent fuel economy for a 428, looks great and plenty of cfm"s. Have you looked at Ford FE Tri Power Systems? They have tech info and classifieds.

Have you considered stroking it using a 428 crank/flywheel and like 30 over would produce 415 and change. With the added stroke you wouldn't have to Rev it so high to produce the same result as the big bore high winder. I say 80 over would be pushing it for a all out race engine, but most say sonic testing will let you know how much it can be overbored if you know how to read the test. Pistons either way my be hard to come by.

Keep the 390 bore, buy a set of good rods, and put your money into a set of heads. You will have the most reliable engine, and make all of the power that you want.
If this is race only, you can run a stout roller cam and make 450+ HP from your .030 over 390.
There is no need to go crazy on the compresssion either.

Ed

The bolt holes and the exhaust ports in the spacer would NOT be the width and the height of the exhaust manifold. I meant to say the "spacer" would have the corresponding bolt holes and exhaust ports that the manifold and cylinder head has. Not that they would be the size of the manifold....
Another idea I had would be to take another set of the restricitive log type exhaust manifolds off a junker 390 so you have a set of 2 for each side and cut the front of them off so each has a yield of only two exhaust ports each; weld the shorn front closed; add the "spacer'" on underneath then each side of the engine could have two openings for the exhaust to because eliminated. Could I make millions on this idea?

Curious Tim

You probably have a 360 cu in engine on your hands. Easiest way to tell is by bore size. Grab a rule and see if it is 4 inch bore, 4.05 actually. A 330 medium duty engine has less than a 4 inch bore. Look at the pistons and see if they say 390 or 360 on the side also, that would verify a 360 also. The 2TA crank and C7 rods were used in both.

I have a D4TE block (360) that I installed a 428 Crank In. I used 410 Pistons and C3AE 390 Rods. If you need specs. on pistons, rods or cranks I can be of some assistance.

n/m

Did you know that you can get a mallory dual point with or without vacuum advance from JEGGS for $130 with vacuum advance?

n/m

there pretty much the same. im not an expert of any means but from what ive seen and read there are a few differences in motor mounts as to how many mounting bolt there are in the actuall frame part of the mount. not that that has anything to do with the motor its self. now you also have to remeber that there are 2 types of 390's hydralic and mechanical. so look out for that as well. ive heard that you can switch this over as well. dont ask me how ive got it in writing somewhere. look into the popular ford books ford interchangeability guide. and the "rebuilding a bigb block ford" these are two very helpfull books that any ford nut needs to have. just word of thumb. any engine you get you need to find out its history if posible from the previous owner and bounce the numbers to see what exaclty you have, befor you start droping that all mighty buck into it.
j.

It's difficult to tell what you need or want for your '64 bird. However, a couple suggestions: first, a '65 and later FE block will bolt right into your '64. The reverse is not true. That being, to install a '64/prior FE in a '65 later chassis requires some adapative skills. But you don't care about that. If you buy a FE from any year, it will fit your '64. My second suggestion is to not run your '64 T-bird 4V intake on short port heads, i.e., '66 and later. It's fine to run the small port intake, again '66 & later, on the early heads but the reverse isn't a good idea.