I aquired a motor from skip a few weeks ago and not sure what I am going to do with it just yet. Since money is tight.....i figured i would do a budget 460 project with it.

My goals:

• Spend as little as possible

The cash counter is set to zero....and only goes up based on money i spend from here on out, it does not include parts i currently own or that have been donated, only out of pocket expenses related to the motor itself.

I am not a mechanic by any means, so that means i have no idea what i am doing. Only 460 experience I have is with my previous motor. So that being said, any suggestions/advice will be greatly appreciated.

The motor: $100 + 2 SCJB Shirts

This is a D9TE-AB block. Skip only gave me a little info when I picked it up. He said it came out of a flat bed pickup that was out on a ranch and was used to haul hay around. The truck was totaled when it hit a pole, but the motor was still running. I have no idea what the heads are...there are no markings anywhere other then a ford logo by the valve springs.

check out the slack in the timing chain....


football bolts....

Does the balancer spacer have a wieght on it ?
I have two pair of BBF heads like those one is a D3 and the other is a D4.
They are 91 - 95 cc combustion chambers

so....things I need so far...

• Timing Set - $40-$60
• Oil Pan - $300-$400
• Gasket set - ~$50

so....things I need so far...

• Timing Set - $40-$60
• Oil Pan - $300-$400
• Gasket set - ~$50

Is there enough left of your gold pan to weld a new rail on it ?

Is there enough left of your gold pan to weld a new rail on it ?

nope....there is holes in both sides and the bottoms....one side of the rails is trashed...and the windage tray is destroyed...

nope....there is holes in both sides and the bottoms....one side of the rails is trashed...and the windage tray is destroyed...

That is too bad. I have destroied my pan a bunch and it seen we can always fix it, using parts from stock pans and some small plates. How much do you want for it ? Lucky stiff has 7 .030 TRW L-2404s and a set of 7 cj/truck rods.

brad, i will do it for the hell of it too, just think i do not have a boat ready for it yet either but like the freakin rednecks in nascar a second motor waiting on shore works too

Here is a desent thread on a build;
http://460ford.com/viewtopic.php?t=6937

Brad, if you really want to install that high mileage engine which has bearing clearances possibly as little as 0.0008" (that's right less than 1 thou, and no I'm not kidding), and then spin it at a sustained 5000 rpm...then don't complain if you end up with a second grenaded engine on your hands.  No saying it will absolutely happen, but it very well may happen.

We will accept your non-disassembled longblock as a core trade-in toward a fully rebuilt jet boat applicable 466-472 pump gas frinedly 400hp-550hp engine, should you have a financial windfall this christmas. 

LO

p.s.: Any questions during your current build, feel free to ask,as always.

I like your attitude Brad!  Get to the lake anyway you can, and if you go to the river just remember to always go upstream.

On one of my builds (granted for a car but hey), I pulled the 250K+ miles 440 engine out of the 72 Imperial, changed the rings and bearings, new oil, threw a 200 shot on it and raced it and used it as a tow vehicle for 10 years. Sure there is a little piston slap on really cold mornings, but it runs just fine thank you.....

The factory stuff is more durable than people give it credit for. Those cast pistons are doing fine...

Low buck is not low thought!!!
Cam, lifters, bowl blend,port match, polish combustion chambers,valve job w/ springs
3 blade hone from NAPA, Polish the crank to reasonable clearance, rings
HELL ya!!  Send it!!   Attention to detail is what makes it work. I agree with Speedy mopar.
Whatever it takes!!

Yea, but that's after $1000 and 40 hours of work. I think Brad wants it to be done FAST and CHEAP lol