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Old 01-29-2005, 11:07 AM   #11
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Re: New Project for the Coupe

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What year is it, whats it from?

are you going to leave those heads on it, or will the ones on the coupe work?
It's from a '74 Torino. The haeds I have now are Lee's GT40 irons; they won't work unless I drill them for 1/2" bolts. Right now, I'm just going to see what the stock heads do and then get some AFR's down the road.
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Old 01-29-2005, 11:30 AM   #12
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I will be ordering this one....click me .

Brian I have a friend that can do the drilling of the heads for a good price if ya want to keep the GT-40s. Just let me know and I will get a price for ya.
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Old 01-29-2005, 11:36 AM   #13
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That's gonna be sweet Brian.
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Old 01-29-2005, 11:43 AM   #14
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Re: New Project for the Coupe

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Brian I have a friend that can do the drilling of the heads for a good price if ya want to keep the GT-40s. Just let me know and I will get a price for ya.
Thanks for the offer, but these are Lee's heads that I'm borrowing and I won't be modifying them in any way. Basides, I want to get a baseline of the orginal motor (with exception of the intake, of course ).
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Old 01-29-2005, 11:44 AM   #15
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Re: New Project for the Coupe

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It's from a '74 Torino. The haeds I have now are Lee's GT40 irons; they won't work unless I drill them for 1/2" bolts. Right now, I'm just going to see what the stock heads do and then get some AFR's down the road.
I am also considering a 351W for my project when I finally get a car. A buddy of mine has a 351 he said I could have/buy.
Right now I'm just looking at the options to see what I would be able to afford. Even a mild 351 would be sick in a coupe.

hey, what would it take to convert your old Z to a 5.0? Is it for sell?
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Old 01-29-2005, 11:52 AM   #16
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hey, what would it take to convert your old Z to a 5.0? Is it for sell?
I know they make conversion kits for a 350 in the Z cars; I'm sure they have them for 5.0L as well. However, the Z is not for sale. Besides, there is so much rust damage to it, that it would take a great deal of time and money just to get it to street-worthy.
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Old 01-29-2005, 11:53 AM   #17
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TT? You shooting for 1000hp? Dayum!
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Old 01-29-2005, 11:55 AM   #18
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Well, as I expected, the internals look like crap so far. Although, it doesn't matter anyway since I had already planned to tear it all the way down and put a good cleaning on it.











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I know they make conversion kits for a 350 in the Z cars; I'm sure they have them for 5.0L as well. However, the Z is not for sale. Besides, there is so much rust damage to it, that it would take a great deal of time and money just to get it to street-worthy.
Thanks.

I'm with Nathan, just a 427 would be plenty of power enough. What power level you planning?
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TT? You shooting for 1000hp? Dayum!
I'm gonna twist the shit outta da coupe.
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