Well bill i got nothing on your remark about asking them.So BILL do YOU have any good advise on a good high compression piston.I heard and read alot of Silv-O-Lites being the best.Just wanted to get a experts opinion.Someone who has been dealing with FE engines since they came out.Experiance is...

Your right Bill.No one can tell you a 390 from a 360 from looking at it.But guess what.Your not the only one in the world that knows you have to messure the stroke.The person who inspected the block would be my grandfather who has built race cars since moonshining days and built engines for such...

Bill you should be in a meusem.A historical FORD meusem or something like that.

Well for the time being i will have to work with the 9" i got.I will be rebuilding it with 4.11 gears and braceing the center with axle tubes for add strength.I go big or go home when it come to durabillity.LOL

Now i just need a good set of high comression pistons.

LOL...i see what your saying about how fast a 360 can trun into a 390.And i have already been re assurred by the man who pick the block up that it is in fact a 390.

Verry true about being heavy.And yes its all we use in our off road applications.Im mainly building the truck to pull and haul.So anything i can get that is HD,weather i need it or not,i would like to use.I think of it as like building a drag car.If your motor only has 500hp your driveline...

LMCtruck.com sells the F O R D hood letters for 59.95+tax and S&H.They sell the F100 hood emblems for 139.95+tax and S&H.As far as the green door panels idk man.Hope this helps.

14bolt rear ends are bullet proof.Its what we use in all of our mud trucks and rock climbing jeeps.And iv got 5-6 of them laying around with everything from 4.10 to 5.36.Iv also heard horror stories about "stock" 9" rear ends as well.

Thanks guys.I got the motor and trans lined up now im looking into the rear end.Prob gonna put a GM 14bolt back there and machine adapters so i can keep the stock wheels.I love how simple this truck is.

Yes the C6 is for a 352/360 FE big block.Anybody got anything good for a choice of piston?I heard the Silv-O-Lite was the best.

Well BKW(Bill) you must be bulidng some pretty nice rigs for 20k.Im certain i want spend a fraction of that..ecspecially on a 40+year old truck. However i did happen to find a 390 for 200 bucks today.And just got word back that the crank and rods are good.But will need new pistons.So this now...

I completely agree with you.But in this case its what im going to have to do for now.There are other things that need to get down to the truck ie..power brakes,fuel tank relocate,frame off restore.Its a 40+year old truck.Its needs some work.Im already going to be replaceing the trans with a new...

Well thank you for the adive about just the crank.Those are pretty easy to find.I will have to look into that.But i didnt think you could do that becouse the rod lengths where so far off?And the only difference im seeing in the pistons is the highth.The 390 has longer stroke crank and shorter...

For the 360 to 390 swap all you need is crank and rods.The pistons are identical.Its the stroke that makes it a 390.