New block

I've always liked the Oldsmobile Rocket and or the Rocket 88. What about the Ford Rocket or the Flat Rocket. Let's hear some more thoughts :-]

cdan34
 
How about the "Tod" or the "Butterworth"? After all, it's his work that's making it happen and he deserves the accolades.

Edit: Whoops! My bad! "Buttermore"
 
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The Butterworth has a nice ring to it...

Question: What's you got under the hood?
Answer: It's a Butterworth.
Comment: Sweet!
 
What I'd like to do is build on with the least amount of after market "Stuff", and see how it runs and what improvement there is over the original? It might not like it's new name.
 
5851a said:
There is always the Interceptor. http://www.oldcarbrochures.org/inde...d-Police-Car-Brochure/1953-Ford-Police-Car-02
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That was a factory hot rod! A 255 cu. in. Mercury with what looks like EAB heads. Wonder what the specs were on the "high lift cam"? Was it maybe an 8CM, or an EAB, or a 'special' grind? And the dual exhaust using a single exhaust manifold with a cap-off plate? Pure low buck hot rodding! And all in a light weight stripped down Mainline two door! Probably did run pretty good!
 
I'd call it the largest CI displacement it can be sensibly bored and stroked to, perhaps the 304 block? Even if it's not taken that far out, everyone will know what it represents, and lots of engines are called by their displacement. "What's under the hood?" "A 304 flathead".
 
Where exactly will Tod be building these? I always liked the sound of designations such as a 'Windsor' or a 'Cleveland' block. Would one of these engines be shipped to me all machined, ready to set in my fresh rotating assembly, valves etc? That would be ideal!
 
Probably been asked & answered but couldn't find anything on it and curious. What happened to the original Ford tooling to make the original Flatty's or more currently the French version that was built in Europe into the '60's?
 
Yep, same here, I see the French blocks have been redesigned at the rear.

Are these being re-cast new?
 
French casting were last made in the late 80's, maybe early 90's. My block is dated '77. Its a HUGE improvement from the 49-53 8ba.
 
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