The Rosby Ford 351 Cleveland Project Home Page

1973 Ford 351 Cleveland Project This motor came out of a 1973 Cougar XR7 and is slated to be the new motor for my 1953 Ford Sedan. (Good bye flathead... I need more Giddyyup!!!) and my middle name is Cleaveland!!)
08 Jul 2010: New chrome starter 26 Jun 2010: Modified and painted alternator mounting brackets 06 Jun 2010: New black powder coated alternator 22 May 2010: New Hedman headers, painted bellhousing and plate 25 Apr 2010: Removed Oil Pan for bottom inspection - A-Ok 09 Apr 2010: New Pioneer harmonic balancer 03 Apr 2010: Valve train has been inspected, rockers adjusted, and intake manifold installed and torqued. 18 Mar 2010: New front cover 17 Feb 2010: K&N 66-1520 Air Filter


12 Feb 2010: Holley 4150 of 750cfm 02 Feb 2010: Edelbrock RPM Air Gap manifold, Edelbrock Victor high volume water pump, and Mobil 1 oil filter Note that the new parts are just trial fitted at this point

Some shots of the back end of the motor

19 Jan 2010: Chrome water neck and a high volume thermostat.

16 Jan 2010: How it looked when I got it. Pretty nice really, rotating assembly has 3,000 miles and is in great shape, has brand new head work and the Crane rollers. Cam is a Ford SVO with 292i/302e duration, .510i/.536e lift (dur 214i/224e @ .050 lift)



13 Feb 2010: Ford Toploader 4 speed to go behind it. RUG-AU transmission, and D1TA-6394-AA bell housing This still needs a full overhaul



[all images copyright 2010 by Roy C. Sigsbey, all rights reserved]