http://mustangtek.com/FordDecode.html
Decoding your Ford Casting Numbers click on the link above. There is a lot of good info here, I hope its useful.

http://phystutor.tripod.com/stang/engines/engines.html click on above URL Link to read about all of the below engines. March 9, 1932, the first Ford V-8 is assembled... 289 High Performance Tunnel Port 302 Boss 302 5.0 High Output 427 SOHC 428 Cobra Jet Boss 429 Exotic Experiments Gurney-Weslake 30...

http://phystutor.tripod.com/stang/engines/big.html Which includes 429, 429 CJ, 460, BOSS 429, 370 Truck: The 429 "Thunder Jet" was introduced in 1968, installed in Thunderbirds. The 429/460 engines are known as the "385" family. Its poly-angle canted valve quench chamber cylinde...

http://phystutor.tripod.com/stang/engines/fe.html an enjoyable read if anyone is interested: From somewhat humble beginnings as the 352 in 1958, the Ford-Edsel family evolved over more than a decade to give us such performers as the tri-power 406, the 427 introduced in March 1963, the 390 GT, and t...

also: http://phystutor.tripod.com/stang/engines/50.html In the early '80s the horsepower wars were back. Ford's entry in this race was the new Fox chassis based Mustang powered by the newest member of the Small Block family, the 5.0 High Output. Fed initially by a 2V carburetor in 1982, followed by ...

here is a good source for balence questions: http://phystutor.tripod.com/stang/engines/small.html me personally...horsepower ratings on the particular 302 engine you choose will be all in its combination: CC's of the heads, compression ratio, cam used, intake used, means of fuel and air to the engin...

here is a general parts decoder link, and i will also post a few things off this page below. http://www.hammar.dyndns.org/~djhamma/partnumb.htm A = 1940's (often omitted) B = 1950's C = 1960's D = 1970's E = 1980's F = 1990's Last digit of year of introduction or revision A = Ford (Generic) / Galaxi...

Here is one of the cab mounts off my 65 F100 slick. The question i have is this. I was told by a "vendor" that you can buy a mount kit from them but that the "nut shown" does not come with a new cab mount kit, that I would have to use my existing "nuts" on the new kit b...

since i decided to paint my truck RED BARRON RED I decided to look up a little info on this: below is what i found. http://i1255.photobucket.com/albums/hh639/slick60sharper/800px-RoteBaron.jpg Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (2 May 1892 – 21 April 1918), also widely known as the Red Baron, ...

that hoods pretty neat, but i am gonna stick to just a plain ole stock one for awhile. I do wished someone would spend the coin to develop either a repo stock steel hood or a lightweight stock one for those of us who would like to reduce weight, in case we decide to race a bit

we get drawn in by the big fancy catalogs, the smack talk etc... and I guess as in any brand/model of resto, you have to take your chances to get to the good ones. I am just really glad to have this forum with the experience and knowledge of people on here to cut to the chase and get to where we nee...

thanks Iceman

I have placed at least 3 seperate orders. With parts suppliers- and have yet to. Get one order correct or in full. Wth? Really, this is your day time job and you can't take an order correctly? Nor ship the correct amount? If you DO NOT have you hand on the part we are purchasing Do NOT tell us you h...

I was just thinking this am, a body and paint section on the board would be nice so all the rook's could ask the experienced paint and body persons questions, get tips, or maybe just learn by example from a few tip pictures.
or is there one already and I missed it somehow?
thanks

3:56 am and I am up again, as usual...
gotta love it when all is quite and all is asleep

congrats! the thing is...at first i thought...these guys on here ar funny with their "slickoholic jokes" ...its not just a Joke! its For REAL! I have to FOCUS FOCUS FOCUS or i would never get one project set in a positive direction for wanting every slick i see, that has a potential to be ...

Thanks guys!
I picked up my primer and paint today!! Now I get to eat $1 sandwiches from mickey d's and $1.26 pizzas from walmart till next payday!! Lol but I got everythingi needed!

ok i know this is a cheby, but i thought this build was amazing.

http://c10forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7116

awesome work. I had to look at it three times to decide which engine that was. with the way its painted I was certain it was a 302 to start with, then i saw the slanted valve covers (a bit slanted) I though oh ok, 352, then i was like geeze thats a 460!! my next slick with be 460 powered. This truck...

Today is Oct 25th 2012....today i brought home my cab from the blaster....It is now in epoxy primer, and tomorrow is my birthday HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!! I intend to work on my slick all day...with NO distractions....If Dennis Carpenter is correct with their deliver time, my floor pans, cab mounts sh...