Duncan Mach72
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- Joined
- Jul 29, 2013
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- 144
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- Location
- United Kingdom
- My Car
- 1972 Mach1
351C 4V, 4 speed
Alum flywheel
McLeod clutch
Torque biasing diff, 3.5:1
31 spline Strange SS axles
Dual 2.5" exhaust
Hi there
I'm from Lincoln, England, UK.
I bought my 72 Mach1 from a friend as an ongoing project about 10 years ago but so far have only driven it about 1000 miles with the Cleveland in it. He had the bodywork & paint fixed up quite well but I have had quite a few problems with the engine & gearbox etc.
I have just got a 429 swapped in and running & hope to put a few more miles on it while the summer is here. I pulled the 429 out of a scrap 1969 Galaxie 500 XL back in 1989, cleaned it up & re-assembled with new rings bearings, oil pump & a mild cam from PAW. Then it sat on an engine stand until last year! Started up for the first time about a month ago. Mechanically it sounds & runs ok but I think I got an airlock & overheated it during break in. A head gasket is leaking a little, pressurising the system. Oh well, guess I'll have to pull the heads.
See you later
Dunc
I'm from Lincoln, England, UK.
I bought my 72 Mach1 from a friend as an ongoing project about 10 years ago but so far have only driven it about 1000 miles with the Cleveland in it. He had the bodywork & paint fixed up quite well but I have had quite a few problems with the engine & gearbox etc.
I have just got a 429 swapped in and running & hope to put a few more miles on it while the summer is here. I pulled the 429 out of a scrap 1969 Galaxie 500 XL back in 1989, cleaned it up & re-assembled with new rings bearings, oil pump & a mild cam from PAW. Then it sat on an engine stand until last year! Started up for the first time about a month ago. Mechanically it sounds & runs ok but I think I got an airlock & overheated it during break in. A head gasket is leaking a little, pressurising the system. Oh well, guess I'll have to pull the heads.
See you later
Dunc
