[Jack21]

Jim D,

Just a few comments. I'd be inclined to nix the Wolverine cam in favor of a Crane, Comp, or Crower (one of the big three) retrofit hydraulic rollers. I've got the Comp 224/224 in an unstroked 351W. The World Products W.SR. (Jr. is for 302s) is a decent and likely the only Windsor iron head available. You trade off perhaps some out-of-the-box performance with the iron head (over aftermarket aluminum) for some reliability advantages. The motor obviously is heavier. Keep the compression about 9.5:1 for pump gas w/carburetor. Aluminum absorbs heat faster than iron, and can go 10:1. Machine shop that did my engine recommended steel instead of aluminum roller rocker arms for street use. I used Comp Cams steel Pro Magnums.

Stroker? If you're just now doing an engine build up, the difference in cost from a 351 to a 393 is so minimal you might as well go for it. If you're thinking hydraulic cam now, and upgrading to a hydraulic roller later, have the little bit of milling and clearancing to the lifter valley done now, so the cam change later is a straight bolt in.

Nowthen! Hood clearance with a 351W, using an Ede Performer RPM (or Weiand Stealth) in a Classic Roadsters is NOT a problem. It's only a problem if you use the 302 motor and frame mount setup on your 351. The 351 needs to be mounted 3/4" - 1" lower in the frame using newer style motor & frame mounts for the 351. (Mine fits just fine.) DV (Classics by Elete) will sell you a set of these new mounts. Go to the Classic Roadsters section of this forum. I used the new Energy Suspension polyurethane motor and trans mount, and reworked the frame mount. Engine stays solidly in place as opposed to flopping around with the rubber mounts.

Also solved a clutch linkage problem, and power steering component selection issue when you come to that. Oh yeah. Don't install your CR supplied sidepipes until you read the editorials on what they found when they cut one open.