RESTORATION IN PROGRESS
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Back from a fresh base coat-clear coat paint jop trim pieces start going back on. | After having the paint cure in a heated garage for over two months it is finally ready to be worked on. |
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Having been media blasted, plastic media fills many nooks and crannys. Over a dozen hours are spent on romoving media left behind on the car | A freshly painted engine compartment awaiting final detailing and the installation of the engine! |
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Pictured here is the newly rebuilt 429CJ short block. All 71 429CJ/SCJ's used the four bolt main bearing block. The short block was built by Total Engine of Bloomington, MN. This engine features 9.5:1 compression, 780 SCJ carb, solid lifter cam, street and strip port and polish, Ford Motorsports roller rockers, stainless steel valves, and bronze guides. | This was the 2nd 429CJ engine that Total Engine had built within a few months. The First was built for John Baylow of Muscle Car Restorations in Eau Clair Wisconsin. They placed that engine on the dyno and it made 485 ft/lbs of touque @ 3400 rpm and 454 hp at @5400 rpm. The horse power was increasing by 5hp/100 rpm at the point and it had not yet peaked. I expect similar results from my engine. I have the same compression ratio but a slightly more agressive solid lifter cam vs hydralic cam and a more agressive port and polish and larger exhaust valves! |
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Here is my friend Mark, pictured with a freshly painted, long block ready for instalation in the engine bay. Mark, an aircraft mechanic, is one several friends that without their help my project would be much more difficult | Here is the engine after being lowered into the engine compartment. |
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Here is the engine after installation in the engine compartment with a pair of NOS valve covers. | After the engine is installed the the C-6 is cleaned and prepaired for installation |
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The trunk is refreshed with new gray on black splatter paint and sound deadner. | |
