64 Fairlane

Speedway Motors sells complete axle and brake kits and steering components. My buddy has built 2 gassers using their stuff, nice parts and decent prices.

Yeah, I saw there site already. I`m not moving axle locations, so it wont be a "true" gasser but I am going straight front axle to get everything up in the air. I`ll run a tank on the front for a coolant "puke" tank. No backhalf. But I have to run at least dual quads hopefully I can find a used six pack setup. Wber or Hilborn stacks are just too expensive now that they have made a come back. Glad to see stuff sticking through the hood is back in style. With the ecu and injector era upon us there just isn`t any show in cars anymore.

What I thought was a 390 is actually a 360 3.5" stroke. Looks like I`m buying a Scat kit and going as big as I can. Bore is fresh and I hear horror stories of uncertainties with block castings. Not sonic honing so have to go with what Scat makes off the shelf.

429/460 would be better choice!!

Doug Herbert was advertising 390 crate motors awhile back.Edelbrock heads,comp rollers,shafts and mounts,forged pistons etc.450+hp IIRC.Around $6500.Hard to build one for that price.Love the old gasser look.Good luck on your build.
Russ

Thanks for the info. I`m going Scat since I have a distributor I deal with. Balanced rotating assembly near 800 bucks any piston I want. Head, I have 2 sets. Low rise dual quad Edelbrock intake, got a friend with a top loader he`s selling me. Gonna paint and body first, then "old school" rims or Torq Thrust D`s wrapped in pie crust!

TorinoStyle2 said:

429/460 would be better choice!!

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I have a 554 but a gasser needs iron! Plus, you can`t beet the sound of a built FE. The sound alone throats power. The brain will be a big ol` mechanical roller. If you ever heard even a semi built FE you`d know what I meen.

i know what you mean. my old 425hp 390 sounded downright purdy.

I ran FEs from 1960 to 1965.I learned my lessons. I'll NEVER even work on another FE.

If the FE is a low comp motor (around 8:1 I think), then I would assume running a turbo on a 360 would really wake it up. Does anyone have experience with a forced induction 360 FE?

FE engines came with a handfull of different C/R. and there is a chance your 3.5 stroke could be a 352. when it comes to putting a turbo on one it would have to be all custom made along with building the engine to handle the boost. and personally i think a turbo FE would be bad a**.