[DeTomaso] Aluminum Cleveland Block

LS lashdeep at yahoo.com
Wed Sep 24 15:30:22 EDT 2008


Indeed, they were used in the SI if I remember correctly.
 
The C is such a big part of the history of the early cars, it seems sorta weird to not include it in a build.
 
But, the Goose had a W before it, so I guess if I had one laying around it wouldn't be terrible.



----- Original Message ----
From: John Zeedick <Pantera351C at Hotmail.Com>
To: LS <lashdeep at yahoo.com>; cengles at cox.net
Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 3:20:15 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Aluminum Cleveland Block

All:

I think Windsors were used in later Panteras when they stopped selling them
in the USA

John Z


On 9/24/08 12:56 PM, "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.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> LS
>> 
>> 
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