Do you have another head like this that you could do the same modification to? If so i would buy it from you with the modification. Please contact me if interested.......
Yeah Australian 250 ci 2V factory head is basically this with an alloy bolt on 2V intake , later Ford Australia put Cleveland heads ( or a type of Cleveland design cantered valve head on the 250 and 200) later again it was cast in alloy and multi point injection, in 1988 they added overhead cam and hemi chambers , then later it got double over head cams , 24 valves and a Garrett Turbo and the Barra Six was born .
Did a similar mod in my family auto shop to my 66' Mustang fastback. Fabbed up and hole sawed 2 holes in the manifold and Ni-Rod welded 2 flanges for Tri-Power. Worked pretty well, for 1975.
G'day from West Australia😉 When I started my trade life 43yrs ago I had a customer came in, thought I was the boss. He wanted me to take his 170 cylinder head out of his boot ( or trunk) Then proceeded to tell me he wanted me to cut the intake log off and work out how to fit 3 side draught webbers to it. When my boss finally got to the shop he said what you doing to that head? ( as I was cutti ng log off with angle grinder). When I told him he had a customer come in got me to empty his boot and gave me instructions as to what he wanted. My Italian boss almost had a heart attack. At the end of the first day on this head he was impressed. Then said I better strip all the valves out and he would show me how to port it and change compression chamber shape, then we used a set of bigger valves from stock, some stronger valve springs. When customer got call to come have a look at his head, his mind was blown. He paid for head took it home then brought in the bottom end part he had and said see what you fellas can do with this lot to match that gorgeous head you created. Now my boss was ex ferrari engineer playing with a Ford inline 6. Crank got a lot of love poored into it conrods were not ford pistons were not ford. Don't remember wish I could cos it's one of the only non cross flow early ford engines I have ever heard rev like a formula one engine instantly hitting 9000 and returni ng to idle. Amazing engines have had many over the years.
Interesting...years ago I met a guy in Texas who'd put a Pontiac OHC 6 in a TR6. Neat and easy swap, 200+hp, and the only giveaway was the hood scoop needed to clear the cam box. Plus, the car was faster then my Sunbeat Tiger II...and it wasn't very close!
If something more classic isn't available...there are always MX-5s. If just putting something cool together and having fun is the goal and money is tight.
I see a multitude of classics available Austins, MGs , some Jags , even Saab sonnet , and a Morris Minor. Besides I guess I'm a auto racist or something American Asian just feels uncomfortable. I had sold my 20 year owned miata a year or so ago. Mauled by 200 interested parties the evening it posted.
This is much nicer than most hot rods and a lot of thinking, design and fabrication went into this build. Just imagine what an aluminum block and heads would do for the weight and handling in this mid engine car.
Can you go into further detail (like video) on how you put together the flip front end? I thought about doing a fibreglass flip to my 66 B but none exist. I’m doing a 289 swap. Great video! Looking forward to the next one!
What a beautiful mo-chine. I'd love to see it in real life some day. We're busy as all getout this year but planning on being at the Owl's Head Transportation Museum Truck n Tractor Show in July.
@section8motorpool466 We bring a couple Wheelhorse Garden tractors to the Truck weekend every year in July. Hopefully we can get together. I've liked MGs for decades. And an American V8.... just excellent.
Well done! I’m a similar “mature” gearhead. As a young buck, I built a 327 corvette engine in my 3000 Austin Healey. Later on my had a GMC S-15 also power by a ‘Vette 350 and now as an old fart, I’m restoring and modifying my ford 289 powered Sunbeam Tiger…gotta Love the abundance of torque created by a good old American V8 !!
I saw the one on the 200 six after the 351 and I was thinking I wonder if he knows the guy with the 351, It's got to be the same person and it was I had a 68 Fairlane with that motor 200 with a 144 head the guy who redid it said it would have more compression.that car got 27 or more mpg that was in 1980 my Toyota doesn't get much better.
COO-ELL! What a sleeper! Love the sound of a 13726548 Small-block Ford with a decent cam! Maybe less restrictive mufflers would further enhance the symphony. Great job. Thank you for sharing!
@@section8motorpool466 O.K. Hard to tell the difference over speakers. Sounds great nonetheless! The reason Ford went to the 1-3 firing order on the 351s, 400, 429 and 460 instead of the 1-5 was to negate the sequential firing load on the front main bearing. The accessory drives are also loading the front of the crankshaft. I've rebuilt many Ford engines of varying displacements over the past fifty years. The firing order will make a difference in front bearing wear as the 351W accumulates mileage. Keep the oil pressure up and keep up the good work!
