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ENGINE:
Engines and engine bays are our favorites. Original 351C 4V engine. A lot of time and money was spent on the
rebuild and it has less than 10 miles on it and is not broke in yet. Royal purple break in oil with zinc is in the
sump. It was changed once after initial startup. We decided to build it to standard factory specs, so it is not a
hyped up build that would have been touchy to drive on the street and harder to maintain. Made in USA parts were
used throughout - if we could get them. This is what has been done to it: 1. Blueprinted and balanced. 2. Complete
rebuild of heads using modern valves, seats and guides for non leaded gas. 3. Probe Industries of California
Forged alloy pistons # P2379F-030. 4. Total Seal piston rings. 5. American Racing Products (ARP) professional grade
nuts and bolts used throughout. 6. Scorpion Performance roller rockers made in USA # 9-3621X9. 7. Eagle "ESP"
Forged H beam rods. 8. Comp Cams flat tappet hydraulic camshaft. Wanted to keep it stock - the closest we could
find was comp cams 32-241-4 camshaft - not a lopey high reving cam - smooth running and idling but has tons of
power. 9. TCI flexplate # TCI-529628. 10. Melling high performance oil pump. 11. ATI steel balancing damper #
918900. 12. Cloyes crank sprocket. 13. All bearings made in USA. 14. Edelbrock Performer series #1406 4 barrel
carburetor. 15. Summit valve springs # CCA-972-16. 16. Summit valve lifters # SLP-HT900. 17.
TRANSMISSION/CLUTCH:
We anticipated driving the car on the highway to car shows, etc and elected to put in a more modern overdrive
transmission for low RPM cruising. It has a rebuilt Ford Explorer 4R70W automatic overdrive transmission with a
Baumann digital USQ1 Quick shift control system and US Shift throttle position sensor for the Edelbrock carburetor.
We also added a Mag-Hytec finned aluminum oil pan for cooling #4R70W-D. All brand new.
ENGINE COMPARTMENT:
Beautiful, perfect condition. We love tidy engine compartments and this one is close to new. The photos speak for
themselves. New battery, alternator, voltage regulator, water pump, alternator, 3 core boss 302 alloy radiator, fan
shroud, other bits and pieces.
TRUNK COMPARTMENT:
Solid, perfect original paint condition as shown with no rust or damage. Original 5th wheel and tire match the
four on the ground.
SHEET METAL BODY PANELS:
Die straight, damage and rust free panels throughout with perfect factory gaps. The door bottoms, trunk, jambs,
inner hood and inner trunk lid are still in the bright factory original paint. The doors are heavy and are known
for sagging and so we installed 4 new steel door hinges with zerk fittings from Mustang Steve that "will last a
lifetime". Very impressed with them.
EXTERIOR BODY PARTS:
Everything is original and in excellent undamaged condition. Bumpers, bumper guards, bumper brackets, tail
lights, grille, headlight assemblys and all the other trim is straight and in excellent condition.
GLASS:
The side windows are original and perfect, roll up and down easliy and are tight. The windshield and back glass
are original and perfect.
CHASSIS:
The frame and chassis are in excellent, straight, no rust, undamaged condition as shown. Torque boxes are perfect
originals. The underside has not been cleaned for photos, it is exactly as it looked when we bought the car 8 years
ago.
INTERIOR/UPHOLSTERY:
We removed everything from the inside and started from scratch, beginning with the floors and moving to the
roof. We wanted the car to be as quiet as possible driving on the highway so we bought the best sound proofing and
rust inhibitor and sound proofed and rustproofed the complete interior before doing anything else. We used Lizard
Skin, Rust Bullet, KBS, Under Carpet Lite, Quiet Ride and other products to ensure everything was sound and rust
proofed. Everything was covered including the roof. We installed a new headliner over all of the soundproofing -
and made a perfect job of it. Door panels and rear panels are the originals. We installed new seat covers, foam set
and carpeting.
DASH AREA:
Beautiful original dash as shown. It is all original, uncracked and excellent. Shift knob is original.
Everything works perfectly. The radio was upgraded to a modern AMFM unit with a
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