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.

If the parts I have will help I'll post. The running (allegedly) 65 430 is going in for mockup. If all is good I will run it while I do what appears to be a rehone and bearing swap on another 65 430. We pulled the heads on the 59 430 and closed it back up when we found water damage. Setting it aside...

No problem. I am currently working on adapting a 65 MEL to a FE/FT bellhousing. If you have a 58-60 block you will have the FE bellhousing. (See pictures below) If your block is a 1958 it will NOT have the middle side engine mount bosses. 59-68 have these engine mount bosses. 1961-68 blocks have the...

Anybody have pictures of stock piston tops for this engine? Was told there are two pistons used. Wikipedia lists three compression ratios. When I mentioned that I was told that is so but there are still only two pistons that were used. Thanks Bob If you have a 1963, 1964 or 1965 430 your original h...

Hello Bob,
Do you have a factory MEL car? If not that will make three of us I know of. Mine is slowly going into a pickup truck.
Chris

I check in almost daily and the parts are still here.

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