if you know anything about ford mel engines read this..and speak up!

[patrick english]

haha,nope..i spend a few hours a day looking for parts and info.thanks..i think i got a lead on something cool..not guna say what till i get a confirmation

how much were the pistons and rings?

Originally Posted by No_Respect

Still havent given up yet Pat? Good luck on your quest... I believe I have Wiseco or crower? pistons in mine and from what I remember they were not cheap...

[Reijer]

Patrick, if that deal falls through contact NewLincolnMan (Alex) at thelincolnforum.net. He sells running MELs now and then, advertised with videos of them running on a frame with working gauges etc.

[patrick english]

wow thats crazy!!!...i wonder what they would charge for something like that??

[Reijer]

Ask him. He's a hobbyist.... not a vendor.

[hot74roadrunner]

use the mel cheaper to build than a 460 if you know were and what to get and if your gonna rev it up in a gasser the info on the high volume is wrong you need high pressure its a pretty simple motor it will fit right in that falcon if you know what to do there are alot of people here on the hamb that will give you misguided info on these except for that gizzle hopper guy everyone that seems to have one is always sitting in a model a apart not running and everytime you ask the gizzle dude a question on the mel hi po subject he seems to have forgotten amneisa i guess or he has other people do his work and pretends to be an expert my mel is running in my 55 ford ready for the strip so if you need to know anything in the real world pm me you can rebuild the whole engine for less than 700 and as in the 58s yes bigger heads but you can port the intake and use 428 super cobra jet valves and thats the same just a little better you should get one and try you just need a good heavy duty harbor frieght hoist and with out the intake and exuast manifolds the are only30 pounds heavier than an fe ford and 90 pounds lighter than a 440 mopar and you never seem to hear anyone put those down

[Reijer]

Cheaper to rebuild a MEL than a 460? You're having a laugh, aren't you?

[patrick english]

i kinda feel bad about keeping this post going...ive decided to use the fe 390...i really like the idea of using the mel but i got a deal on a factory tri power intake for the fe and my bud has an fe heel let go for a good price..

ive also herd the mel is not much heavier then the fe,but i still havnt found any full rebuild kits for the mel for under 900 bucks..

i can be a bit impulsive..(this whole build started with an impulse purchase)but im sticking to the basic direction..changing ideas here and there along the way.

[stealthcruiser]

Originally Posted by hot74roadrunner

use the mel cheaper to build than a 460 if you know were and what to get and if your gonna rev it up in a gasser the info on the high volume is wrong you need high pressure its a pretty simple motor it will fit right in that falcon if you know what to do there are alot of people here on the hamb that will give you misguided info on these except for that gizzle hopper guy everyone that seems to have one is always sitting in a model a apart not running and everytime you ask the gizzle dude a question on the mel hi po subject he seems to have forgotten amneisa i guess or he has other people do his work and pretends to be an expert my mel is running in my 55 ford ready for the strip so if you need to know anything in the real world pm me you can rebuild the whole engine for less than 700 and as in the 58s yes bigger heads but you can port the intake and use 428 super cobra jet valves and thats the same just a little better you should get one and try you just need a good heavy duty harbor frieght hoist and with out the intake and exuast manifolds the are only30 pounds heavier than an fe ford and 90 pounds lighter than a 440 mopar and you never seem to hear anyone put those down

What?

[mike hohnstein]

Originally Posted by stealthcruiser

What?

More like WTF????

[FrozenMerc]

In most cases, I try to stick up for the American Public School system. I mean, I turned out some what OK....

But this is just plain embarrassing.

Originally Posted by hot74roadrunner

use the mel cheaper to build than a 460 if you know were and what to get and if your gonna rev it up in a gasser the info on the high volume is wrong you need high pressure its a pretty simple motor it will fit right in that falcon if you know what to do there are alot of people here on the hamb that will give you misguided info on these except for that gizzle hopper guy everyone that seems to have one is always sitting in a model a apart not running and everytime you ask the gizzle dude a question on the mel hi po subject he seems to have forgotten amneisa i guess or he has other people do his work and pretends to be an expert my mel is running in my 55 ford ready for the strip so if you need to know anything in the real world pm me you can rebuild the whole engine for less than 700 and as in the 58s yes bigger heads but you can port the intake and use 428 super cobra jet valves and thats the same just a little better you should get one and try you just need a good heavy duty harbor frieght hoist and with out the intake and exuast manifolds the are only30 pounds heavier than an fe ford and 90 pounds lighter than a 440 mopar and you never seem to hear anyone put those down

[patrick english]

lol...glad nobody cares

[Bigcheese327]

Originally Posted by patrick english

lol...glad nobody cares

A tri-power 390 in a '60 Falcon is plenty cool. Are you going to start a seperate build thread, or should we follow this one?

[patrick english]

right on.thanks..

no.this was just a thread about mels..but i will be starting a build thread around halloween time.im just collecting parts and tools right now..i just got a brand new millermatic 211...sweet!!

[mart3406]

Originally Posted by patrick english

right on.thanks.. no.this was just
a thread about mels..but i will be
starting a build thread around
halloween time.im just collecting
parts and tools right now..i just got
a brand new millermatic 211...sweet!!

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A 390 in an early Falcon will be
cool. But just so you know what
you're getting into, a Ford FE is
not going to fit between the spring
pockets in the inner-fenders of a
'60 Falcon - and even if it did, the
stock stamped sheet-metal unbody
and front front suspension won't
handle the weight. The original
Falcolns were only really ever
designed to have a an inline-6
in them and to fit anything wider
than even a 289 or 302 into an
early Falcon, you're going to have
to either cut and reinforce the stock
spring pockets and move the springs
outboard - or - remove the stock coil
spring pockets (or just eliminate the
inner fender panels altogether) - and
then - if you want I.F.S - use a front
frame clip from another car - or if
I.F.S is not important or wanted -
build your own sub-frame from 2X4
steel tubing to mount a pair of leaf
springs and a straight axle.

Mart3406
==========

[patrick english]

"build your own sub-frame from 2X4
steel tubing to mount a pair of leaf
springs and a straight axle."


nailed it...i will be building a new frame out of 2x4 steel..the plan is to build a complete running rolling chasiss and put the falcon body on top..

[hot74roadrunner]

thats right wright wtf you dont know or havent built any mels latley. you must be one of these guys with, or knows someone with a mel thats sitting on an engine stand and not haulin ass down the road. and to the guy that says i cant build one cheaper than a 460 you are wrong you can like i mentioned. you just have to know were to get parts the only thing that is pricey are the intake adapters unless you make your own then thats abought 125 bucks.you can adapt a 460 intake a 351 /400 m intake,351 cleavland,and a 426 hemi i know i have adapted all of them.

[Ghost of ElMirage]

Seems that the MELs would make nice boat anchors. Why not build a really sweet FE with a simple tube chassis?