Building of The Beast
I Ordered the Bird in late 92 with a 5.0
Below starts the squeezing in of the 393 CI 351 Stroker.
I wanted to use a 7 quart oil pan, and did not want to use one with kick outs. I do not want to add to the already complicated header problem. I used a Canton 7 quart with there pickup tube to reach the deeper bottom.
This has a built in windage tray and with the 2 quarts more capacity, should
help keep the oil cooler and keep plenty of oil available under hard acceleration.
The Kmember was knotched to provide 1/2 inch clearance. I then welded in steel plates to box the area for strength. The bottom of the Canton sits slightly lower than the bottom of the K member. A steel plate was welded to the bottom of the K Member for added strength, and to provide protection for the lower oil pan.
The tops of the motor mounts had to be modified to clear the block near the freeze plugs.
The 393 is built from Fords 351 Sportsman block, which has a lot more cooling area in the block,
and the area around the mains is much thicker than the standard production blocks. This is the
view from below the mount.
The spare tire well will be cut out, and made square, and 6 inchs wider than the
fuel cell and 6 inchs longer. The fuel filter and fuel pump will be mounted along
the outside, and the supply and return will both go on the passenger side
and be run to the front of the car. There will be a aluminum partition put at the rear of the back seat.
The new carburator will have a fuel log mounted to it with a return system pressure regulator at the rear of it. The supply line will feed at the front, and the return line will run off the rear.
Several guys have asked me why I was using a return type fuel system. Well,
I decided to provide a link to a very good information site that covers it VERY well.
Lots of good graphics showing the best way to do it, and why. Click here
The fuel lines in this area have to be insulated, then a heat shield placed over it to protect
it from the heat from the right side exhaust that will exit on the side in front of the rear wheel.
A heat shiels will also be placed on the top of the muffler and short tail pipe.
This is the supply line going to the front of the fuel log, and the return going back to the cell.
The fuel system is a return type that sends a large amount of fuel to the carburator fuel bowls. A return system regulator is located near the carb, and all fuel above the set point of the regulator is returned to the fuel cell. This keeps cool fuel at the carburator inlet at all times.