Have a buddy go back for you! Maybe just wait in the truck.

Now thats funny Maybe I'll wait a couple of months then go back.

I am so stoked about the seat, I got it out of a 59 just had to do some spring repair and in it went.

Should be good for another 30,000 or so. Now to clean and inspect the manifold/carb set I got.

  Good Kevin!

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

It is far from the junkyard, but the engine currently listed in the Classifieds sounds like an unbeatable deal!  Forget the salvage stuff.  Here is a motor with G heads done by a known reputable builder that 95% of us couldnt duplicate for near that amount of money!

Mike, located in the Siskiyou mountains, Southern, OR 292 powered 1946 Ford 1/2 ton, '62 Mercury Meteor, '55 Country Squire (parting out), '64 Falcon, '54 Ford 600 tractor.

Now go back and buy the engine for $150 as now it doesnt run!

Kevin S in Akron, Ohio

I wish it was that easy, but she sees the bills.

I went and picked up my new seat and bought the manifold(ECZ-9425-B) with the holley carb still on it.

All for $130 I am in hog heaven now boys!!!

 

You don't tell her how much it cost, just how much you saved!

Ol'ford nutCentral Iowa

56 Vic w/292 & 4 spd.

Thanks for all the input.  I think I will go for the intake and carb, I really don't want to pay $450 bucks for a used engine.

I'm afraid I have to restrict myself to only a few things. There was so much cool stuff there I could easly bankrupt myself buying parts and projects. My wife is already giving me that look

You guys have been a great help.

Thanks

The engine I got with the steel crank was a C1TE engine just like the heads, How often did they use the AE block with the steel crank? The engine was complete carb to pan with the governed 4bbl dist combo and was factory gold colored.

I know the heads are not desireable due to the valve size but I have a few pairs with the hardened valve stem caps, the question is would these caps be useful on a regular street driver, they do give much more surface for less wear on the rockers and valve stems, although they do add extra weight to the valvetrain.

55 Vicky & customline

58 Rack Dump, 55 F350 yard truck, 57 F100

59 & 61 P 400's, 58 F100 custom cab, 69 F100, 79 F150, 82 F600 ramp truck, 90 mustang conv 7 up, 94 Mustang, Should I continue?

If the engine will turn over, it’s definitely worth $150 regardless of what heads are on it.  The 4V intake is almost worth that alone so if your needing a core engine or some extra parts, go for it.  If the engine still has anti-freeze in it, that’s also a good sign that the block is potentially not freeze cracked and the internal rusting has remained minimal.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)