Shelby Clones

MuscleCarFanatic · 06-15-2001, 08:15 PM

Has anyone here ever made a Shelby clone?
Anyone know where I can get information on doing making one? It seems like a very interesting project...
Also, I heard on a Ford Truck web site that you can make a 428CJ out of a 390 block. True? Anyone know how to?
Thanks, any info would help.

69fastback · 06-16-2001, 01:44 AM

I know that a 428cj intake and heads will fit on the 390 block. Edelbrock has a preformer rpm package that works really well that u can put into a 390. All the parts are aluminum and u can win lots of races with it. If u are thinking about a 428cj need any help i will try and help u.

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69 428 cobra jet: tons of mods.
97 f-150 5.4 xlt mark III
BUCKLE UP. SUCK IT IN.
Objects in the mirror are about to disappear...
QUICKLY!!!!!!

thunderbolt · 06-16-2001, 10:05 AM

On the 428. I have read that you can take the truck 390 (shown as a 391), and have it bored to 428 specs. This will only work with the truck blocks because they were cast thicker than lighter duty units. The engine can then be fitted with a 428 crank. As the above post said you can also swap heads, intake, etc. Alternatively, you could put a 428 crank in a 390, I think you get a 406.

MuscleCarFanatic · 06-16-2001, 02:05 PM

So let me get this straight... I could get a 390..say out of an old f250. Bore it out to 428 and put a 428 crank in it and I'll basically have a 428cj? And I could use all the after market 428cj heads and stuff on it?
Sorry if I need it Barney style, all this is really new to me. Thankyou for your help, Thunderbolt and 69fastback.

btr · 06-19-2001, 11:26 AM

Don't forget lots of $'s!

06-15-2001, 08:15 PM	#1
MuscleCarFanatic Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Kennewick, Wa, USA Posts: 17	Shelby Clones Has anyone here ever made a Shelby clone? Anyone know where I can get information on doing making one? It seems like a very interesting project... Also, I heard on a Ford Truck web site that you can make a 428CJ out of a 390 block. True? Anyone know how to? Thanks, any info would help.

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06-16-2001, 01:44 AM	#2
69fastback IRAQ VET Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: high desert California Posts: 1,480	I know that a 428cj intake and heads will fit on the 390 block. Edelbrock has a preformer rpm package that works really well that u can put into a 390. All the parts are aluminum and u can win lots of races with it. If u are thinking about a 428cj need any help i will try and help u. ------------------ 69 428 cobra jet: tons of mods. 97 f-150 5.4 xlt mark III BUCKLE UP. SUCK IT IN. Objects in the mirror are about to disappear... QUICKLY!!!!!!

06-16-2001, 10:05 AM	#3
thunderbolt Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 380	On the 428. I have read that you can take the truck 390 (shown as a 391), and have it bored to 428 specs. This will only work with the truck blocks because they were cast thicker than lighter duty units. The engine can then be fitted with a 428 crank. As the above post said you can also swap heads, intake, etc. Alternatively, you could put a 428 crank in a 390, I think you get a 406.

06-16-2001, 02:05 PM	#4
MuscleCarFanatic Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Kennewick, Wa, USA Posts: 17	So let me get this straight... I could get a 390..say out of an old f250. Bore it out to 428 and put a 428 crank in it and I'll basically have a 428cj? And I could use all the after market 428cj heads and stuff on it? Sorry if I need it Barney style, all this is really new to me. Thankyou for your help, Thunderbolt and 69fastback.

06-19-2001, 11:26 AM	#5
btr Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Location: Mandan, ND USA Posts: 184	Don't forget lots of $'s!