"Ole - Red" and a FordStrokers 427 Dart Build.

Thanks for the reply's so far.

it's took a while to get to this point, and right after Thanksgiving I put a deposit on an engine from FordStrokers,
I actually changed direction about 3 times since then, Lol we all know how that goes sometimes.

first I was going to get a stock block 347 , and I got to thinking it would be REAL nice not to have to worry about the stock block, so---
I decided to step it up to a Dart block 363 , might as well get a few more cubes huh!!
then the Corral ( thanks a bunch too :salute informed me my TF 190 11R street heads were too Small, imagine that, lol J/K

so I decided to step up to a 427 Dart block, with some new TEA TF 225 high-ports and Nichole has been Great in dealing with the parts and stuff.
I'm even sending in some parts I have to go along with the complete Longblock they are going to build for me.

I've got to send in the cam sheet before we talk about the exact combo, compression ect.

but so far we've decide on

Dart 427
Scat steel/h-beam 4340 4.0 , 6.2 internal balance
Weisco 2618 forged (22cc dish High port)
TEA 225 TF H P 58cc
custom cam Billet HR

still to be determined the induction , exh, and computer control.


I'm thinking a super vic, 2828, or similar that uses the stock water neck. Jim will port match to heads.

so far that's about it

it's going in my 88 GT along with a T-56 magnum trans, I have MM full length sub frame conn on the car, MM lower control arms new upper bushings,

my goal is to have about just over 500 RWHP, streetable, not a daily driver but run like it could be.

a little progress update.

I decided to go with the Super Vic 29245 EFI intake had it sent to Tmoss for a port job and match to the TEA 225Hi-ports, and shipped to FordStrokers.

and decided after talking with Brian to get a Freezy Custom Cam, it will also be shipped to Jim, :joy::joy:

talked and emailed with Brian several times and never once felt rushed or like he was pushed to finish the profile. and make power to 6800-7000 rpm,

only thing I'm probably going to have to swap rear gears, with the 2.97 T-56 , in 6th gear it would rpm pretty low.

so that's cool, I'll try to determine which gear to go with as the build progress's . any input is welcome. :salute:

a FordStroker 427 with a Custom Freezy cam,,, sounds Sweet

ok a little more progress report

I'm going to use the Hose Wizard a/c kit on this build, Ford Strokers is going to get all the front acc and all I'll have to send in is the Sanden compressor out of the kit.

Glenn told me I need a 150 amp alternator, and a fan that will push 4200 cfm's . and if I wanted to do a stereo upgrade would I need a bigger alternator.

so I'm going to have to sell the flex Black magic that came with the Flex 52185 rad/fan combo kit,

I'm getting the Flex 298 dual 13.5 28amp 4600 cfm max fan kit and controller#30332

Indy said my 2.25" thick radiator is Too thick for the a/c condenser to get the correct amout of air. that I should use a 2" thick one.

I've got 400 cfm more than whats required for the Hose Wizard kit, and the fan fits the rad perfect.

is it a bad combo or will it work just fine, I just dont think a 1/4" thickness difference would make the a/c not work, but then again,

a little more progress

I got the complete Pro-M engine management system , talked with Chris , I did get the 4 hole throttle body for the Super-Vic efi intake, and the wiring harness for an 88 GT Mustang.

the only upgrades were the billet throttle body option for 100 more.

can I get some rwhp estimates, I would like to take it to the track, will it go fast enough to get kicked out because of no safety gear?

I've never run a car at the track, 1/8 or 1/4 mile. I would like to try that a few times, starting out easy and getting the feel for more!!

Thanks for any rwhp estimates still need to get exhaust and a March serpentine setup, I'm talking with Nichole on that now, and headers/exh, and fuel system, any guidance on that would be greatly appreciated

then we did the FR manual rack ,tried to keep the rack centered with the steering wheel, ( we'll see how that works out , lol ) bench bled the MC , got the brake lines tied in with a new Ford Racing Prop valve, looked at the Brake sticky and learned how to gut the stock Prop valve. got the brakes all bled out.


then we noticed a problem, the drivers side tire was just hitting the front of the wheel well when cut all the way to the right, the pass side had plenty of room.

it looked over an inch off easy!


we had the cross corner exactly set right, I don't know what's up with it.

we had the K-member pulled all the way , with a ratchet strap, a 750 lb rated, camo strap, not a little orange one. lol.

got out a bit and took out most the bolts and pulled it around a bit, and measured the front to rear wheels, to get both sides the same.

started grinding on that sucker. got the wheels the same measurement front to rear , on both sides, and called it good.

the front wheel gap looks about the same now.

I'm still not sure we have the K-member set right,

we got the engine and tranny put together, put the Pass side header on , out side the car, glad we did, it fit well , but looks like it would have been real hard to do after the engine was in.
also put the starter and the main 1/0 engine ground for the Battery relocate to the rear.
Pro-M wants a ground from the battery to the engine, so I'll do it that way.

one problem we had was lining up the motor mount studs with the slots in the K-member.

I hope we didn't mess up anything, but we used a strap, to pull the transmission side ways , enough to get the drivers side stud in the slot, ( had to pull it to the pass. side of the car about an inch?? ). but we had to pull it pretty hard.
I hope we didn't tear up anything, none of this stuff is cheap, T-56 , Dart 427,,,

we had to adjust the tranny mount just a little, to get the driveshaft and shifter centered looking in the tunnel, and shifter hole.

dragking said:

looks awesome, its amazing how much better the underside looks just cleaning the gunk off. i did mine this summer. how close are you to firing it up? keep us updated.

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Thanks , if I can get a few details worked out, we're hoping to fire it in 2-4 weeks .

we need to install the new fuel system, relocate battery to back.

get a few details on the Pro-M system, few wires to delete, and figure out what kind of lap-top to get to use with the Pro-M system?

and the wiring on the T-56 still.

and figure where to mount the coils near the plugs,

over all it's going together pretty good.