yea my 1st car was a 70 nova ss 350 4sp 411-what a waste, next was a 69 roadrunner 383 4sp 411, killer car. got stolen and found it junk yard stripped the guy i got it from stole it back & sripped it. next was a 69 merc cyclone gt 351w 3sp 325. now that was my start into fords. cant tell you how many gtos i kicked with that car. iwas in good with a corvette specialty shop (70s) and back the we called them 3/4 race cams, the small block fords werent very popular then, but these chevy guys hooked this car up for me, heads , cam, intake, headers and clutch $300. try that today it aint happening. i was 18 and a manager at a car wash, that was alot of money. but to have a chevy shop do that was so cool. the car sounded awsome. but i learned fast and rebuilt a 71 351cj 4bolt main for the car that was even better. but my real car came in the 69 merc cyclone 428 cj big 2:32 1st gear toploader<had the smaller 2:78 also> with te staggered rear 3.50 traclock, 2 wks later got a 69 cyclone gt 390 4sp 3.25 open. body was kinda shot, so stripped it for the 428 car. i puuled the 428 and installed the 390 in its place so i could rebuild it. had it punched 30 over, 510/536 290/300 cam dynamics cam with 427 lowriser heads and dual 4bl, accell dual point, hooker headers, thrush mufflers, ram clutch. these kids these days think the vibration from the stereo is cool. we didnt need stereos when had the vibes from the motor and used that to keep it tuned. there is nothing like that feeling. i found the 406 6pk by accident in a 67 fairlane 390gt car. it had been transplanted at one time they didnt know when i bought it. the most overlooled car at that time was the 7liter galaxies <428> and then there was the 410. these were great motors and still are. dove was the only ones at that time who was maing alum. parts but hey you could go the the ford dealer and get what you wanted to. i sold my 69 390 gt cougar in 97. i miss the days of bench pressing a c6 by myself and putting in ,oh yes it can be done by one person. rebiulding engines in the kitchen even did one in a 2 story appt. took 4 of us to carry that thing down. having the wife man the hoist on xmas eve outside while its snowing. loved that woman best assistant wrench i ever had. give me a FE any day, i just need to beat you to the grocery store and im happy. my passion for fords is 0ver 25yrs now and wont drive anything else. did put a 460 in a 86 crownvic <old cop car> at 40 something got tired of the tickets. never got pulled over in that thing. now i drive a 93 eb full size bronco and a 87 ranger xcab. want a 78/79 bronco w bb but couldnt find the one i wanted, still looking. the last good motor i did was for my buddies 68 mustang 302. great motor, screamed. to many electronics these days it sux and the days of 35c amoco high test/ $75 780 holley carbs are gone but us old gear head rednecks will live on. atleast til the beer kills us.
