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Great thread! Also it would be great to have a list of "correct" engine components by Ford part number. For example, what cylinder heads and what casting numbers were used. What blocks, distributors, valve covers, oil pans, etc. I am sure that there were many different combinations as some cars...

mkast - Who's taking offense? I am simply passing along some trivial info from the past. You are absolutely right about jamming an old rusty screw into the carb. I wouldn't do it to my carb. Well, not my original 427 carb anyway. GT40 - Piece of artwork or old race car? Depends on how you look...

John Stone, Thanks for the info. I checked the top of the bellhousing (flat surface right behind the engine block and slightly to the left side of the vehicle facing forward) and the only code I can find is "AFC" followed by some numerics which may be the date code. This does not match up with...

mkast - Quote "...that wasn't a drag racing trick. What it really turned out to be was people not knowing much about the carb on the engine." Sorry to be in disagreement with you, but my source for the post on the secondary linkage modification is "Performance Tuning For the Restorer - Fords of...

And you can have the best of both worlds by employing an old trick from the drag racing wars: Find a sheet metal screw of just the right size and screw it right into that slot which you referred to and which allows the secondary linkage rod to sort of slide without opening the butterflies. Put...

Well I picked up my new (to me) Audi transaxle from the bone yard today. The guy who pulled it said he will never take out another one. He said he cut off the whole nose of the donor car. Then said "I don't know how those mounts got broken off. I didn't do it." I hope I won't need them on my...

Well I picked up my new (to me) Audi transaxle from the bone yard today. The guy who pulled it said he will never take out another one. He said he cut off the whole nose of the donor car. Then said "I don't know how those mounts got broken off. I didn't do it." I hope I won't need them on my...

Steve - Also would appreciate any info on the short water pump which I believe Ford Motorsport offers. Is this a must for a 40 and will it fit a 289? Thanks, Blue.

Steve - I am curious as to why you stated that the 40 would probably require a six bold bell housing rather than a five bolt. Is it because of availibility of adaptors? If I decide to make my own adaptor will this solve the problem? BTW I am planning to use an Audi 016 transaxle. Thanks...

Jay - It is a maroon 2 door hardtop. Condition is complete but rusty. It would make a good parts car for someone doing a resto. My concern is whether the air conditioning system could be used in the 40. Would the compressor and its mounting brackets fit, etc. I'm not sure whether the 289 motor...

Try the other stuff first. Most likely it is a moisture problem. If all else doesn't help put on a known good working coil.

Also, assuming your area may be experiencing rain today, could be moisture from condensation on distributor cap spark plug and coil wires causing cross firing or grounding. Try spraying all wires and cap with a heavy coat of WD-40 as this will get the water off the wires. Good luck!

Sounds like ignition problem. Try these first: Check all wires to coil for loose connections. Check to make sure timing did not move on you. Check to make sure points are dry, set at proper gap, and properly lubricated (lack of proper lubrication will cause rapid wear of point blocks which...

Now that I have selected and made the necessary purchases for the chassis and transaxle which I plan to use in my 40 build, the next big decision is what motor to put into it. First off, I am not planning on anything too exotic like that screaming long rod 302 that Chris is putting in his car or...

"I'm going stricktly by memory here (dangerous territory I know, so I'll stand corrected), but wasn't the side-oiler a shorter stroke, longer rod, and larger bore than the std. FE? The bore to stroke ratio favored a higher RPM." Andy, First off, by referring to the "side-oiler" you are...

Very interesting information. For my own edification I checked the figures on the FE engine series which basically used two rod lengths. The long rod was 6.54 inches and used in the early small displacement and short stroke FE motors (332, 352, and 361 CID). The short rod was 6.488 inches and...

RUFFAZ - I found one at the local wrecking yard specializing in any old car they can get their hands on - mostly American, but they have a foreign section as well. It is from an '87 5000 SD gasoline turbo car and cost $100 plus I am paying them $50 to remove it. I am not sure yet what ratios it...

Yes, it is actually a Boss 429, but after all, if you have never seen one and never seen a cammer up close, you could easily confuse the two at first glance. The cammer is however HUGE in front due to all the space required to house the cam drive mechanisms. I wanted one for my 40, but it would...

Many thanks Eric for the info. Next question is what components, if any, should I get from the Audi along with the transaxle. For example, pedals, flywheel, clutch, joints, shafts, brakes, rotors, spindles, linkages, cables, etc.

I have located an Audi 5000 gasoline turbo in the wrecking yard. Checked the numbers on the transaxle case located just behind the CV joint on the right side. Looks like maybe "0163012U". I want to tell ave the wrecking yard to remove it for me but am not sure whether this is the "016" I am...