Originally Posted by scambo1

Bar,
Thanks for your thoughts. I have nothing against old school...old, old school yes, but carbed big blocks are great, I just sold two yesterday. Chevys are great for the interchangeability. Sbc's are hard to beat for cheap dependable interchangeable power and reliability. As far as suspension, I've clipped many old vehicles, camaro subs and rears, late model gto irs' etc. 03 and up crown Vic's have the unboltable aluminum front cradle, etc. suspension is not an issue. This car has already got a Grenada front suspension with power steering and disc brakes, it was nicely done.

The car is being delivered today, both actually and I won't be doing anything with it for at least a month. I like the 390 idea, but it'll probably get a six speed so I can enjoy some highway mileage. It does have a ford 9 with 4:10 gearing so without overdrive, it's a gas hog.

I'll continue to ponder...I just finished building a 327 with vortec heads, mild build, lunati cam, 10:1 pistons, new high quality everything, etc 406 hp it's gotta go in something, but not this ford.

As I said, this car kinda fell in my lap. I was looking for a 55 post chevy, but I think it'll be a keeper. What's funny is, being a chevy guy, I never knew ford made anything this cool looking. It's just right in so many ways that (sacrilegiously) the 57 chevy is not.

Keep me posted on the drivetrain thoughts.

Bad flaps, the 4.6 is well known for bent rods.