Brent's Ford 351 Cleveland Coupe Build

[burchfieldb]

It has begun, time to add another build to this forum that is a wealth of knowledge to everyone building one of these. Below are the details of my build:

Type 65 Complete Kit
Wilwood Brakes
Wood Steering Wheel
Carpet Kit
Nose Scoops
Side Windows
IRS 3.55 Center Section
Hydraulic Clutch, with Forte’s External Hydraulic Clutch Kit
Unpainted Frame
Heat and AC
Power Steering

Sparco Grid Q Seats - These will have custom leather covers that I plan on sewing. I plan on tying some HVAC ducts to each seat and making them heated and cooled, using metal grommets as the ventilation passage through the covers.

Parts to Order/Select
Gauges
Wheels and Tires
Fuel Safe Fuel Cell - I am still trying to decide if I am going to go this route. Not sure I can pass inspection with it, since they are not DOT approved.
Wipers - I am planning on using the Specialty Power Windows one

1972 Ford 351 Cleveland, bored to a 393 and stroked
- Heads - Trick Flow Power Port 195
- Valve Covers - Blue Thunder Competition Series covers
- Roller Rockers - Trick Flow, TFS-53400621
- Cam - Lunati Voodoo Retro-Fit Hydraulic Roller Cam
- Grooved Cam Bearings - TMeyer
- Lifters - Street Performance Hydraulic Roller Lifters from Lunati
- Manifold - Edlebrock 7564
- EFI: MSD Atomic 2
- PRW billet steel flywheel
Scat Rotating assembly: 1-94412BE
- Scat 9000 series crank 3.85” stroke
- Scat forged steel I-beam rods
- Autotec forged pistons 4.030”
- Total Seal file to fit rings
- King main and rod bearings
- Scat harmonic dampener

Oil Pan and Pickup - Kevco F608 and F608-1
Melling M-84AHV
Rollmaster Timing Set
ARP hardware
TMeyer - Timing cover, distributor clamp, thermostat, pointer, and fuel block off.
March Performance Serpentine Kit
Ansen Air Cleaner

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Tremec TKX
Gear ratio 2.87, 1.89, 1.28, 1, .68od

Kit ordered January 20th, 2022
Kit Received September 24th, 2022

I have a decent number of parts on the POL, but the main missing item is my hardware kit to attach everything. So I will be focusing on mounting sheet metal panels for a while.

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When installing my pedal box, I pulled back the rubber boots on my Wilwood master cylinders and noticed that 2 of the 3 had rods that were corroded.

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How is everyone attaching their steering shaft flange bearing. Outside over the front footwell sheet metal, between the frame and front footwell sheet metal, or on the inside of the footbox mounted through the frame? The manual is not really clear.