A guy owed me some money on his dirt track motor before I would let it out the door, so he offered me his plow truck. It is a late 80's ford F-250 with 1 ton running gear and a 4 speed.
I am wondering what you think the motor is worth. The block is the stock 460 for that year I believe. But it was rebuilt about 8 years ago by a reputable shop in the area and has never had a problem since. But being a plow truck it probably only has 10,000 miles on it.
He has reciepts for all the work and I spoke to the original owner who verified it.
The motor was bored and stroked to a 557, apparently this includes a cast 4.5? stroke crank +.100 Custom JE Forged Pistons, forged rods, 429 interceptor heads (not sure if these are the DOVE C heads maybe someone could let me know), it has an aluminum dual plane intake and holley carb.
I am not sure of the cam but I assume it is a Hydraulic flat tappet. This motor was obviously built for torque and I am sure it has never seen more than 5,000 rpm.
The only problem I can see is that it has a small leak from the back of the motor (I will assume the worst and say rear main).
What do you guys think the engine would be worth in as it sits right now? How about if I yanked it and replaced all the gaskets/seals and maybe put in a new cam, lifters, and timing set?
I am a total newbie to the Fords but obviously I build racing and performance street chevy engines.
EDIT: Apparently a 4.5 stroke with a +.100 bore is actually a 570ci motor !!!!
I am wondering what you think the motor is worth. The block is the stock 460 for that year I believe. But it was rebuilt about 8 years ago by a reputable shop in the area and has never had a problem since. But being a plow truck it probably only has 10,000 miles on it.
He has reciepts for all the work and I spoke to the original owner who verified it.
The motor was bored and stroked to a 557, apparently this includes a cast 4.5? stroke crank +.100 Custom JE Forged Pistons, forged rods, 429 interceptor heads (not sure if these are the DOVE C heads maybe someone could let me know), it has an aluminum dual plane intake and holley carb.
I am not sure of the cam but I assume it is a Hydraulic flat tappet. This motor was obviously built for torque and I am sure it has never seen more than 5,000 rpm.
The only problem I can see is that it has a small leak from the back of the motor (I will assume the worst and say rear main).
What do you guys think the engine would be worth in as it sits right now? How about if I yanked it and replaced all the gaskets/seals and maybe put in a new cam, lifters, and timing set?
I am a total newbie to the Fords but obviously I build racing and performance street chevy engines.
EDIT: Apparently a 4.5 stroke with a +.100 bore is actually a 570ci motor !!!!
