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I still browse the forum on occasion. With work and travel, I've
not had the Pantera out yet this year. It needs a water pump and
the valves adjusted to get it back on the road. It's needed a water
pump for quite a while but I had been trying to nurse it along until
the new engine goes together but I've been dragging my feet on that.
I did get a good deal on a slightly used Fontana aluminum block to
go along with the aluminum high port heads. Cubes should be simiar
to what you have, though with a slightly shorter stroke and bigger
bore. The engine should come in at 405 lbs or so (aluminum block,
heads, intake, water pump and flywheel, mini-starter). Not too bad
for 410 to 420 cubes.
I'm calling tomorrow to see if I can get the heads on a flow bench.
With that info, I'll be able to spec out a cam. I have to go out
of town next week but as soon as I'm back, I plan to haul the parts
down to Dave for the build. I still have to order the crank and
pistons but I want Dave to do that once he's checked everything.
Did your email change? I tried to contact you a few weeks back.
Kris, the guy with the 428CJ Mid States replica is interested in
seeing you Cobra. In other news, one of the latest hail storms
got the daily driver Mustang.
Dan Jones
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