Thread: FE vs Coyote
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Old 04-05-2013, 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by RodKnock View Post
When I first started looking for a nice used FE block, all I saw was junk, near junk and repaired junk. Blech.
Hmmm, I do not know how difficult it is to now get one's hands on a really nice, unmolested 428 block with the crank saddle webbing, suitable for boring out a bit. Eight years ago, it took my builder about six to eight weeks, IIRC, to find something that made us happy. Brent would know better than I on how hard it is now. Maybe you really can't do it anymore except at a cost prohibitive price. And maybe it's just not worth the builder's time to screw with the search anymore -- that's a real possibility.
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