1973 Ford 351 Cleveland Project

This motor came out of a 1973 Cougar XR7
and is slated to be the new motor for my 1953 Ford Sedan.

(Good bye flathead... I need more Giddyyup!!!)
and my middle name is Cleaveland!!)

08 Jul 2010: New chrome starter

26 Jun 2010: Modified and painted alternator mounting brackets

06 Jun 2010: New black powder coated alternator

22 May 2010: New Hedman headers, painted bellhousing and plate

25 Apr 2010: Removed Oil Pan for bottom inspection - A-Ok

09 Apr 2010: New Pioneer harmonic balancer

03 Apr 2010: Valve train has been inspected, rockers adjusted,
and intake manifold installed and torqued.

18 Mar 2010: New front cover

17 Feb 2010: K&N 66-1520 Air Filter

12 Feb 2010: Holley 4150 of 750cfm

02 Feb 2010: Edelbrock RPM Air Gap manifold,
Edelbrock Victor high volume water pump, and
Mobil 1 oil filter

Note that the new parts are just trial fitted at this point

Some shots of the back end of the motor

19 Jan 2010: Chrome water neck and a high volume thermostat.

16 Jan 2010: How it looked when I got it.

Pretty nice really, rotating assembly has 3,000 miles and
is in great shape, has brand new head work and the Crane rollers.
Cam is a Ford SVO with 292i/302e duration, .510i/.536e lift (dur 214i/224e @ .050 lift)

13 Feb 2010: Ford Toploader 4 speed to go behind it.

RUG-AU transmission, and D1TA-6394-AA bell housing

This still needs a full overhaul

24 Aug 2010: Ford 9" Rear Axle to put it to the pavement.
This needs to be narrowed, I have a third member on the way.

04 Sep 2010: Photos of the original axle... hmm...
Looks a LOT like a 9", but it IS smaller and has a different pumpkin.

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