04-01-2016, 07:14 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: SoCal,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: CSX #4xxx with CSX 482; David Kee Toploader
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ACademic
Get in line. You could also add to that skull session Ford using a separate eccentric to drive the mechanical fuel pump (vs. the more stout and reliable Chevy arrangement with a push rod off an extra cam lobe). What a PITA to fix (i.e. ripping apart the entire front end of the motor and dropping the pan). Or the timing cover that requires additional seals for coolant passage to/from the water pump (vs. directly to the block). Having worked on both Fords and Chevys, I give Ford a thumbs-up on the front-mounted distributor though. But not much beyond that.
Enjoying the build (as always). Keep at it!
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Don't forget that pesky "7-8" firing order too! 
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