360 rebuild

[Lennox in AZ]

This coming Monday I will be pulling my 360 out of my 1971 f100 for a complete rebuild, its is my first time rebuilding a motor, but not my first time tearing one apart ha, So any advices for this process would be nice. I would like to have it done by mid May but ya never know

Will post pictures as so as possible
Thanks, Lennox in AZ

 

[Alvin in AZ]

Cool.

You're "first V8 rebuild" will be an FE too?
What all are you wanting to do yourself?
Pick out a cam already?

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I haven't taken the 390FE apart yet.
Took the valve covers off tho and found all the valve stems lined up straight
as anything. Jerry thought the valves were bad but I think is was stuck
and stinking rings, since the excessive smoke problem cleared up at one point.

Alvin in AZ

 

[Lennox in AZ]

Well, I came across a fully rebuilt 390, bored .060 over, for a decent price, so rebuilding a 360 is out of the picture now.The 390 came with a c6, Im wondering if that will just bolt right in to my 71 f100,the original motor was a 360 with an NP435.

 

[Alvin in AZ]

The drive shaft might not match up with the C6.
(sorry, don't know nuthin about automatics, and don't want to neither

So why not keep the NP435?
The 390FE will bolt right up to the 360FE's old bellhousing.

Pulled your 360 yet?
What's the flywheel look like?
Ring gear look good?
You got a dial indicator?

Alvin in AZ

 

[Alvin in AZ]

Lennox, please tell me you decided to keep the NP435. ...please!
Lie to me if you have to.

Butthead in AZ

 

[DNFXDLI]

I will never go back to a manual.

 

[mustangtoby]

Agreed, keep the 435! Those slushboxes aren't all their cracked up to be. I've even put them where they never came (my 69 Bronco has one, tough as hell).