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| Ford 390 Rebuild questions |
| By Twain - 11/15/2005 5:39:56 PM; IP 216.174.111.20 |
I have a 68 Cougar that I am restoring as a mild hot rod (new paint, custom interior, mild performance etc).
The person I bought it from has very good receipts and according to them the engine was rebuilt 36000 miles ago. The car sat in storage for 2 years since then. It was running after putting in new gas (only ran about 10 minutes total) when I got it.
I currently have the engine/tranny out. I took the intake out to put in an Edelbrock Performer. There was lots of carbon build up on the splash shield, almost looked like dirt. So I decided to take the heads off. The cylinders have some carbon build up, but overall not scratched or terrible looking.
So the question is? How far do I go? Can I clean up the cylinders without taking out the pistons? Should I put in new rings and just clean the pistons? Do I need to buy new pistons, rods, mains, crank etc?
Any advice would be great. I have about $300-$400 to put into this right now if I buy the intake. I could put off some other parts and have a little more money.
I haven’t rebuilt a motor in 15 years, although I think I would enjoy doing it. This is going to be a nice comfortable cruiser when done and 300 - 400 hp is enough.
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