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Re: New project car
[Re: RTSrunner]
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05/09/17 01:22 PM
05/09/17 01:22 PM
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Oregon
AndyF
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That is a solid looking car for $3500 no doubt.I'd liken the Galaxie more to a C-body of the era. They (C-bodies) can be had reasonably on occasion,especially with a 383,ebut $3500 is still a steal for a car that solid no matter the make. The 4.25 bore X 4.25 stroke motor could be built on a 383 or 426 wedge block as a parallel to this  Who makes the aluminum Ford heads Andy? Trick Flow announced new FE heads at SEMA so we're building an engine around the new heads. Comp XR292 street roller, tunnel wedge dual 4bbl intake, new Comp FE rocker arms (another SEMA announcement), Aviaid front sump oil pan, factory 427 side oiler block, SCAT 4.250 forged crank, 6.700 long rods, Mahle pistons with a metric ring pack, etc. Should be a very nice engine. I'm interested to see how it compares to my Trick Flow 470 engine. I made over 700 hp with my pump gas Mopar so we'll see how a pump gas FE with Trick Flow heads does on the same dyno. I'm guessing 650 hp but we'll see.
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Re: New project car
[Re: AndyF]
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05/10/17 10:16 PM
05/10/17 10:16 PM
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Minnesota
Hemi_Joel
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That's a really nice looking all Galaxy, and you got a great deal on it too. A 427 sohc would be just right under the hood.
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Re: New project car
[Re: Hemi_Joel]
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05/10/17 10:27 PM
05/10/17 10:27 PM
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Wichita
GY3
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Cool car!
My '66 Mercury Comet Caliente that I recently purchased. Stock-ish 289 is almost done. My friends thought I lost my mind buying a Ford but it is all original paint, interior and never wrecked!
'63 Dodge 330
11.19 @ 121 mph
Pump gas, n/a, through the mufflers on street tires with 3.54's. 3,600 lbs.
10.01 @ 133mph with a 250 shot of nitrous an a splash of race gas. 1.36 60 ft. 3,700 lbs.
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Re: New project car
[Re: AndyF]
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05/11/17 12:00 AM
05/11/17 12:00 AM
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Crizila
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Auto. It is a 390 HP car but someone swapped a 427 into it back in the day which is why it has 427 emblems. It now has a 390 in it complete with cast iron headers.
For you mid-west guys this car does not appear to have any major rust. The car was stored outside for a while and the carpet got wet so there are some areas with heavy surface rust but no holes in the floor or the trunk area. Paint seems to be original most everywhere. Trim seems to be complete and undamaged. My buddy paid $3500 for the car which seems like a steal to me but he also had a 390 Torino that he tried to sell for a long time and nothing but tire kickers. So maybe the Ford stuff just doesn't sell like the Mopar stuff. I think an early B body car with a big block engine in this type of shape would be a lot more than $3500. Wow! A real steel for that price, even without a motor. They gave the Max wedge guys fits when they came out. Got beat by more than one back in the day. Raced one once at the US 30 track in 64. We left together and the entire diff came tumbling out of his car right next to the tree. Got to see it on replay ( super 8 film ). Strange. 
Fastest 300
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