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the Tod Buttermore block

From 1972 Ford Ranchero, documented by 2seater.

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1972 Ford Ranchero - A full-scale foundry casting pattern for a V8 engine block, made of pink-lavender painted wood and tooling board, sitting on a plywood base… 1972 Ford Ranchero - A purple tooling-board foundry pattern for a cylinder head or engine block sits on a steel surface plate in a pattern shop, its machined ca… 1972 Ford Ranchero - Light-colored wooden foundry casting pattern for a V-engine component sitting on a workbench, viewed from above into the valley. Machined r… 1972 Ford Ranchero - A hand-built wooden foundry pattern of a V-configuration engine block resting on a shop bench, unpainted and shaped to show the block's con… 1972 Ford Ranchero - Open foundry sand-casting mold in a steel flask on a shop table, with tan molding sand and a row of white cylindrical cores set in the cavi… 1972 Ford Ranchero - First test block cast in aluminum 1972 Ford Ranchero - it's solid all the way through with no waterjackets 1972 Ford Ranchero - and only good for a very short run time, alcohol fueled drag race type application 1972 Ford Ranchero - Bare V8 engine block sitting upside-down on wood blocks with a stamped-steel oil pan still bolted in place, both stripped to bare metal aft… 1972 Ford Ranchero - A bare, unpainted cast engine block sits on wood blocks with a raw sheet-metal deep-sump oil pan resting on top, showing bare machined surf… 1972 Ford Ranchero - Assembled sand casting mold, a pink resin-bonded sand block clamped between steel plates with orange bar clamps and threaded rods, standing… 1972 Ford Ranchero - the big pot fills the little pot, this shot is from an alloy block pour 1972 Ford Ranchero - the little pot fills the mold 1972 Ford Ranchero - Molten metal being poured into a sand mold on a foundry floor, throwing a shower of orange sparks as a worker in a plaid shirt and ball cap… 1972 Ford Ranchero - bustin out! 1972 Ford Ranchero - another 2 cast on 8/29/09 1972 Ford Ranchero - 8/29/09 1972 Ford Ranchero - Bare V8 engine block sitting upside down on a pallet after media blasting, with all eight cylinder-bore sleeves protruding and the main bea… 1972 Ford Ranchero - A V8 engine block foundry pattern or sand-core assembly resting on pavement beside a wooden pallet, shot from above so the main bearing bul… 1972 Ford Ranchero - Rough as-cast V8 engine block lying in foundry sand immediately after shakeout, still gray with mold sand and unmachined. The open bottom s… 1972 Ford Ranchero - A rough as-cast iron V8 engine block lies on its side on a wooden pallet outdoors, showing four rough-cored cylinder bores on the exposed d… 1972 Ford Ranchero - A raw, unmachined iron V8 engine block casting sits front-face-up on a wooden pallet outdoors on cracked pavement, still carrying gate stub… 1972 Ford Ranchero - Rough as-cast V8 engine block sitting on a wood pallet outdoors on wet pavement, photographed from the front-top corner with unmachined cyl… 1972 Ford Ranchero - Aluminum engine block sits on a wooden pallet, with industrial equipment visible. 1972 Ford Ranchero - the first water cooled aluminum block, view of valley. 1972 Ford Ranchero - mains, US passenger side 1972 Ford Ranchero - front timing area 1972 Ford Ranchero - mains, US driver side 1972 Ford Ranchero - A bare V8 cylinder block stands on end on a wooden pallet, freshly bead-blasted to a uniform gray, viewed down the lifter valley with all e… 1972 Ford Ranchero - A large green Hitachi Seiki CNC machining center with a chain-style automatic tool changer holding rows of tool holders, installed on the c… 1972 Ford Ranchero - Front view of a green Hitachi Seiki HC500 horizontal machining center with its pallet table and control panel, standing on the concrete flo… 1972 Ford Ranchero - A V-shaped iron engine block casting sits front-face-up on a fixture plate inside a green Hitachi Seiki machining center, with the cam bore… 1972 Ford Ranchero - As-cast V8 engine block clamped on a machining fixture plate with locating pins and hold-down studs, tipped to show the rough-cast deck and… 1972 Ford Ranchero - Inside the enclosure of a green industrial milling machine as a cutter surfaces an engine block deck, with coolant spraying across the work… 1972 Ford Ranchero - A metal engine block is mounted on a fixture for machining operations. 1972 Ford Ranchero - A bare V8 engine block stands upright on a wooden pallet in a machine shop, cleaned to bright bare metal with freshly honed cylinder bores… 1972 Ford Ranchero - Bare V8 engine block stood on end and shot from the bottom, showing honed cylinder bores, the main bearing bulkheads and bolted two-bolt ma… 1972 Ford Ranchero - Machined V8 engine block standing on end with the main caps removed, looking into the crankcase at the bare main bearing saddles, honed bor… 1972 Ford Ranchero - Tight angled close-up of the machined front face of a V8 engine block on a fixture plate, showing the cam bore with its thrust-plate bolt h… 1972 Ford Ranchero - Close-up of one freshly decked cylinder bank on a V8 engine block clamped in a machine tool, showing four bright machined cylinder bores an… 1972 Ford Ranchero - Close-up of the front face of a machined V8 engine block, looking straight at the timing cover sealing surface with the cam bore, three-bol… 1972 Ford Ranchero - Head-on view of the bellhousing face of a freshly machined V8 engine block, showing the rear main seal bore, the tapped bellhousing bolt pa… 1972 Ford Ranchero - Machined V8 engine block resting on its side on a wood pallet, showing one milled deck surface with four open cylinder bores, head bolt hol… 1972 Ford Ranchero - Side view of a bare V8 engine block on a pallet in a machine shop, cleaned to bare cast iron with freshly honed cylinder bores and machined… 1972 Ford Ranchero - Machined V8 engine block shot straight down into the open bottom end, showing all eight honed cylinder bores with crosshatch, the main bear… 1972 Ford Ranchero - Extreme close-up of a Ford casting number stamped into a machined pad on an engine block, reading "D2AE-CA" above a second pad marked "8N8"… 1972 Ford Ranchero - Close-up of the front face of a bare V8 engine block on a wooden pallet, showing the freshly decked timing-cover sealing surface, the cam b… 1972 Ford Ranchero - the first iron and alloy blocks machined and ready to build 1972 Ford Ranchero - Bare aluminum V8 engine block sitting upside-down on a wooden pallet in a pickup bed, showing the honed cylinder bores, main bearing bulkhe… 1972 Ford Ranchero - A freshly machined V8 engine block sits upside down on a wooden pallet in a pickup bed, showing the bare cylinder bores, main bearing saddl… 1972 Ford Ranchero - A bare V8 engine block stands upside down on a concrete driveway, showing four black four-bolt main bearing caps secured with gold zinc-pla… 1972 Ford Ranchero - Freshly machined V8 engine block standing upright on a concrete driveway, angled to show one bank of four freshly honed cylinder bores and… 1972 Ford Ranchero - A metal automotive part sits on a green, carpet-like surface. The part is curved and shows signs of wear. 1972 Ford Ranchero - A metal automotive part is shown against a green textured background, with visible tool marks. 1972 Ford Ranchero - Single as-cast four-bolt main bearing cap photographed on a green carpeted surface, showing the arched bearing saddle and four unmachined b… 1972 Ford Ranchero - Unidentified metal automotive part photographed on a green carpeted surface.