[Land-speed] Destroking a Crankshaft...

[David]

IIRC (if I remember correctly ) the 221, 260, 289 all had the same stroke- one
might verify this before getting too excited.
As far as other motors, some may have decades of time/money invested in Ford
junk haha.

On Feb 21, 2011, at 10:49 AM, Rich Fox <v4gmr at yahoo.com> wrote:

> As fvar as the 260 being rare. If you want a block and crank from a '63 1/3
> Falcon sprint 260. Drop on by. Free for the hauling.  RF
>
> --- On Sun, 2/20/11, Bryan Savage <b.a.savage at wildblue.net> wrote:
>
>
> From: Bryan Savage <b.a.savage at wildblue.net>
> Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Destroking a Crankshaft...
> To: drmayf at mayfco.com
> Cc: "land-speed at autox.team.net" <land-speed at autox.team.net>
> Date: Sunday, February 20, 2011, 11:07 PM
>
>
> What displacement is your target Mayf?
> Ford made 221 and 260 Windsors, but the 221 is a collectors item and 260
are
> almost as rare.
>
> I would call several engine builders and see if they can help you. Given
> enough money, of course,
> any large machine shop could do the job. The biggest problem is finding a
set
> of shop blueprints
> that can be used to set up the CNC equipment.
>
> A thought, find someone who makes billet 289 cranks and see if the could
alter
> the CNC setup
> to give you the stroke you need.
>
> Welding a cast crank is a lost art. Back in the '60's and '70's there were
2
> or 3 guys that could do it.
> As I recall. you had to keep the entire crank at around 800 or 900 degrees
and
> then let it cool overnight.
>
>
> Bryan
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