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RE: '59 352 to 390? By Mike McQuesten - 01/02/2002 3:31:57 PM; IP 206.193.0.122 Fairlaniac (great name btw) is right on about checking that good old '52 block. Have it sonic mapped for cylinder thickness to make sure it can handle the .050 overbore. I think that may be what you meant anyway and not that extra 0 in there. It sounds like you want to keep your girlfriend's 'bird in stock appearing engine condition. I'd also suggest that you find a good 360/390 block and build the 390 short block you desire and then dress it in all the '59 352 parts from intake/heads on down. Save the old 352 though. Just in case you run into a correct parts boy who might be in the market for a "correct" 'bird. Whatever, there are very few people who can spot the differences between say a '65 390 block and your '59 block. Lots of guys that read/post on this forum could. But do you really care? And if you build a good 390 from a '65 & later block, you have an engine that can fit any stock FE Ford/Merc car from '58 - '76. Okay, the heads won't work with stock unibody exhaust manifolds but let's not get into that one today.

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Skip Navigation Links.  '59 352 to 390? -- Paul R, 01/02/2002  RE: '59 352 to 390? -- Fairlaniac, 01/02/2002 RE: '59 352 to 390? -- Mike McQuesten, 01/02/2002  RE: '59 352 to 390? -- Travis Miller, 01/02/2002  RE: '59 352 to 390? -- Travis Miller, 01/02/2002  RE: '59 Block.. -- Mike McQuesten, 01/02/2002  thanks guys for the info! n/m -- Paul R, 01/03/2002

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