suggestions

[hotrod ford]

guys i need some advice. i bought me a shrtbed awile back. it came with a stock 360. i have a 429/c6 also. my thing is, i don't want to put so much money into the 429 when i could improve the looks of the truck. the 429 would be nice though, but its not like i'm going to the track. eventually i would like to have the truck completly stock. i will be home in a few weeks to look the truck over and to see what it realy needs. i have gotten a couple of thing already thanks to some of you guys. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. thanks, hotrod

[convincor]

turn the 360 into a 390. I see no reason to do any more...

[hotrod ford]

a 390 would be plenty for what i want and if i turned back into stock it wouldn't be as much work like changing an engine and mounts and drivetrain.

[convincor]

I thought I saved your email address. I was going to sent some pics of the 72 that I did over last summer.
Mostly stock with a mustang S code 4 barrel intake, Holley and chrome air cleaner. Nothing fancy but looked(and ran) real good.

[willowbilly3]

If you have the 429 I say go for it. If you start rebuilding the 360 you will have the price of a modest paint job into it and more if you upgrade anything. so use the 429 and spend the money elsewhere.

[hotrod ford]

thats true, but if i sell the 429 i could use it for the 360. carb,intake, maybe new dist. it already has headers on it. going with it i won't have to buy mounts and headers for the 429. i don't know !

[rubiranch]

If you have the 429 I say go for it. If you start rebuilding the 360 you will have the price of a modest paint job into it and more if you upgrade anything. so use the 429 and spend the money elsewhere.

You would have to spend a lot of money on a 360 to get it to perform any where near what a stock 429 will (unless it's a 1972 429).

[hotrod ford]

i wasn't trying to get it as strong as the 429. just somthing to have a good time in. my overall priority is to have the body and chassis in really nice shape. i have seen to many guys fix up the eng and and skimp on the body. they keep the vehicle primered for almost forever. i would really like for it to keep its stock looks. also what is the deal with the 72 429?

[convincor]

what's the 429/C6 out of?? You know it's history?
Is it a long tail shaft C6 from a car? Now you'll need a custom drive shaft, plus the headers, plus the mounts.
Probably cost more to properly convert to the 429 set-up than keeping and rebuilding the 360/390.
Not to mention the 390 is the right engine for the truck. Maybe I'm just biased as I'm a FE fan....

[hotrod ford]

what's the 429/C6 out of?? You know it's history?
Is it a long tail shaft C6 from a car? Now you'll need a custom drive shaft, plus the headers, plus the mounts.
Probably cost more to properly convert to the 429 set-up than keeping and rebuilding the 360/390.
Not to mention the 390 is the right engine for the truck. Maybe I'm just biased as I'm a FE fan....

i know that it is out of a 72 galaxie. it is all stock and has never been rebuilt, but still in good shape. i'm leaning very much into using the 360 just for the customizing factor for the 429. i know i will be missing alot of fun but think it will be worth it in the long run.

[convincor]

you'd just be missing a bunch of headaches in my opinion..

[hotrod ford]

what did rubiranch mean by unless it is a 1972 429?

[convincor]

good question
72 is when emissions crap started and hp went from 320hp down to 212hp. Torque went from 480 ft.lbs down to 327ft.lbs
Compression went from 10.5:1 on a 2V, 11:1 on 4V down to 8.5:1
your 360 has better numbers than that...

[sideoilerfe]

The 429 is also 100 LBS heavier that the 360. I'd say keep the FE and you'll be happier.

[averagef250]

The 72 429 has the worst 385 series heads ever made the D2VE's. I vote keep the 360. It'll do just fine and won't cost a dime to put in the truck since it's already there. If you had a thunderjet 360HP 429 or an early lincoln 460 I might say go for it, but there is no reason to put any effort or money into a 72 429 (or any 71 and later 429 for that matter).

Does Ford really claim 480 lb/ft of torque for a thunderjet 429 convincor? I'd say a bit of wishful thinking on that one.