Ford FE 352 First start after rebuild.

Me and my dad built this engine, but mostly me, it has stock bore, just honed, stock crank, just polished, new rings, new gaskets, new bearings new oil pump, stock flattop pistons with new wrist pins, new 390 cam, new lifters, new seals, new water pump, new fuel pump, edelbrock performer 390 intake, edelbrock 750 cfm manual choke carb, hardened valve seats, new keepers, new clutch and pres. plate, new starter, clark 265 5 speed transmission, MSD ready to run Distributor, MSD plug wires that need to be shortened, Autolite plugs, MSD Blaster coil.

The engine had low miles on it when I rebuilt it but it had been sitting awhile. Originally was in a 1966 Ford Galaxy with a automatic. I took a 330 M/D out of a 66 Ford B700 School bus and took the bellhousing, flywheel, and trans for my engine. It was going to go in my 1947 Ford truck, but then I got a 43 Ford truck with a good running flathead 6 in it and decided to just keep the flathead. Don't quite yet know what to do with this engine yet.

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[loolwow]

im doing the exact same thing to my 360fe, any suggestions or problems you ran into?

[Fighterofwars]

@loolwow The only problems I really ran into were intake gaskets, I went cheap and used some fel-pro ones which wouldn't work with the aftermarket aluminum intake, so if you are going to get a different intake, get the recommended gaskets for that intake. Other than that, make sure the bearings are in the right spot, all bolts to proper torque, pushrods sat good in lifters, and check everything real good.

[knifewerkz]

nice im in the start of doing a rebuild on one, is that clark tranny a overdrive or is fifth just a 1:1 raito?

[Fighterofwars]

The fifth gear is just a 1:1. It is a Clark 265 I believe.

[Mr66galaxie]

I didn't know that Harry Potter could rebuild engines! Just kiddin man. I've got a 352 as well and I love it. Good job.

[jmcbrid0]

That thing is purring like a kitten man. Great work! By the end of today I hope to have heard our 352 in our 1965 F100 project truck turn for the first time in 20 years. With open headers to boot!

[thebibleisfiction]

sounds smooth man good job

[Fxr1212]

@Mr66galaxie omg when i saw him pop up, i looked at the comments to see if anyone else thought he looked like harry potter.

[novachevyguy]

@Fighterofwars on aftermarket intake ?

[TheJewishredneck]

sounds sweet . I have a 66- F-250 with the same engine.

[qwertyd10n]

What 390 cam did you put in this engine? Make and part number would be great.

[tbirdpimp07]

looks good sounds good ... might wanna seat the rings sometime soon after rebuild but hey to each his own lol