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7/26/2015 5:52 PM  #1


Has anyone installed a 351Cleveland in a 65-66 FB

I  have checked other forms that say yes it will fit... but I need facts on physical clearances....jj

Last edited by jerseyjoe (7/26/2015 6:03 PM)


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7/26/2015 7:30 PM  #2


Re: Has anyone installed a 351Cleveland in a 65-66 FB

 

7/27/2015 11:55 AM  #3


Re: Has anyone installed a 351Cleveland in a 65-66 FB

jerseyjoe wrote:

I  have checked other forms that say yes it will fit... but I need facts on physical clearances....jj

Yes.  I have.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQntclyswEw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a2B6FW_nnc



So tight that you can see where i had to relieve the header flange to keep it off the shock towers...and run a torque strap



After 10 years of fighting cooling issues with a griffen radiator that fit the stock opening...I gave up, opened up the support a little and put something in that guarantees cool running ;)

 


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7/27/2015 11:58 AM  #4


Re: Has anyone installed a 351Cleveland in a 65-66 FB

Ohh and with...or without....the stock hood ;)



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7/27/2015 12:21 PM  #5


Re: Has anyone installed a 351Cleveland in a 65-66 FB

Nick...thats tighter then a bull frogs behind...a local Mustanger wants to buy my Cleveland for his 66 FB...thanks for the pics... how do you change the spark plugs....jj


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7/27/2015 12:24 PM  #6


Re: Has anyone installed a 351Cleveland in a 65-66 FB

I take the valve cover off and I am able to change the spark plugs using a socket, a universal swivel, and 2 extensions....I never bust a knucle.

I thought you sold that cleveland months ago?  Or am I thinking about a different awesome cleveland stroker from texas?
 


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7/27/2015 2:01 PM  #7


Re: Has anyone installed a 351Cleveland in a 65-66 FB

dodgestang wrote:

I take the valve cover off and I am able to change the spark plugs using a socket, a universal swivel, and 2 extensions....I never bust a knucle.

I thought you sold that cleveland months ago?  Or am I thinking about a different awesome cleveland stroker from texas?
 

I built a 408 Cleveland stroker with Trick Flow heads sitting on the stand ready to go in my 70 Mach...haven't pulled the old one out yet...thought I had it sold ???


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7/27/2015 3:04 PM  #8


Re: Has anyone installed a 351Cleveland in a 65-66 FB

jerseyjoe wrote:

dodgestang wrote:

I take the valve cover off and I am able to change the spark plugs using a socket, a universal swivel, and 2 extensions....I never bust a knucle.

I thought you sold that cleveland months ago?  Or am I thinking about a different awesome cleveland stroker from texas?
 

I built a 408 Cleveland stroker with Trick Flow heads sitting on the stand ready to go in my 70 Mach...haven't pulled the old one out yet...thought I had it sold ???

Must have been some other texan ;) 
http://forums.vintage-mustang.com/engine-drivetrain-parts-sale/857010-very-nice-old-school-550hp-393-stroker-cleveland-richmond-6-speed.html

 


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7/27/2015 10:03 PM  #9


Re: Has anyone installed a 351Cleveland in a 65-66 FB

Dodgestang..........that is a VERY nice piece!!
Got a great "lick" to it
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7/28/2015 6:16 AM  #10


Re: Has anyone installed a 351Cleveland in a 65-66 FB

dodgestang wrote:

Ohh and with...or without....the stock hood ;)


Hi Dodge-
Quick question on your after market hood.  Did you have to install the hood pins to keep the hood closed or did you add them solely for aesthetics?  I ask because I am installing the same hood on my 64.5 vert right now and, with the hood closed and resting on the rad support,  it doesn't look like the factory hood latch will work correctly (haven't installed the hood latch to verify though) and one of the options we've been discussing is hood pins. 



 

 

7/28/2015 8:03 AM  #11


Re: Has anyone installed a 351Cleveland in a 65-66 FB

Chaplin wrote:

Hi Dodge-
Quick question on your after market hood. Did you have to install the hood pins to keep the hood closed or did you add them solely for aesthetics? I ask because I am installing the same hood on my 64.5 vert right now and, with the hood closed and resting on the rad support, it doesn't look like the factory hood latch will work correctly (haven't installed the hood latch to verify though) and one of the options we've been discussing is hood pins.

 

My hood has the 'metal' frame on the inside so I scewed my pin into it and latched it with the stock setup....drove around the block at low speed...and immediately ordered pins to help keep it on because it moved around too much for comfort.....plus with a trap speed of 120+ and a heavy use street car at highway speeds for prolonged periods....better safe than sorry  ;)

Ohh and to get it to latch...I did have to shove some 1 inch spacers on the latch mechanism to get it to line up with the pin in the hood
 

Last edited by dodgestang (7/28/2015 8:08 AM)


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7/28/2015 9:51 AM  #12


Re: Has anyone installed a 351Cleveland in a 65-66 FB

Thanks.  My hood also has the metal frame and it sounds like you experienced the same issues that I am expecting when I try to use the stock latch mechanism (looks like I'll need some spacers to make it latch too).  I guess hood pins are in my future too.   

 

7/28/2015 11:39 AM  #13


Re: Has anyone installed a 351Cleveland in a 65-66 FB

Wow super tight fit, but I bet that bad boy rips!!

 

7/28/2015 11:52 AM  #14


Re: Has anyone installed a 351Cleveland in a 65-66 FB

If you look close in this photo you can see my spacers behind the latching mechanism


Nick - 65FB 410C AOD 'D.T.' - 67FB 347 T5 'Cruiser' - 68FB 408W T5 'Brute'
 

7/29/2015 9:04 AM  #15


Re: Has anyone installed a 351Cleveland in a 65-66 FB

Thanks for that pic.  One more question, what hood pins did you use and where did you mount them?  

Sorry JerseyJoe for hijacking your thread!
 

 

7/29/2015 10:41 AM  #16


Re: Has anyone installed a 351Cleveland in a 65-66 FB

dodgestang wrote:

jerseyjoe wrote:

I  have checked other forms that say yes it will fit... but I need facts on physical clearances....jj

Yes.  I have.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQntclyswEw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a2B6FW_nnc



So tight that you can see where i had to relieve the header flange to keep it off the shock towers...and run a torque strap



After 10 years of fighting cooling issues with a griffen radiator that fit the stock opening...I gave up, opened up the support a little and put something in that guarantees cool running ;)

 

   What is the part # on that upper hose or whats it off from?    Thanks Steve69
 

 

7/29/2015 11:54 AM  #17


Re: Has anyone installed a 351Cleveland in a 65-66 FB

It's from a 70 Mustang with a Cleveland. I have a C in our 65 coup.

 

7/29/2015 12:44 PM  #18


Re: Has anyone installed a 351Cleveland in a 65-66 FB

Thanks!

 

7/29/2015 6:48 PM  #19


Re: Has anyone installed a 351Cleveland in a 65-66 FB

Opentracker wrote:

It's from a 70 Mustang with a Cleveland. I have a C in our 65 coup.

What he said....it is a 20704. 

http://www.dodgestang.com/cgi-bin/pro/emAlbum.cgi?c=show_full;p=2013-09-08_65_Radiator;img=DSC02985.JPG

 


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