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Rubber is fine, Poly will last longer. *Happy Joe just posted at the same time. I agree with his post.

I can see that the motor has the old style steel head gasket. I have learned that the steel gaskets are no longer available. If I pull the head, I will have no choice but to go with a composite head gasket that is thicker. That would force me to have the head surfaced just to maintain the...

I will follow Hillbilly's recommendation for Atlas Springs. I have an old set on my F350 that I beat the hell out of on a regular basis. It rides incredibly well and takes all the abuse I dish out. There are a set of railroad tracks I go over all the time. They are in a 55mph zone. Everyone...

I'm no expert at porting combustion chambers. I will do a port match and call it a day. I ordered a punch kit to cut holes and will be getting some gasket material so I can make my own. It probably won't be the last gasket I will need to make. Another thing I am looking at is making a windage...

The struggle is real. FedX dropped off my fuel pump last night sometime and I didn't discover it until this morning. A mouse must have thought there was something good inside because it chewed through the envelope, box, and took a few bites out of the gaskets. Gaskets for 1950's oil pumps don't...

The STEEL-IT in a can that I use works for typical engine temps. I put it on the water pump on the F350 and it's still perfect. I plan on painting the engine, and transmission; anything that is cast iron. The stuff that I will be putting on my headers is different. It's made by the same STEEL-IT...

The 223 has shaft mounted rockers but that shouldn't be too hard to find. I have not found a direct application, but I did find some info about Y-block roller rockers being used. I put STEEL-IT on just about everything. I love the color, and the stainless steel microflakes make it very...

I don't like modern stuff but that's purdy!

I have not added anything, yet. I am mounting the propane tank under the left front corner of the box, and a gray water tank on the other side. Those mounts will also add structure for the items sitting over them inside the box. The fridge is on one side, and the bathroom on the other. I am...

Can't wait to see what you come up with for those doors. I have some bolts that just refuse to come out. Not sure if uhaul used some type of impervious locking compound. I must have dropped 40lbs. of dirt, and rust when I removed my box.

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I can't argue with anything you said. When I drive my F350 with 460, I find myself hyper-miling so that practice would continue with the I6. Once in 4wd, the gearing will get me anywhere I need to go. I would not consider this motor in the F350, I hope the F250 is a little lighter. I will have...

I called in Damper Dudes to make me a custom balancer for the 223. This will allow me to run the accessories from the 89 F250 that are driven by a serpentine belt.

Way to rub it in! :D I have some ideas to explore for getting every bit of horsepower from the engine. I don't recall the company name that had the crate engines, and can't seem to find it.

I was browsing the web and found a company that supplies crate 223 engines; they supply the aviation industry. Apparently the motors are in a lot of the ground support vehicles at airports. I'm sure there are plenty of 300's in them too. I did find some info on the top end oiling problems. Most...

I was poking around on the interwebz and found this photo of the car headers on the 223. These will be a better fit with the 4x4 X-member on the F250. The guy at Clifford could not fit his head around this but I think it's the way to go. He has car headers in stock so he is sending a set right...

Yes, they would fit the stock log style intake. Not sure about the long primary tubes with a stock intake. The headers were made by patriot and the quality is fine. No complaints there. I called them to let them know it did not fit with the clifford intake. They were grateful for the feedback...

Game over. The headers hit the Clifford intake manifold and have to go back. It took a month for them to be made. Now I have to wait another month for a new set of clifford's. They are also twice as much. ARGH, I knew things were going too smoothly. :rolleyes:

Here is the intake.

I thought long tubes were for top end? This thing won't see 4K rpm?!?