It appears my earlier introduction was caught up in the great server crash of 2017, so I will try it again.

I am a die hard Ford guy from Northern Minnesota. I have been playing with all sorts of cars for decades now, but specialize in the FoMoCo stuff. I am in the process of gathering information and parts for a street driven, gas powered blown 430 MEL. The intake is an original Weiand piece, and the blower is 6-71 GMC. The most difficult parts are going to be Distributor / Intake Clearance and cooling plumbing. I will be asking the board for information soon, as I will start a build thread on this motor. I also have a FE powered '62 Mercury that would be right at home n this board (except the engine, and a few other cars and trucks as well

My current cars include:

1951 Ford F-1 Pickup (351W powered, and future home to the Blown 430)
1960 Ford C-600 - 332 Lincoln Y-Block powered
1962 Mercury Monterey Wagon - 352 FE
1963 Ford Fairlane - Future project car
1985 Ford F-350 - 6.9L Oil Burner

The 430 project.


The Merc.

Hello. That 430/51 will be a mean project, but Ford left us pleanty of wheel space on the stepsides. Looking forward to seeing the progress.

Welcome on board. Curious to see the progress of the project.

The projects are on hold. I Moved across country this summer. Working on getting a shop back up and running.

We will patiently wait for the next news on your project