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paul2748 (11/4/2019)
If you haven't already, get a 1956 Ford Shop manual (includes TBirds). This will give engine spec's, torque values and a whole lot more. Good luck with the Bird - I've also got 56 Bird. Ebay is probably your best choice. Rock Auto sells the Manual at the best Price I have run across.

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I grew up just outside of Selma by the reservoir. I live in Dunkirk now.
Currently the tbird is in My Uncle Fred's friends body shop. The engine / transmission are at my mom's house.
I'm just trying to figure out what all I need to assemble the engine this winter.
I'd like to make it reliable for a little weekend cruiser fun. I have sent in the harmonic balancer and had it redone and ordered a set of tubular pushrods as recommended by the y block engine book. Probably next see what timing chain I should get for it.
If you have any time this winter when my uncle and I could pick your brain I'd definitely appreciate it.
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Check to see if there is a TBird club near you. Members are usually very helpful and have activities with the Birds so when you get done you can enjoy the car
54 Victoria 312; 48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312 Forever Ford Midland Park, NJ
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Fastener info can be found here - ENGINE ASSY MANUAL for appropriate year -

And in the MPC whether the fastener has its own BPN or is a STANDARD PN, usually found at the end of the actual component BPN listing.
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The "Engine Assemble Manual" is not a FoMoCo publication it was a money making project that just uses take outs from the shop manual.(Ford never issued any kind of assemble manual)
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