I'll start off with a question. Right now my shiftier linkage for the three on the tree won't go through the gate. I can get into first and reverse bu that's it. The front driver's side body mount is rusted to hell and on the list to replace. I've read that bad body mounts will put pressure on the steering column and can destroy a column in short order. I'm thinking that it may be pinching the shifter tube and it won't let me go through the gate. I have the wheel off right now but that's as far as I've gotten with disassembling the assembly.
And second, I discovered something bittersweet about Leah.
Just a quick WIndsor history lesson. The Windsor line of Ford V8's were made to have a compact, light V8. The most popular V8's were the 289, the 302, and the 351. The 289 and 302 shared the same block. The 351 was very similar, but had a 1.3" taller deck, noticed by the amount of space between the water inlet and the deck. The 351 also used more webbing and was a considerably stronger block.
Well back on Monday I was under the hood of Leah when I saw something different. I raced to the 302 in the garage to confirm what I saw.
Yep, Leah doesn't have the 302 that I was told it had, she has a 351. I had a gut feeling that it didn't sound like a early 302 (they have different firing orders). Bitter because of my love for the 302, and because I have a garage full of spare damn parts. Sweet because there's no replacement for displacement.
Saddest part... Leah will probably be quicker than DeLone (my '96 Ranger, I4 5M).