Helping a friend: This '62 Thunderbird's original 390 has been retrofitted with a 'supposedly vintage" "of the era" FoMoCo aluminum four-barrel intake and modern Holley 650 double-pumper.
I see a FoMoCo logo, but no other clues (to my eye) that tell me what year/model of Ford it came off of.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Van
One more...
Upon researching, and not able to see casting numbers (the car's in another state) it's looking like:
C3AZ-9424-C 352/390/406 1960-63 4V Aluminum
So far, that's the ONLY aluminum single 4-barrel intake until getting up in time to a 428.
Thoughts?
Look for a date code cast on top by the thermostat opening. I think the '60 intakes had the firing order on the back and not on the runner. Some of the pre '63 don't have a casting number.
Good info, thanks. The car is located in another state, so these pix are all I have to work from.
More research just revealed:
C3AZ 9424-C (C1AE 9424-C) - 390, 406/4v Alum ('69 Blue Bible - Galaxie HiPo)
C6AZ 9424-M (C6AE 9425-?) - (62-up) 390, 406/4v Alum Equal Runner ('69 Blue Bible - HiPo)
Take a look at MustangTek and look at the 10th and 11th intakes down. They look like a pretty close match.
http://www.mustangtek.com/FordIntake.html
Roy
I wonder if the Flip-top had one of these manifolds when it ran the 390? NASCAR was limited to 1 4 bbl. Later I think they ran Webers on a 427 in the car.
Affixed to CSX2196 was new thin-gauge aluminum body with a flip-forward front end and a rear-hinged section. Also fitted was an experimental NASCAR engine measuring 390 in³ and built completely from aluminum. With all these weight saving measures, the car weighed 1600 lbs, some 500 less than a standard 289 in³ car. In this configuration, Dave Friedman said the car was referenced as 'The Turd' for its ugly shape by the mechanics but was publically called the 'Flip-Top'.
Quote from: TA Coupe on December 09, 2022, 05:31:49 PM
Take a look at MustangTek and look at the 10th and 11th intakes down. They look like a pretty close match.
http://www.mustangtek.com/FordIntake.html
Roy
Thanks Roy, looks like you nailed it! I think it's the C3AE-9424-E. It appears to have all the right bumps, bulges, lines and FoMoCo script. Not sure why there's no part number on the #1 runner, but for now I'm going to suggest it's this one on the T-Bird.
That is the one that I figured it was. It may have been an early production one before they had a number for it.
Roy
Quote from: 98SVT - was 06GT on December 09, 2022, 06:46:05 PM
I wonder if the Flip-top had one of these manifolds when it ran the 390? NASCAR was limited to 1 4 bbl. Later I think they ran Webers on a 427 in the car.
Affixed to CSX2196 was new thin-gauge aluminum body with a flip-forward front end and a rear-hinged section. Also fitted was an experimental NASCAR engine measuring 390 in³ and built completely from aluminum. With all these weight saving measures, the car weighed 1600 lbs, some 500 less than a standard 289 in³ car. In this configuration, Dave Friedman said the car was referenced as 'The Turd' for its ugly shape by the mechanics but was publically called the 'Flip-Top'.
Here's a pic I have in my file from I believe Nassau '64, not the best, is this the 390 ?
Quote from: honker on December 10, 2022, 11:49:45 AM
Quote from: 98SVT - was 06GT on December 09, 2022, 06:46:05 PM
I wonder if the Flip-top had one of these manifolds when it ran the 390? NASCAR was limited to 1 4 bbl. Later I think they ran Webers on a 427 in the car.
Affixed to CSX2196 was new thin-gauge aluminum body with a flip-forward front end and a rear-hinged section. Also fitted was an experimental NASCAR engine measuring 390 in³ and built completely from aluminum. With all these weight saving measures, the car weighed 1600 lbs, some 500 less than a standard 289 in³ car. In this configuration, Dave Friedman said the car was referenced as 'The Turd' for its ugly shape by the mechanics but was publically called the 'Flip-Top'.
Here's a pic I have in my file from I believe Nassau '64, not the best, is this the 390 ?
That intake has a lot higher rise to it. Just look how the two center runners go up at a steeper angle than on the one from the op pictures. I'm not saying it's a 427 HR but it definitely is taller.
Quote from: honker on December 10, 2022, 11:49:45 AM
Here's a pic I have in my file from I believe Nassau '64, not the best, is this the 390 ?
I suspect it is - I understand when the 427 went in the car it had Webbers. Those heads also look to be unpainted aluminum.