[DeTomaso] Aluminum Cleveland Block

[Thomas Tornblom]

LS skrev:
> Indeed, they were used in the SI if I remember correctly.

They had 5.0 EFI engines. One can argue that this is a Windsor engine, 
but it is not a 351.

>  
> 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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