01-09-2003, 07:55 PM
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30 Year Wait is Over
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: London, Canada,
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF 1630 '70 429 SCJ / 501
Posts: 160
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New 385 Build
After waiting for 30 years I have taken the plunge. My SPF is on order for May delivery. I read all the SB vs BB debates and the FE vs 385 discussions. I wanted a 427 FE but was unwilling to take a chance on a bad block. I thought about the 428 but the oiling issues worried me. I planned on a stroked SB but by the time I specced it out, it seemed within an inch of its life. I do not own an original car so an exacting reproduction was less important. This left the 385. I found a cherry 1970 429 SCJ block with 4 bolt mains and that is going to power the car. I bought a Crane hydraulic roller cam and a dual plane manifold. It will have an Eagle crank and rods with 9.9 to 1 Keith Black pistons. Total cubes is 501. I plan to use the new Ford SCJ twisted wedge heads. The engine will be balanced and blueprinted with a competition build. Many thanks to all the Club Cobra members I have corresponded with and who have posted such great ideas and suggestions. This forum is the best!
David
PS. I posted a few pictures of the engine parts.
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