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(I just finished it in late August, but this is what is was before and the process) My 1977 Ford LTD Standard Four-Door Sedan. Metal flaked champagne gold, with a brown vinyl roof and brown cloth interior.



It has the engine option of a 351M(400CID)V8. Stock has a two barrel Motorcraft carburretor and a singe exhaust system.



We are in the midst of a rebuild/overhaul of the engine at the time. Got it torn down to the short block, the heads are still on in the picture, but we have them off now.





My plans for the car:
-Four Barrel Holley 1150 Double Pumper
-Competition Camshaft
-Dual Full Length Headers
-Custom dual straight pipe exhaust with cherry bomb mufflers
-High Compression Heads
-Competition water pump
-Competition fuel pump

Hopefully I'll be able to find a manual C-6 transmission from a truck and swap it for my automatic. Plus, my dad won't touch an automatic transmission, but if I had a manual we would be able to build it.

And hopefully I'll also be able to Fit a better Posi-traction system in it, the 2.75:1 just isn't the best thing out there, but it's still better than having a split-differential.



^^ That's what you call a smog pump...you also call this kind of thing "useless." So I literally tossed it by the side of the shed. None of the A/C system is going to go back into the car either, because it doesn't work and I don't ever use A/C anyway, not even in my other car that has a fully functional system.

It gets 6 to 8 miles per gallon around town, but after the overhauling my dad is thinking it will get about 16 or 17, which is complete bullshit. Those cars got 11 miles per gallon with the 351W "C" from the factory. I'm shooting for 12 as a maximum mileage around town, but even that would be a huge improvement. Note, the car also has a decent sound system I payed for and installed myself. Only $150 for a system way better than any stock sound system and it would have cost me at least $600 to get an equivalent sound system from anywhere in town.

I Hope you enjoyed, I know I do! (It drifts...stock...I want to see what it will do when I'm done with it.)

--Not all the plans were fulfilled, but here's the process of it's completion--

Here are the new pictures of my baby, now that I have it finished.

Just the block after it was painted.



Now with the camshaft added.


Installed the crankshaft, pistons, and timing set.



Put on the heads, roller rockers and arm assemblies, and intake manifold.


Threw the water pump and distributer on.


Figured out where the brackets, alternator, and power steering pump go. Also applied the harmonic balancer and fan.


Seeing how the new valve covers will look.


Motor mounts, oil pan, shorties, flywheel, and torque converter.


Assembled and inserted. Everything but the air filter and hoses hooked up here.


Ford 351M(400CID) in it's finest representation, complete and ready to drive with street performance on every part of the engine.


I hope you all enjoy the pictures as much as I enjoy getting to drive it. xd

That's a nice car.

Echhh! Ford!
just kidding it puts out a nice bit of HP

odd, choice, i like it tho, very unique, u dont see many, an nice job on the restore!

Well, it used to get a sad 6/11 mpg. Now it gets a kickass 8.5/20! I love it, haha!

It's a big boat, a luxury liner. When you have a car that can fit 8 people comfortably you can't ask for ricer style. It's got all the traditional '70s styles reflected in it though. Mean angles, long hood, and a sloped long trunk.

It grows on you.

Yeah, I like SUVs kind of. A lot of my friends have SUVs so I get to drive various ones quite often, but they just don't float like my car does, they're always too...bumpy.

Oh, and I found out that in an 1/8 mile I am faster than a 1998 Honda Prelude V-Tec. And barely slower in a 1/4 mile.

that thing is a beast! sucks down the gas doesn't it. nice work on the engine! i hate working on cars. It's just a pain i always run into to many problems. I don't blame you for not taking on the Transmition they can be pretty complex. Good luck with the new engine and try not to get to many speeding tickets keep you lead foot under control. That's a really nice engine be good to it and keep it working well. Have fun driving it.