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dkcardwell
12-31-2008, 04:37 PM
well my old man just purchased a brand new 351w roller block for the grocery getter...any guesses what he plans to do with it?

I've already got dibs on it's current 351w for my future fox. :thumbsup1:
Blacksheep
12-31-2008, 05:35 PM
Im assumeing that hes gonna drop the new 351 in the grocery getter, that is what u just said...... lol
puttputt
12-31-2008, 06:52 PM
Is the grocery getter a cream colored LTD with mustang wheels on it?
dkcardwell
01-01-2009, 07:03 PM
The new 351 will be a 408 stroker when it's all done.

puttputt --if you mean this ltd then yes. you've probly seen it at the oakboro cruise-in, or you may have seen it in albemarle driving around..if so that was me.

http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo212/dkcardwell/ltdside1280.jpg
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo212/dkcardwell/LTD_g.jpg
badluckpony
01-01-2009, 07:10 PM
nice man
puttputt
01-01-2009, 07:29 PM
Yeah, that's the one I was talkin about. I love that thing. That thing is just super cool.
dkcardwell
01-01-2009, 10:52 PM
well thanks. it's a blast to drive, and a head turner.
mod list:
351w .030 over...stock heads...E303 cam..upper intake is off an explorer. underdrives. sn95 5-lug setup. shorty headers, off road h-pipe w/ 2chamber flows(40 series).
FRPP 3.55's. WC T-5. Steeda rear control arms. 24lb injectors. 75mm throttle body. 05' GT take off wheels.
Next time i have the car in town I'll try and get up with you so you can check it out.
puttputt
01-02-2009, 07:34 AM
That sounds good. Just give me a call. I'll p.m. you my #.
Superstroke17
01-02-2009, 11:53 AM
I like the unexpected. Sleepers rule!!
dkcardwell
04-06-2009, 10:47 AM
Looking to put some aluminum pro-comp heads on the Grocery Getter for the new stroker motor. anyone have experience with these head or heard anything good or bad about them. This will be a cast crank engine. probly forged rods and pistons though. no NOS or forced air.
They are supposed to be veryvery similar to the victor jr heads.
93GTVert
04-06-2009, 11:34 AM
I remembered that my Grandfather had the LTD wagon, just like yours, a long time ago. :)
dkcardwell
04-06-2009, 11:44 AM
that's cool. this wagon was actually my granddad's. he bought it in 85. two years after it was new. and had it till the day he passed. my grandmother sold it to my parents and it sat in the yard for almost 10yrs till it got to the point that we HAD to do something w/ it. The original inline 6 was done, car wouldn't run anymore. My dad was working on a replica 64 fairlane Thunder bolt at the time which is what the 351W was going to go in. He decided to sell that car and his race car and purchased a 67 Fairlane GT 390 big block. So that left us with a perfectly good 351 windsor, so we dropped it in the LTD and been having a ball ever since.
Here's a pic of the orginal 6 cylinder before removal.
http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo212/dkcardwell/DSC01604.jpg
93GTVert
04-06-2009, 02:44 PM
Oh, so it had the ford 3.3 inline six?
dkcardwell
04-06-2009, 04:57 PM
that would be the one. 83 was the last year ford used the 200ci 6cyl. and the first year for the LTD which replaced the Fairmont... in 84 they started using the 3.8L Essex V6. so all in all the 83 ltd is a bit of ford history. kinda cool having one.
93GTVert
04-06-2009, 05:23 PM
that would be the one. 83 was the last year ford used the 200ci 6cyl. and the first year for the LTD which replaced the Fairmont... in 84 they started using the 3.8L Essex V6. so all in all the 83 ltd is a bit of ford history. kinda cool having one.

:yes1: The 3.8L Essex V6 are crap. They are known to blow head gaskets. But I heard opposite about the 3.3L inline six. They are pretty good engines. The fairmont was the first ford vehicle with the Fox chassis, which started in 1978.
dkcardwell
05-22-2009, 11:53 AM
Well the old man picked up the FRPP package that I posted in the Driveline forum for the LTD GG. Z heads and the RR's to go on the 408/418 stroker. Now we just need a CAM and the Stroker Kit. Also picked up some of these.
http://www.procompelectronics.com/index.php?target=products&product_id=37158
polished fabricated tall valve covers.
kdawgg11
05-22-2009, 10:27 PM
that is awesome and I hope you keep it in the family maybe you can pass it down to your kids
dkcardwell
06-03-2009, 11:16 AM
Finally picked out a camshaft. Comp has a line of cams specially built for EFI strokers. They only make 2 for SBF's
Here's the links. The XFI™ 236HR-14 will be ours.

http://www.compperformancegroupstores.com/store/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=CC&Product_Code=35-775-8&Category_Code=F50COMP

http://www.mustang50magazine.com/techarticles/m5lp_0608_xfi_roller_cam_test/index.html