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Hi All,
Wanted to introduce myself and rough out some highlights of the 460 install for my catering truck. I live in Eastern Washington and I run a '55 Ford F600 with a pizza oven on the back. I do weddings, wineries, parties etc. We've had more calls to travel farther, and the original spec 272 was starting to show its age. (I had to go so far as to do a head gasket the morning of a wedding we were due to cater at 11 am... I got good at those) Also the truck is named "Betty" since its a Ford with a drinking problem - 3 MPG when loaded which means I can't even leave town as there isn't fuel once you get out to farm country...
After talking with some experts, a 70's era 460 built out in the RV spec seemed like the right idea - for this year we're running an Edelbrock 600 but next year we might go with the Sniper. We are running a freshly built C6 with all the clutches I could pack into it - with the driveshaft brake (which wasn't easy to find anymore).
I am not quite done - we still need to fit the fan/radiator and the smaller details like wiring and a modified driveshaft, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. It was particularly difficult to get the exhaust right. The Sanderson headers were the best fit available, allowing us to stay with the standard steering box. I used the Mid-Fifty engine mount tube, and had to modify the ends to lift it high enough in the frame. Lots of fun welding and grinding.
Here is the 272 on the way out. I had no idea what I was getting into...
One of the many times it's been in and out... lots of decisions to make...
Where it sits tonight... I still need to fabricate the transmission mounts, and commit to it's location so I can begin to work out the connections and the driveshaft length. I am getting a little carried away with the CFV pulleys and brackets, but they offer the right selection to make it all work. With all the billet, I expect my 16.000 lb truck to hit 13-second quarters, no? Stay tuned!
Wanted to introduce myself and rough out some highlights of the 460 install for my catering truck. I live in Eastern Washington and I run a '55 Ford F600 with a pizza oven on the back. I do weddings, wineries, parties etc. We've had more calls to travel farther, and the original spec 272 was starting to show its age. (I had to go so far as to do a head gasket the morning of a wedding we were due to cater at 11 am... I got good at those) Also the truck is named "Betty" since its a Ford with a drinking problem - 3 MPG when loaded which means I can't even leave town as there isn't fuel once you get out to farm country...
After talking with some experts, a 70's era 460 built out in the RV spec seemed like the right idea - for this year we're running an Edelbrock 600 but next year we might go with the Sniper. We are running a freshly built C6 with all the clutches I could pack into it - with the driveshaft brake (which wasn't easy to find anymore).
I am not quite done - we still need to fit the fan/radiator and the smaller details like wiring and a modified driveshaft, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. It was particularly difficult to get the exhaust right. The Sanderson headers were the best fit available, allowing us to stay with the standard steering box. I used the Mid-Fifty engine mount tube, and had to modify the ends to lift it high enough in the frame. Lots of fun welding and grinding.
Here is the 272 on the way out. I had no idea what I was getting into...
One of the many times it's been in and out... lots of decisions to make...
Where it sits tonight... I still need to fabricate the transmission mounts, and commit to it's location so I can begin to work out the connections and the driveshaft length. I am getting a little carried away with the CFV pulleys and brackets, but they offer the right selection to make it all work. With all the billet, I expect my 16.000 lb truck to hit 13-second quarters, no? Stay tuned!