My 1959 tbird vin indicates that the car came with a 430 engine. I really do not know too much about them, so if the vin states it is a 430 well then it must be. NOT!?
I just started to look this car over and I am trying to compare the numbers that I find on the car to the numbers in the manuals. I discovered that on the manifold (intake?) the cast number is B9ME - 9425 - A. Well I have learned that B9ME represents a 1959 Mercury engine. Does that mean the engine I have in the car is not a 430 but rather a 383 mercury? Thus not being the original engine. Or could it be that the manifold is just a replacement. When I look at the pictures and compare it to my engine, to me they look similar. I guess I will find out soon enough when I start to get into the engine.
Ok, so if it is not a 430, does anyone think I can find an appropriate 430 to slip back into her? Or will that be an impossible task? I am trying to restore to original shape.
Any guidance with this issue would be helpful.
Thanks,
Jim
I just started to look this car over and I am trying to compare the numbers that I find on the car to the numbers in the manuals. I discovered that on the manifold (intake?) the cast number is B9ME - 9425 - A. Well I have learned that B9ME represents a 1959 Mercury engine. Does that mean the engine I have in the car is not a 430 but rather a 383 mercury? Thus not being the original engine. Or could it be that the manifold is just a replacement. When I look at the pictures and compare it to my engine, to me they look similar. I guess I will find out soon enough when I start to get into the engine.
Ok, so if it is not a 430, does anyone think I can find an appropriate 430 to slip back into her? Or will that be an impossible task? I am trying to restore to original shape.
Any guidance with this issue would be helpful.
Thanks,
Jim
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