A few more pictures and measurements of a Lincoln 430 MEL, FT bell housing and Clark 250V in a 66 F-100 long wheel base chassis. IMG_20190819_201917.jpg IMG_20190819_201625.jpg IMG_20190819_201625.jpg IMG_20190819_184828.jpg IMG_20190819_184706.jpg IMG_20190819_201352.jpg IMG_20190819_184623.jpg IMG...

A little more progress. Here is a good look at the back of the block with an FE and FT starter alignment / spacer plate. Notice how the FT bell housing kicks the starter out at the bottom to clear the larger flywheel. IMG_20190819_181448.jpg IMG_20190819_181056.jpg IMG_20190819_181128.jpg IMG_201908...

Hi Chris, thanks for your reply. Do you mean I can find them on this forum right now, or maybe somewhere in de future on eBay or so? I just bought the original 2 barrel carb, so only the manifold is missing now to get my car 100% original. I have been able to dig up old post and buy various pieces....

Hi, I'm looking for an original 1960 2 barrel to fit back on my Lincoln. It now has a 4 barrel, and is not correct for the 1960 model year. Does anyone have a correct intake and willing to sell? Thanks, Ferdy Comb through these classifieds. I had several I posted here for a few years. I scrapped th...

Since I didn't find any information on it I figured it was a legitimate MEL distributor. Correct me if I am wrong. Here is the current EBay link as of August 10, 2019 along with the pictures. https://www.ebay.com/itm/FORD-MEL-462-430-410-383-DUAL-POINT-DISTRIBUTOR-LINCOLN-MERCURY-THUNDERBIRD-2X4-/22...

Here's some pics of some of the aftermarket speed equipment that was originally available for the MEL. These come from the 1960 Almquist speed equipment catalog I just got. The catalog is 115 pages and these are all I could find !! Also note that the 8x2 Weiand Drag Star log intake is only offered ...

Dropped the Lincoln 430 in place of the Ford 352 FE. At this point it is a bolt up using factory parts. The 63/64 engine mounts made the MEL look like a factory install. The mounts were RockAuto clearance items. I had to set the mount to the engine with the passenger engine perch loose after the eng...

Finally starting to piece this thing together a little at a time. Cranked and ran the 430 about 2 minutes at a time. No signs of it hammering the best I could hear over the open exhaust. 20190729_221155.jpg Swapped in the 63/64 Galaxie FE engine mounts and broke the Cruise-O-Matic loose. 20190803_08...

I spoke with a machinist who said that EDF was what he recorded from a recent 383 build.