[DeTomaso] Aluminum Cleveland Block

[cengles at cox.net]

Dear LS,

Not blasphemous at all, given the declining availability of good 351C blocks and the availability of 351W plus it's inventory of go-fast parts.

Warmest regards, Chuck Engles


---- LS <lashdeep at yahoo.com> wrote:
>Bill, Chuck, thanks for the replies and updates.
 
I can't believe nobody in AUS has put one together yet...
 
Is installing a Windsor in an early Pantera blasphemous??
 
Thanks,
LS



----- Original Message ----
From: "cengles at cox.net" <cengles at cox.net>
To: LS <lashdeep at yahoo.com>
Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 12:38:20 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Aluminum Cleveland Block


Dear LS,
The short answer is that no one is reliably producing aluminum 351 C blocks and there are none, reliable or not, readily available.
The long answer is that there were a very few aluminum blocks cast by Ford for racing purposes. You won't find any of these . Todd Buttermore has experience with engine casting and production. He has embarked on a project to create a new, improved 351C with corrections and improvements on the old design. He has cast up a few blocks. He is not reliably producing them, but he intends to provide them in aluminum and iron. To my knowledge, this block has not yet been assembled into a working engine nor tested in the real world. It seems very promising, but it certainly will be a while before it is available.
Warmest regards, Chuck Engles

---- LS <lashdeep at yahoo.com> wrote:
>Is anyone reliably producing Al 351C blocks today?
>
>I have seen talk about tooling up some from different manufacturers, but can't find any readily available sources.
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>Thanks,
>LS
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