howdy from AZ

Hello,

I just discovered this site! I've owned my '71 since I was 16 years old... it was my very first car and I've held onto it dearly ever since then. When my Dad first bought me the car it had a 351CJ, but the VIN says that it came with a 302. I've often thought that the engine may have been swapped by the dealer when new. In any case, I've fully restored mine and although I have the "original" 351CJ engine, I'm running a 10.2:1 408W forged stroker combo. I recently replaced the entire wiring harness with a Painless Wiring unit... resolving some serious electrical issues.

Glad to find some brethren!

- Mesozoic

welcome to the page

Welcome to the site, sounds like a sweet setup. In before Roy: Pics?

Welcome. I have owned my car since I was 15, and it was also my first car.

Welcome. Glad to have you here

Welcome aboard! Remember to create a garage so we can see some pictures.

Mike

Welcome to the forums! Gla to have you aboard and yes...X2 on the pics! We love lots of pics here!

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WELCOME aboard, Mesozoic!

It sounds as if you have a very nice setup. We have a couple of other 408 "fans" on the Site so you are in very good company.

I look forward to interacting with you on the Forums and again Welcome to the Site.

BT

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Welcome! Please do set up your garage and post some pics.

Welcome ! Pictures please.

::welcome:: to the site....we love pictures

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::welcome:: and tell me some about that 408 as I'm in the middle of building one myself.

::welcome:: and tell me some about that 408 as I'm in the middle of building one myself.

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Hehe... well, as you know the oiling system isn't a concern on the Windsor blocks. The pre-1974 blocks are higher nickel content and are considerably stronger than the later thin-wall castings. You need great heads and that should eliminate anything with an intake runner volume of less than 200cc. If you decide to upgrade an older block to a roller cam, make sure you drill and tap the block to accept the roller lifter retainer spider rather than press fit anything. Good luck with the headers... I purchased an off the shelf set of Hedman units, cut the flanges off and welded on my own to get it all to fit. Serpentine conversion is really easy to do if you have some spare 5.0 parts... and well worth it. I had been plagued with many V-belt issues over the years!

Welcome Pictures?

::welcome:: and tell me some about that 408 as I'm in the middle of building one myself.

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Roy, Is yours a Windsor? If so, somehow I missed that...maybe it's the bling bling. LOL

Welcome

Welcome to the site.

::welcome:: and tell me some about that 408 as I'm in the middle of building one myself.

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Roy, Is yours a Windsor? If so, somehow I missed that...maybe it's the bling bling. LOL

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No its cleveland based and will stay that way. Oiling will not be an issue with the mods.