Ford 300 LS1-6
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Ford 300 LS1-6
512Fairlane on Sun Dec 25, 2011 12:32 am
OK I know this isn't a big block Ford and it does involve some parts from a brand-x vehicle but I think some of you will appreciate the back yard engineering involved. Dad is adding a LS1 Chebbie head to his 300 Ford six. He cut one cyliinder off each head and epoxied the two heads together. He is building his own steel sheet metal manifold for 3 Holley two barrels along with some 1 3/4 to 1 7/8 step headers. He has about $300.00 bucks in his aluminum head so far.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/512fairlane/sets/72157628557600461/
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Re: Ford 300 LS1-6
res0rli9 on Sun Dec 25, 2011 1:02 am
Ive seen that done with Boss 302 heads back in late 60s early 70s
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Re: Ford 300 LS1-6
schmitty on Sun Dec 25, 2011 9:03 am
Cool project, true hot rod spirit there. 
Not to be too nit picky, but it doesn't look like the valve cover fits quite right. 
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Re: Ford 300 LS1-6
Curt on Sun Dec 25, 2011 9:12 am
schmitty wrote:Cool project, true hot rod spirit there.
I'm with Rob on this! My engine builders would have a fit if the oil got dirty!
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Re: Ford 300 LS1-6
512Fairlane on Sun Dec 25, 2011 9:20 am
schmitty wrote:Cool project, true hot rod spirit there.
Yeah he's still trying to find the best way to stretch those covers. They have to be the ugliest valve covers ever made.
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Re: Ford 300 LS1-6
'65 T-BOLT on Sun Dec 25, 2011 10:38 am
pure hotrod ingenuity !!! I wish your dad was my dad!
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Re: Ford 300 LS1-6
jbozzelle on Sun Dec 25, 2011 4:30 pm
Sweet. Pure hot ridding there. Will he weld the heads together?
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Re: Ford 300 LS1-6
512Fairlane on Sun Dec 25, 2011 6:17 pm
jbozzelle wrote:Sweet. Pure hot ridding there. Will he weld the heads together?
No he had the heads machined after they were cut. Then he epoxied in some aluminum plates to seal the water jackets off between the heads. He drilled a couple of holes in the plate on each head for water to travel between the two halves. This left a large surface area to epoxy together. They are stuck together very well. The epoxy is a high temp. type so I guess it will work. We'll find out.
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Re: Ford 300 LS1-6
bbf-falcon on Mon Dec 26, 2011 8:51 pm
Interesting read.
http://www.maverick.to/mmb/showthread.php?t=31791&highlight=preperation&page=4
http://www.maverick.to/mmb/showthread.php?t=31791&highlight=preperation&page=4
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512Fairlane on Sun Feb 12, 2012 10:03 pm
Made it out to the old man's today to check progress. It's coming along. Here are some pics of the headers and start of the intake.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/512fairlane/sets/72157629294140249/
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