[DeTomaso] The Old & the New Dawg Engine - 351-C NASCAR BLOC

[Daniel C Jones]

You know that game where ten people sit in a circle?  You whisper
a story into the first person's ear and by the time it gets to
the 10th person, it's a different story.  Sometimes the Dawg can
do that all by himself :-)

> The good news is I just negotiated a verbal deal on an "original"
> Ford XH 351-C NASCAR short block...should be signing the deal on
> Monday

The block is an XE part number NASCAR 351C block.  It's the crank
that caries an XH1 part number.  The crank is a rare Ford forged
steel race crank made specifically for the 351C.  It's a real 351C
dimension crank, not a modified 351W crank.  These weren't supposed
to exist but like a lot of special parts were available if your
name was Jack Roush or Dyno Don.

> This very rare race short block was recently rebuilt 355ci, was
> lined bored (is 30 over) and was set up for race.

Align-bored and 0.030" over are two separate things.  The first
pertains to how the main bearing bores were trued and the second
has to do with the bore size.

> The short block has ALL new Weisco piston forgings, 6" Carillo rods,
> forged crank by Sonny Bryant....and will use my 302B heads and Rosch
> intake on the new motor and plan to use another NEW Comp Cams Hyd. Roller.

Wiseco pistons yes, 6" Carrillo rods yes, but the crank is a Ford
part made on tooling developed for their race program.  I was
comparing it to a Sonny Bryant crank as opposed to an Eagle or SCAT
crank.

> I don't know all the advantages to the NASCAR block but I'm sure
> Dr. Jones or others can share with us its advantages....

I can post the details when I return to St. Louis.  Too much to type
in right now.

> Russ Fulps will again get all my engine work and most of my money ;-]
> because I believe in him and his work.

Dawg, it might be worthwhile for me speak directly to Russ just
so nothing gets lost in the translation.

Dan Jones