Love it MS!
It is a very satisfying experience rebuilding an engine like that.
I have about 60,000 miles and 18 years on my engine and I often wonder when I am due to do what you are doing...

Always hard to put a value on stuff like that.  Regional variations play a big role.  I would look at what a reman long block is selling for and add a bit on top for the intake, carb, valve covers, etc. that a long block wouldn't have.  Around here I'd put it out there for $4,000 and take the first $3,500 that came to see it. 

Not in a hurry...$4000.00
Quick sale....$3000.00  OBO
Sold...$2500.00 to $2700.00
 

Steve69 wrote:

Id say in that $4000 to $3500 range looking at whats out there and what Crate engines cost.   Question for you. I was working on my same Powered by ford Valve covers this last weekend.  I have the rubber grommet in rear valve cover with a elbow going in the back of air cleaner in the rear.   I was going to have the PCV with rubber gromment on drivers side front.  I see you have a oil cap on your front with a elbow. Is that a original cap for that style valve cover?   Im just curious If I could use the same cap with a angled PCV on the top of the cap?  It would make adding oil at lot easier for oil changes.  

 
Pcv from the factory was in a rubber grommet in the top of one of those caps on passenger rear. I prefer using the Boss 302 style rubber grommet for the pvc.   Front driver side gets the original cap you see with 90 degree elbow and hose going to bottom of filtered side of air cleaner. Caps are original 82-84 Mustang and are rare and expensive.

MS wrote:

The way Ford did it.






Except in 82-84, they used same black cap with pcv valve in a rubber grommet sticking straight out the top of the passenger side. Remember, filtered air goes IN the driver side valve cover and is pulled OUT through the pcv valve and sucked into the intake manifold to be burned.

If for some reason you see the need to put the pcv valve on the driver side, you have to provide air inlet into the engine on the passenger side.

    Thanks for the info and the close up pics!   Mine is just the opposite.  I have the PCV on Drivers side going into the PCV on the Summit racing carburetor thats on one the front side of engine. I believe thats why I had it the opposite way.    I have the rear passenger side cover with the elbow to a grommet and elbow in the air cleaner.  I seen Scott Drake cap that might do the trick.   Scott Drake Valve Cover Oil Cap C8AZ-6766-A 842110141262 | eBay  So where would you have the PCV hose connected to on the drivers side valve cover?  Looks like you used a litte RTV on the boss 302 rubber grommet where the PCV is?

 

Last edited by Steve69 (6/20/2023 7:09 AM)

Thanks for the pics and info guys!  Very helpful!  

Autozone sells one that is a 3/8” hose with a 90 degree bend near one end. In a blister pack hanging on a rack in one of the aisles. Sometimes I make a steel tube with a small rubber section at the valve.  This particular engine has a Boss 302 pcv valve that will get changed out to a 5.0 stock valve.  I just stuck that one in there to hold the grommet’s shape while the rtv set up

What was part number at O’Reilly’s? (Future reference)

I have a few of the caps stashed and a set of the valve covers too maybe about to put them on EBAY. they bringing some good money at the moment. they look like Steves they are black with fins sanded.

That completed 5.0 is now on the swap meet forum for $2,950

Greg B wrote:

I know it's the predecessor of the cap you are using, but seems like a nice substitute.

https://www.autokrafters.com/product/3102/oil-cap-1970-79-most-ford-mercury-cars-trucks-170-200-240-250-302-351w-351c-351m-360-390-429-460-black-d1az-6766a

This company has a lot o stuff.

 
We used that type fill cap on Jose’s 65 5.0.  I like the caps but I did not think they looked best with this particular valve cover.