Carmikeman

very nice old railjob! boy those things are fun to watch run.

thanks for the info. we don't have anything up Dyersburg. i may have to try to make it to that.

here is what i'm building. it's a 1978 Supercab that was special ordered by my Dad. just making a copy of it. bout have the cab done. started on it back when the MK truck came out a few years ago. stopped working on it, bought a house and just got my workplace set back up with all my junk. after 2 yrs.

yeah i did have that backwards. hadn't had any sleep at the time. my bad:(

i'm not building the truck as an F-350. it gonna be an F-150. as for the 351- 400 M u r correct about that but they are really considered big blocks because they take a 429- 460 tranny. they were the big engine instead of the 460 at that time for the Cougars. the 460 was only put in Lincolns, big Mercs and trucks. never did like the 351m. we had 3 different vehicles with them back in the day and all three drank oil, gas and 2 threw rods.

well, i'm seem to have gotten a fairly decent discussion on this topic. the reason i started this is, that i'm building the Model King Ford F-350 and the kit motor to that thing stinks. i am putting the 32 ford kit 302 in the truck. i thought that was a decent looking small block. as for the cleveland windsor thing, never seen a cleveland engine in a Thunderbird. the cleveland was only made from 1970 thru 1974. it was also a bigger block than the windsor. windsor heads Will fit on the cleveland with a little waterjacketing but, it takes a special intake manifold that i don' believe is made anymore and are very expensive. this is how the Boss 302 came about. 351 cleveland block + 302 windsor heads = Boss 302. as for the Thunderbird, all it ever got was the 429 in the late 60's and early 70's and the 351 windsor from 1975 on. thanks fellas for the info.

gotta get one of those!!! had a 89 model as a youngster.

i was just wondering, with all of the vast knowledge here at the forum, what the best kit representation of a smallblock Ford Windsor engine was? does anyone make a nice resin piece? if so i can't find one.

i didnt think of it till i read this thread but, what about valve cover wrinkle paint at Autozone. i might have to try that. just paint the seats with it then spray color of choice. just my 2 cents. have a good day builders.

i know what you mean. i been without a work room for about a year and half. been working on my new one today. you have a very nice shop there. mancave from the heavens. lol

oh i cant wait till later today to find out what this thing is. i've got an idea but i cant nail it. i have looked and looked and fell asleep and looked while i was asleep. lol

competition resins make some nice M&H slicks. compresins.com hope this helps.

Looks like it's going to be a pretty intersting movie. Hope you guys enjoy it. http://www.demononwheels.com/Welcome.html

very nice. i really like that. celebrity driver would have to be Farrah Fawcett!!! lol

uuuhhh, i thought everyone slept with their airbrush under their pillow. wear earmuffs!!! lol great vids.

that's also what i had in mind when i started this thread. i change paint and decals, sometime drivetrains and such. thats why i wanted to ask. thanks guys for the input.

rules, rules, rules. there aren't any rules when there's a Hemi in it. lol

very cool truck but, where is the elevator to get in it? lol really that is something to be proud of!!!

gonna be a slick setup. love those old gassers.

looks great just the way it is. seems like decals would take away the effect of the build. great job!!!

thanks man. the carb cans r really off of the old Allison engine in the boxed AMT parts pack. the color of the car is a little off but it was all i could find at the time. was a fun build though and i've got another one that's gonna be a custom job or something when i get around to it.

very nice. one of my favorites.

great looking car!!! can't help but like a Cobra.

Ford is still mad that Ferrari would sell to them back in the 60's. thus the creation of the Ford GT40. lawyers r ruining this world. what would they say about us printing our own decals, putting them on our cars and, then putting them on this website? would that be stealing. bet u they say it would be. kinda like dowloading music. things have gotten so petty over what?,,, money.

need to get some wires and coil on that thing so we can hear it run. nothin worse than a silent Hemi!!! lol