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03-09-2002, 08:08 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Found a '72 F350 Wrecker with a 460. Any ideas on this motor oir its potential?
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03-09-2002, 09:58 AM   #2 (permalink)
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yea...557 cubes and 700 hp of street cleanin BBF power...thats just the "mild" version of course [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
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03-09-2002, 10:34 AM   #3 (permalink)
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TOO FUNNY!!! LOL Very tempting! Really though, need some potential as far as crank and heads. It should be a steel crank correct? How about heads, haven't gotten casting numbers yet. Going today to see.
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03-09-2002, 11:19 AM   #4 (permalink)
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I don't think it is a steel crank, as far as I know the 460's never had a steel crank. But you can build the snot out of it!
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03-10-2002, 10:07 PM   #5 (permalink)
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probably a early 460, around 200 horsepower or so stock. I dont think it would have a steel crank, but it should have the better rods and rod bolts. I would think that it's nearly the same as any other 460 in a 1 ton or 3/4 ton truck...but could be wrong. As far as potential goes, get it for the block, go with the 557 stroker "kit" and clean some streets!
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03-10-2002, 10:24 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Ummmm, 460's did not get put into f series trucks until 1974. what are the casting numbers on the heads/block. is it an auto or stick?
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03-12-2002, 12:34 AM   #7 (permalink)
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I knew I could count on you guys. Made the trip to see it anyway. The heads are, get this, D3VE-AA. This is not original at all. They want a ton for it too. No way! I am still lookin'.
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03-12-2002, 09:01 AM   #8 (permalink)
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funny thing about this...
we went to a salvage yard the other day, and they had a seventy-something police car there. Just for kicks, I raised the hood and saw a 429 or 460 short block there, but missing the heads. I figured they were interceptor heads cause they were missing, and it had flat-top pistons. I talked to the owner, he said he sold the heads to a fellow about an hour and a half earlier....Wish I was there earlier!
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