[DeTomaso] Engine shipping within California?

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You guys crack me up!

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> That's a lot of weight in a Fox Mustang.  I did a 289 in the back of an 84
> GT Turbo for a couple of weeks, but I imagine 2 complete 351Cs was
> "interesting".
>
> On 8/16/12 10:49 AM, "Daniel C Jones" <daniel.c.jones2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>> Didn't Dan J haul 2 302s to St. Louis in the back of a 5.0 Mustang?
>>> (and
>>> average 100mph)
>>
>>It was two complete 351 Clevelands from Steve Liebenow in the back of my
>>1987 Mustang GT all the way from San Francisco to St. Louis.  We folded
>>the
>>rear seats down (pre-loaded with pillows and blankets) and covered the
>>floor
>>of the hatch with cardboard and plastic.  Turned the two short blocks
>>upside
>>down and slid them up towards the front seats.  Zipped tied them together
>>and
>>then put in the intake manifolds, cylinder heads, exhaust manifolds, oil
>>pans
>>and all the rest of the bits.  Wedged in cardboard to protect the
>>interior as
>>best we could.  My Mustang is fitted with Ford Motorsport lowering
>> springs
>>and the extra weight made it even lower.  I tried to take it easy leaving
>>but
>>San Francisco Monday morning rush hour traffic is not for the timid.
>> With
>>the 3.08:1 final drive ratio, 0.68:1 5th gear and all the extra weight,
>>it was
>>a slug at 60 MPH but pulled like a freight train at 105 MPH (just happens
>>to
>>be torque peak in 5th gear).  Going up and down the mountains, the
>> engines
>>would slide towards me, so I had to periodically reach between the seats
>>and
>>push them back.  I had a radar detector but the co-worker who was
>>following
>>me in his car did not and got a ticket somewhere in Kansas.  The speed,
>>weight
>>and summer heat took its toll as I heat checked the rear tires and the
>>differential side gears.  Ended up rebuilding the Trac-Loc and replacing
>>the
>>axles and bearings.  I also ovaled the rear suspension bushings
>> (installed
>>adjustable upper control arms and HPM lower control arms with
>> polyurethane
>>bushings).
>>
>>I blame Steve.  It was his idea :-)  BTW, the block from one of the
>>engines
>>made it back to California and now resides in the back of Mike Drew's
>>Pantera.
>>
>>Dan Jones
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