Projects Bye Bye Flatty, Hello 390 Caddy

Got to love those valve covers.

 

Are those finned headers marine jobs on the engine at front?

 

Hard seats are a good idea in any engine that will be running modern pump gas. They were not a nesessity for the larger valves though.


One note: there are some engines that don't have enough material to cut out for seat inserts so check before you cut.

 

Those are Edmunds exhaust manifolds.

 

Now you are making a REAL hot rod out of it!!

 

Marcus,
I'm drooling over here! And taking notes! HAHAHA! It's coming together nicely. Can't wait till the next installment! I almost made that Flathead "mistake" once, too! Still piling parts for my next Cad powered project. Possibly starting with the sweet polished CD-694 you sold me way back when! Couldn't bear to let it get away! Ever hear of a successful install of a 390 crank in the 331 block?

 

So glad to see honest assessments, just plain old facts, as opposed to blind faith in the past. Yea, flatheads are definitely cool . . . but Big Torque and a wide power band is cooler. IMHO

Love it Marcus!

 

I agree!

 

Dropped off the Engine Parts at the Chrome Platers,High Lustre Chrome in Hayward,Ca. also having the Cragar Intake re-polished along with the the Linkage Dog Bone.

 

I had a cad in my 40 ford in the 50s, I love the look! but it was not "FAST."

 

This one will be!

 

Indeed!

 

AWESOME!!!



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This seems like a logical natural progression.

 

The new chrome Genuine Stromberg 97's for the Caddy

 

Man, those are some sexy car-bu-taters!

 

That thing will move with a 390.

If the Caddy heads have exhaust heat crossover passages, this would be a good time to fill them.

 

Wow! Very nice! I'd like three of those for the dragster.

 

Picked up the Chrome Goodies from the Plater today

 

Freshly polished Intake with Linkage Dog Bone also polished

 

Damn that was fast plating ! Looks great.
60'

 

Yep..Mike over at High Lustre Chrome in Hayward always takes care of me right away.

 

Shiny good!

 

Shiny adds about 30 to 40 more HP..

 

Thanks Jeff..Now I might be able to finally have you make me up some Cool Art of my Car for a T shirt or something..

 

Speechless....gonna rule.

 

Not as much as your Vicky! Damn that car looks great..I hope I can see it in person next year.Are you taking it to the West Coast Kustoms show?