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Old 06-23-2010, 12:21 PM   #1
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After what seems almost forever my engine is back in the car. The engine was a 276 cube full house flattie that was built in the fifties. I tried to reuse as much of the vintage speed stuff as practical. The pictures show a rough mockup and as installed in the car. I know it is a long post, I hope you guys understand.
Block: 59 bored .145, full traditional hot rod relief, numbers on bell housing match the frame numbers.
Crank: Mercury 4 inch stroke ground .020
Rods: NOS French
Pistons: EGGE 3 ring aluminum
Rings: Hastings
Valves: Manley 1.5 stainless steel
Valve Springs: Isky
Lifters: Original Johnson reground by H&H Flatheads
Cam: Potvin Super 3/4
Heads: New repop Edelbrock Block Letter
Intake: Vintage Edelbrock Block Letter "REGULAR" Hi-rise
Carbs: Stromberg 97s rebuilt by Ford Barner Uncle Max Musgrove
Linkage: Vintage with Ball Bearing end fittings
Distributor: Stock by Ford Barner Ken CT Isador
Water Pumps: Speedway
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Old 06-23-2010, 12:57 PM   #2
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Congratulations. You're on your way. Keep us posted.
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Old 06-23-2010, 01:02 PM   #3
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Lookin' good, I know what that feels like
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Old 06-23-2010, 05:10 PM   #4
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engine looks great...."numbers on bell housing the frame numbers"??...numbers on the transmission bellhousing?....original trans then....cool, hope it runs great and you enjoying driving the heck out of it...Mike
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Very Nice!!!
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Old 06-23-2010, 07:25 PM   #6
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Nice engine, should give you many big grins.

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Old 06-23-2010, 09:38 PM   #7
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I am uncle max and I approve of this post .
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Old 06-23-2010, 09:59 PM   #8
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Very nice. And the build list looks impressive.
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Old 06-24-2010, 09:25 AM   #9
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engine looks great...."numbers on bell housing the frame numbers"??...numbers on the transmission bellhousing?....original trans then....cool, hope it runs great and you enjoying driving the heck out of it...Mike
The numbers are located on the bell housing part of the block not on the transmission. I don't know if it was a Mercury thing. thanks for your comments, larry
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Old 06-27-2010, 09:41 PM   #10
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Laryh,engine looks great, your eng. lift mount bolted to top of eng .looks to be strong and safe I like it. Harold, central coast Ca.
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Old 06-29-2010, 08:45 PM   #11
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Laryh,engine looks great, your eng. lift mount bolted to top of eng .looks to be strong and safe I like it. Harold, central coast Ca.
Thanks for the comment. I made the lift out of 3/16 steel plate. I wanted to make it in one piece but didn't have enough metal. I cut the plate with a 4 1/2 inch grinder using a cut off wheel.
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