460 Ford???

My 55 thats in my avatar has a 70' 429 CJ in it. It was rebuilt by my dad 12 years ago and is still running pretty damn good. As others have mentioned, an aluminum intake sheds a bunch of weight. I'd say go for it. Make sure your chassis is up for the torque a 460 will bring.

 

350 SBC's & 460's were introduced in 1968 Ah but the 350 SBC is accepted

 

So it's against HAMB rules for any Hamber to use ANYTHING made after '64??
Interesting...

 

Use to spin a 460 big block with dive heads over 5 grand in a jet boat in its stock form other than a magnum comp cam 429 timing chain msd ignition basset headers and single tunnel ram Biggs Holley 750.it was a great motor.

 

I would highly recommend checking out www.460ford.com.

Specifically look at this FAQ page, it should tell you a lot of what you need to know and it lists recepes for different build levels. These guys definitely know their stuff; a lot of them are drag racers.

http://www.460ford.com/forum/showthread.php?t=119213

 

I disagree.... My 71 Ford LTD gets about 17-18mpg on the road. Around town, bout 10, but I am on the gas alot

 

And I have a '71 429 in my '55 F100.

Isky 272 cam, roller rockers, Pertonix ign, headers, 780 Holley and Torker intake.

If I swapped out the 2.75 gears for 3.9 - 4.11 I'm prety sure I'd have the barge doin' 12s.

 

So is a chevy 350.... Let these guys have their fun!...

 

Ok ok, fine.... You ship me a hemi, and I won't use the 460

 

These are really kool!!! I might have to get one of my machinist buddies to do up a set for me....

 

You mention any car newer then 64 and some have a big hissy fit.

 

well for a guy that went from sbc only to any v8 american made motor i hope i made the right decision. ivwe got a boat load of complete 460s and 429s sittin in the shop floor waitin thier turn to go into something.along with a few 390s and 1 352 oh yeah and another v8 flathead.from what ive been told by our local old ford guru here that the 429/460 would be more than enough enegine for all my projects. more attainable hp and torgue for the dollar. so we shall see...and he can get me anything i need or want for these engines cheap...he has a set of 12.1 pistone settin ina 429 now that he gave 300. for. and another set settin on the bench,which im trying to talk him out of!!!and to stay on the subject i too am gonna build model a sedan for the wife using a 460 for motovation.but im having a hard time finding c6 trans for big block fords.

 

Any 2wd PU or car with a 351m/400 will work for a C6 tranny for your Lima motors. People dont seem to much care for those motors so there are quite a few available. I have a couple laying around, but we are a couple of miles apart!!!!

 

Yes, even tires, batteries, gasoline and brake fluid.

 

The way I see it, if you bought a car in 1964, a hotrodder wouldn't have gotten his hands on it till the original owner sold it. Maybe 4-5 years later? If we really want to be traditional we shouldn't talk about cars newer than 1959 and motors newer than 1964.

 

Not really. There has always been somebody with enough money to buy brand new stuff and and start souping it up.
I mostly just wanted to suscribe to the thread, lots of good info here.

 

In the Ford/Merc intermediates from 1975 through 1979 the C4 was used behind the 351M just as it had been behind the pre-1975 H-code 351C-2V. The bell housing used for the 351M/C4 combo will fit the 460. Look for 1975-later 4 door Torinos, Montegos, LTDIIs, Cougars and Elites. They are still out there. You will need a well-built C4 to handle the torque but when built properly you will not have any problem with it.

This bell housing fits the later pan-fill C4 case. It's the stronger C4 version anyways.

Bell housing looks like this:

 

Including tools, tires, gasoline, and computers.

 

Woooooo, I got lucky there, my wife just made the cut so I can continue "using" her.

 

DOH! Shoulda seen THAT coming...

 

I've owned a lot of late '60s -mid '70s luxury boats and the 460 is one helluva motor.

As a teenager/young adult I had a '76 Mercury Grand Marquis and it hauled ass while weighing in well over two tons, a '72 Lincoln Town car that also hauled ass weighing something like 5,000 pounds, and a '71 or so 429 in a Marquis.

I beat the hell out of all three, outran law enforcement officials in each of them (well, more like "outfoxed" than outran), and they all still ran like tops when I sold them off after a couple years of daily beatings. Never had a bit of trouble with any of them. Low end torque out the yin yang.

Not '50s traditional, obviously, but great motors nonetheless.

 

I have bought several cheap because they burned oil at an alarming rate. All were cleaned and installed pretty much as is...... with the exception of valve stem seals!

 

Anyone have an estimate of how much weight might be saved with aluminum heads and/or intake manifold?

I wouldn't mind shaving a few pounds off the front of my 61 F-100.

 

The heads are good for about 60 lbs in savings and the intake another 25 lbs or so depending on what aluminum intake you use. The performance improvement is worth it all by it's self, the weight savings are just icing on the cake.

 

Aah yes....but if you think of a 460 as just an ole stroked 429, it's kinda OK!

 

Major info on the 460!! Where are those '383' stroker jokers that complain of people running 283/327 with that totally WORN out phrase 'there no replacement for displacement'. This thread BLEW all other stroker motors to shame. And 'not traditional motor'? (Insert droll delivery here)_'Sure-Shit-Sherlock'. I was called Nazi for merely pointing out an LS1 powered '55. This motor, dressed to era perfection would fly (pun inserted here) in any car/truck.

 

Think one would be kool as hell with some of those new Boss heads on it.

 

I've got one in my '46 pickup. A few observations not previously mentioned:

The front cover is prone to erosion / leaking and they are pricy, about $140. Aftermarket front cover kits seem to be much thicker in the areas likely to corrode / erode.

The best intake manifold for a street / strip brute is the Wieand Stealth. I use a relatively small 600 cfm Holley for gut churning stoplite-to-stoplite squirts.

 

The 426 or 460 are both great engines . I have owned both and if built right can produce massive torque and great HP too . Really depends on what you are going to be using the engine for and how deep your pockets are .
You can build a strong running 385 as long as you have the right block and heads . The early are always the better one but you can use the later 460 blocks and the salvage yards are full of them .
If you are looking for one that is good for a rebuild , I have a 1970 , 429 sitting under my work bench I was going to build but changed my mind . Turns over fine with standard bore and cylinders look good . I was going to build it for my 1950 Ford gasser I am going to be building . I have changed my mind and building a Ford 408 Clevor engine for the gasser now . Looking for the 650+ HP range from that Clevor . The weight difference will help too .
If anyone can use a good DO 429 to build just send me a PM .

Retro Jim

 

VERY O/T for TRADITIONAL..... Kaase makes "retro fit heads" that fit a production 429/460 block
http://www.jonkaaseracingengines.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=219