Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!news.quux.org!eternal-september.org!feeder2.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Snag Newsgroups: rec.crafts.metalworking Subject: Re: 408 Stroker 351 Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2024 19:41:52 -0500 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 44 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2024 02:41:50 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="10afbff20d2be63c09fae6d513209a90"; logging-data="4143242"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19CSkNZAJYVvypAVpbhRqi7dG7lrbnECa8=" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:60.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/60.9.1 Cancel-Lock: sha1:xPwJjPhE7++zBYRPuBakpNboUEs= X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-Antivirus: Avast (VPS 241026-4, 10/26/2024), Outbound message Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: Bytes: 3419 On 10/26/2024 5:53 PM, Bob La Londe wrote: > Among the the things my dad left behind is an 82 Bronco that he reported > was parked with low oil pressure.  I talked with my mom and I am going > to keep it (tentatively anyway). > > I picked up a book about boring and stroking those engines for a variety > of applications.  I was thinking since that 351W may need a crank kit > anyway (maybe not, but that is a topic for another post) I might > consider a nice "square bore" bore and stroke to 408 for gobs of mid > range torque and to build a back up tow vehicle.  I have towed with this > vehicle before.  Some pretty decent loads given its basically a 1/2 ton > chassis. > > It turns out this sort of thing is so common for these small block Fords > that there are a number of off the shelf kits for it.  Pistons, rods, > crank all packaged together.  Its not cheap, but nowhere near as > expensive as I would have thought either.  There are bigger bore and > stroke kits, but they are intended to run at higher RPMs.  The "square > bore" is a common term for high torque engines across multiple genre. In > fact one of the common popular engines for load carrying Harley EVO > baggers was a 100" square bore from S&S.  I don't know if S&S still > makes EVOs since they have their own v-Twin engine now, but that's not > the point. > > My primary use will more likely be hunting and fishing in hard to reach > locations where I don't want to tear up my F250.  If it doubles as a > backup tow rig well, then I can probably justify all the work. > > Anyway, if this is something you guys might be interested in I'll be > happy to post more often about it if/when it gets started.  I expect it > will be a lot of work to restore to 100% functional having sat for 20+ > years, but there will likely be some metalworking. > > There always is ... I'm contemplating installing body repair panels on my truck . Rocker panels are Swiss cheese as is the bed over the wheel wells and bottom rear corners . I seem to recall Jim posting about MIG welding in patches . -- Snag Voting for Kamabla after Biden is like changing your shirt because you shit your pants .