quote:. I found a guy in the UK, he posted for sale a aluminum 351c engine
That's the guy who claimed it was the engine that won the Engine Masters Competition. I know this to be a lie since I sold Kaase the cast iron XE block that he used for his winning entry. I'd be very suspicious of that seller. Also, notice the damage in the lifter valley of the SK aluminum block. I've talked with three guys who are familiar with those blocks and they said they all did that. I'm out of town now but when I get back, I'll post some pictures of the matching aluminum heads.
Coincidentally, I've recently come up with another XE Aussie NASCAR block. I might be talked out of it, Ron. The interesting thing about this one is that it came with a Ford part number forged steel crank. The usual sources all claim Ford never made a forged steel crank for the 351C but they are wrong. Ford made the tooling right before they pulled out of racing and Roy Combs made the cranks on Ford's tooling for select racers of the day.
Dan Jones