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Mike,

I believe you are mistaken.

In pictures I have seen to date and in person, the blocks are nothing like Ford ever produced...although perhaps "copied" in a very thin manner, which could explain why the one near you has aluminum heads on a cast iron block?

Pictures that I have, and that Denis C has of other engines, show an aluminum block of crazy porportions, that accept a 9 bolt bellhousing vs the normal 6 bolt config. (Plus two alignment pins). No Ford ever came like that....nor did they come in aluminum!

The one at the factory was all alloy, as is the block that Phillipe is trying..make that has already sold. In the picture of the rear of the engine, you can see the extra boss at the very top of the rear flywheel area. But not anything of the sides etc.

My guess, and popular myth or articles, suggest that DeT used the crank/rods/piston dimensions, and probably a whole lot of other dimensions....and just "Italianized" the castings!

This being the case, you could then put the heads on a cast iron block. Perhaps that is what is up at Hall.

The homologation doc shows an all alloy engine I believe as well.

Crazy stuff!!!

Steve