1. The piston wall has 2 holes in it. Brother recommended since engine S# matches the car just to bore it out over 30 and put a sleeve in it. Will that work? Any down side to that. All engine stuff will be done in a machine shop that he owns so it will all be done right.

2. If option 1 fails I can get a good 351W for $150 minus the carb should I put it in there or look for a 302. I don't think I would want to put a 289 back in it if I have to replace the engine.

3. Good thing is I have a really good chance to paint my engine bay. The car is going to repainted bright candy apple red. Has a dark red intior already might turn it black not really sure yet. Color sugestions for the engine and the engine bay.

4. Burn it. It is fully covered.

 

What exactly do you have? Model, year, options, etc? Assuming it's just a plane jane 289 and not a K code, I would just junk it and find something else, whatever happens to please you. It's not worth themoney to getyours sleeved. For most Mustangs there is no single 'matching numbers' engine. Few engines got stamped with even a partial VIN, so 'date code correct' is about as close as you can get most of the time. And if it's not a rare optioned car, it probably isn't going to matter all that much if you swap engines.

Again, assuming it's nothing special, a 351W would do fine...depending on what year it is. If it's a 70's engine, it will be so detuned that it may not be worth much more than the block itself. It would make a good starting point for a rebuild, though.

 

Sleaves are not really the way to go.
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Negative on the flat black, unless you really sand the crap out of the engine bay. Semi-gloss blackis pretty close to the original finish.

Engine paint depends on the year. I believe early 65 cars were black/gold, later cars were Ford Blue/Light Ford Blue, and everything else was Old Ford Blue or Dark Ford Blue (same color, different mfg).

 

Sleeving works fine as long as you're not doing road racing or oval track, since cooling a sleeved cylinder can be an issue. But with a typical 289/302 block, it's less trouble to usually find another block.

 

Well that would really explain why I could not find the S#. I was told that when I bought the car and assumed that it was that way since my 76 corvette was like that. Man now that I know that I will defently go with another engine. that 351w is a 87 engine.

My car is a A Code 65 mustang coupe