ok so i just bought a 351 windsor out of a 92 ford van. this will be going into my 65 mustang. but to begin im tearing down the motor and possibly rebuilding it. no im not staying fuel injected im doing a carb conversion.

Day 1- Put the engine in my shop and started to clean it up and took off the engine wiring.
Day 2- took intake manifold off along with some hoses and fuel injection parts. put it on an engine stand so i could clean up all the oil. im in class now so wont get to work on it again until 2.. =(

 

Sounds cool! I'm actually taking my 351w block to the machine shop today!
Any plans? Just a rebuild or planning on modding it?

 

Buy a 408 kit, some good heads like TFS, custom hyd roller cam. Add in all the other crap and it's an EASY 500hp at the crank.

What's the budget/plans for it anyway?

 

Haha well the budget must be pretty sizable if he's going that route!

 

my budget for the engine build is $1000. right now im just tearing the engine apart and measuring before i decide what im gonna do and what im gonna buy

 

You got that right!

 

Uh.....if the heads need work you won't even be able to rebuild it back to stock for that cost, unless you can do all the machining on the heads and block yourself.

 

You pull the pan yet? I want to see pics of the 4 bolt mains.

 

im going to college for automotive technology and im doing this in my engine overhaul class. and we have a machine shop in the lab for a machining class who will be doing my machining for only ten bucks plus parts

 

no the pan isnt off yet im taking the heads off today and the timing chain cover maybe get the cam out.