Ghost Magnum
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I decided to update everyone on my long in the tooth Torino project. The car project that’s basically on life support at this point. I let my 427 FE go to someone that can actually afford to build it. I didn’t know it at the time. But selling my FE C6 transmission when I was on FLMA was the death of my build.
I also learned during FLMA that I made some fatal mistakes while choosing some parts for my build. I couldn’t reverse course and buy different parts. I tried selling some of my parts to try to salvage my project. But some of the parts were so nitch that nobody would buy them from me. Like my 3x2 intake. I had some lingering issues that I needed to address elsewhere. So I decided to let the 427 go. It’s bittersweet because the money I made from selling it helped out a lot. I got new tires, oil change and other things I needed for my daily driver. Also caught up on my finances. But I worked so hard for that engine.
But I also kinda grew out of it. I’m getting older. The idea of building a engine out of rare and exotic parts for a small block torino doesn’t sound appealing anymore. Or building a goofy gas guzzling engine for something that I plan to drive sounds stupid.
No matter how much money I spend on that 427 or 460. My Torino will always be a small block car. Running a historical engine sounds interesting. But not in a C code Torino. Maybe in a cobra jet car that holds value. But not my car. Interesting enough it was a man with a R code galaxy that bought my engine. So my engine found a forever home. It was a combo of poor selection of parts, FE transmissions are rarer than I expected. So replacing my transmissions I sold last year to pay my phone bills is nearly impossible. Family disputes. Selling my 427 gives me one less thing to worry about. Crashing my truck and missing work last summer put a lot of things on hold. And put me in several bad situations. And I grew out of it. I was originally going to find a 1968 casting 289 small block for my Torino and return my car to factory condition. With upgrades. But a 1968 289 casting is actually harder to find than one would expect. It’s not worth it either. So I’m chose to buy a roller Efi 302. I’m going to find one and have it redone with basic upgrades and use it. I can get good performance with a lot of benefits. I have a friend that is a mechanic that will let me store everything in his shop.
I also learned during FLMA that I made some fatal mistakes while choosing some parts for my build. I couldn’t reverse course and buy different parts. I tried selling some of my parts to try to salvage my project. But some of the parts were so nitch that nobody would buy them from me. Like my 3x2 intake. I had some lingering issues that I needed to address elsewhere. So I decided to let the 427 go. It’s bittersweet because the money I made from selling it helped out a lot. I got new tires, oil change and other things I needed for my daily driver. Also caught up on my finances. But I worked so hard for that engine.
But I also kinda grew out of it. I’m getting older. The idea of building a engine out of rare and exotic parts for a small block torino doesn’t sound appealing anymore. Or building a goofy gas guzzling engine for something that I plan to drive sounds stupid.
No matter how much money I spend on that 427 or 460. My Torino will always be a small block car. Running a historical engine sounds interesting. But not in a C code Torino. Maybe in a cobra jet car that holds value. But not my car. Interesting enough it was a man with a R code galaxy that bought my engine. So my engine found a forever home. It was a combo of poor selection of parts, FE transmissions are rarer than I expected. So replacing my transmissions I sold last year to pay my phone bills is nearly impossible. Family disputes. Selling my 427 gives me one less thing to worry about. Crashing my truck and missing work last summer put a lot of things on hold. And put me in several bad situations. And I grew out of it. I was originally going to find a 1968 casting 289 small block for my Torino and return my car to factory condition. With upgrades. But a 1968 289 casting is actually harder to find than one would expect. It’s not worth it either. So I’m chose to buy a roller Efi 302. I’m going to find one and have it redone with basic upgrades and use it. I can get good performance with a lot of benefits. I have a friend that is a mechanic that will let me store everything in his shop.
