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Originally Posted by Inverter

Missed this earlier...
Block is the original 402 ( truck was a BB/TH400 model ) has a Thumper roller cam n lifters. Iron heads, bored n torque plate honed to a 409. Checked & rebalanced crank, replaced everything else. Its not a powerhouse by modern standards but Im not the boy racer type so 418/438 @ 5900 is good for now. It sounds amazing too.

Trans is a 5 speed TKO model. ( 2.87 first, 1.89 second, 1.28 third, 1.0 forth, .64 fifth.

Even with 373 rear gears the .64 fifth gear is pretty tall. Its great for going from town to town but I dont use it much. I also switched to a 4.11 rear so might be a better fit.

Nice. My 'mole' has a flat-top 461 w/rubbed-on 781 ovals & engine dyno'd @ just a tick over 500hp @ <6k RPM. It also had a nice flat torque curve w/just a solid tappet set-up. It will get re-vamped w/some aluminum heads, hyd roller, & EFI before it hits the streets again.

Seriously digging this build. It has nice aftermarket parts but there's more than enough ingenuity w/the stock stuff that one might miss. it's understated!