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engine build 08'

From 1981 Ford LTD “TractionLTD” — documented by police351.

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1981 Ford LTD - The starting point. Not quite a bare block but the first picture I took. At this point the block has been thoroughly cleaned twice and the… 1981 Ford LTD - Here you can see the bores have been freshly honed with a 220 stone. The valley is painted to help oil drain back. 1981 Ford LTD - Eight forged TRW slugs slung on stock shot peened rods with ARP bolts. Tightened by stretch if you must know. 1981 Ford LTD - Using a piston to square the rings so I can check the end gaps. They were fine. 1981 Ford LTD - The first of eight pistons in their home. I only took one picture because eight pictures would be boring. 1981 Ford LTD - I'm cleaning all the head bolts before relubing them with ARP moly lube. Cleaning old stuff is most of refreshing an engine. It takes a lot… 1981 Ford LTD - First head on. You can see the generous use of ARP moly lube on the heads. Limiting friction is critical to getting accurate torques. You c… 1981 Ford LTD - Both heads in place. Fel-Pro 9333pt1 head gaskets. Cylinder sealing is not an issue with iron headed 351ws. You can also see the Harland Sh… 1981 Ford LTD - Alright! It's almost done. Oil pump and pan are on as are the timing cover and water pump. The water pump is a police version and cast iron… 1981 Ford LTD - Same state as the previous pic but from a low angle so you can see the oil drains for the turbos and the neat blue line from the silicone o… 1981 Ford LTD - That's my intake! A Weiand stealth, gasket matched and cleaned up at this point. The rear water port have been drilled and tapped 1/4 NPT s… 1981 Ford LTD - A better shot of the fittings installed. The hard part was holding the manifold steady in the drill press. I don't trust any human to be ab… 1981 Ford LTD - This the motor painted and ready to go in the car. I still need to find an oil cooler o-ring and some little things, and fix the power brak…