A better question is what volume do you want for your custom pistons? The stock 430's I've measured yielded below advertised compression. If you haven't gotten pistons you could mock up your old stuff and get the numbers. Standard methodes with a cc plate and burette. The heads need a known volume c...

Too bad it has the wrong carbs and linkage.

Those folks ask $3000 for the reproduction breather and $1000 for the reproduction fuel pump so $2000 for an intake and wrong carbs seems a lot.

Need a good used or NOS '58 410 piston, standard bore. If it's on a rod, fine.

The book is Supercharged Gas Coupes by Don Montgomery.If you like Gassers it's a must have. Ted had told me "The Lincoln" dragster never did suffer a crank failure as the Mel's have a high nodular iron crank. He did say there was cracking when they experimented with small rod journals so they kept t...

Really neat, having built / owned a '40 Willlys (blown 392 Chrysler) and being a Mel fan it this is just plain cool. I recall seeing the one pic in my Supercharged Gas Coupes book not knowing the '59 Ford engine in the caption was a Mel. Ted Cyr not only helped his bearings with the oil galley mods,...

I've used these folks for 18 years. Large inventory of vintage parts.

http://gordontransparts.com/index.html

I've used these folks for 18 years. Large inventory of vintage parts.

http://gordontransparts.com/index.html

Not sure the heads have to come off. I'd hope not.
If the heads don't come off (and aren't surfaced as suggested) I'd recommend using exhaust cement for a long term seal.

Does the manual say the heads have to come off?

I'm not sure, The 462 heads I have are '67 units and they raised the port floor quite a bit. The '65 heads I have are like the early head ports. If the intake port is also raised on the 462 intake it might leak on an earlier head. Otherwise it will bolt up. I'm not near the parts to compare, perhaps...

Stay away from the 58 to 60 Lincoln, Edsel, Thunderbird, or Mercury. They are visibly taller and might cause hood clearance issues.

You would want to stay with the '61 to '65 units for best fit. Don't know specific casting numbers but should start with C1 up to C5

Aftermarket 4v are unknown to me.