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Old 02-04-2007, 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by kris-kincaid
The Shelby blocks are cast by Buddy Bar and machined in Gardena at Shelby's place. They are not based on the Donovan 417, but are based on an FE. The oiling system is a "priority main" setup which is unique to the Shelby block.

Mike LeFevers (who posts here) was very involved with the development, so maybe he'll chime in.

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Originally Posted by dynoroom
The blocks are "cast" by Buddy Bar Casting Co. The "patterns" or "molds" were made by Scott Powers Patternworks & developed using original Ford blue prints (Not Donovan or hemi or anything else). The "CNC" machine work was originally done by Arias but Shelby bought the "engine machine shop" from them in 2003, so they currently machine their own blocks, heads, and support components.

Well, I guess that about sums it up.
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