What year Mach I? I thought the '71's would be running a small bellhousing C6. My first car I owned (1976) was a 1969 Mustang GT coupe with a 351W and FMX transmission.
As an Aussie I know all their faults! Terrible oiling, poor cooling, triple groove valves and they weigh way too much! 4Vs? Make good door stops or maybe anchors. WAY too big I have been running one in a road race car, with 302 2V heads. Far more driveable and you do not run over the crank using max 6800. 4Vs need to be turned to 8000+ to be worth using. And they blow up over 7000! As Dean is proving with 20 mile engines being used hard! I have built a 3.4" stroke Windsor with CHI 3V heads which will be very good and reliable. And will run to 7500
Evan this is a very well known car in RI where I’m from dean was a very big inspiration on my racing stick cars all my life I 1st saw the car in the early 80s at conn raceway and loved it ever since. I was lucky enough to know dean and I was honored when he caked me to go to his Christmas party’s at his shop witch was called Dean Co…
That was motivating! I've always been a bowtie guy, but have always been very fond of the 4v Clevelands...especially the Boss 351s. Respect! Wish Ford would have done more with this mill.
Evan, thank you for featuring this car with a Cleveland. I love Cleveland’s. I’m building a 68 fastback with the same engine. Quench heads, bigger cam. It’s fascinating that he’s getting those kind of et’s with a low lift cam. It really shows how great those heads are! Hoping I’ll tap into the tens with mine next season. Frank.
I believe in this class you gotta run Stock Lift on the Camshaft, But on the Duration side, Does Not need to be Stock Specs, that's one of the reasons why these Stock and Super Stock cars make so much power.
Few old timers I know locally with street rods do the same. Lots of duration good heads, some overlap but not a crazy amount of lift. Longevity, springs seats and guides last much longer.
Sweet! My favorite Mustang of all time! I had a 71 M code just out of high school and a 72 Q code later in my mid 20s. That Q Cleveland was a beast! I miss those old cars…..life happens!
I raced a 73 Mustang 351-C 850 Holley , 4 Speed top loader , 9" with 456 gears . It weighted 2900 Lbs. . It was named Mr.Ed , I raced all around Northern Ohio in the 80s , loved that Mustang , it had about 20,000 street miles on it ....
@@jamesmedina2062 Ask Ford, they weighted about 3000 on the showroom floor with a V8, 2500 and change with a 6 cyl..... 2900 is not that stripped out at all.
Drag racers are a different breed of people. Thats why I have always loved being at the track. I have always been there to help others. Others have always been there to help me. It’s a family affair for sure. What a great video.
Man Evan love every one of your videos. We get to see cars and events we would never get to see. Even got to meet you in Bradenton 2 years ago at the nmra.
I remember first seeing Dean at Fun Ford Weekend in Epping...must have been 1997? Couldn't believe how hard he ran that car...was convinced he was going to leave the center section on the starting line on one if his passes...totally awesome. Dean was a great guy. Someone I always sought him out to say hi to at the track even after I stopped running in Stock. Deano is cut from the same cloth. Good people.
REVan Evan. Great stuff your putting out there. Thanks for visiting us on the east coast newengland region. We’re a dying breed & in need of more stuff like this. Support to all our locals & the history you extract makes us interested. I love all kinds of cars from working on them. I’m a chevy guy, but I really want a 351 Cleveland from seeing all of the fords you cover.
I remember seeing this car many years in the Northeast, Always a Hard Runner, I Love the 71 Boss 351,s to me it's the Ultimate Performance Boss Mustang, 71 is my favorite year of the early generation Mustangs, i Love that style and the Boss 351 and the 429 SCJ Engines are #1 and #2 in my book for Fords Best from that era, The Baddest Small Block, and the Baddest Big Block that rolled off the assy line, My Favorites atleast. In stock form those Boss 351,s were a force to be reckoned with.
Wicked car, and beautiful. This '71-'73 Mustangs always looked mean, intimidating vehicles to me. Not to mention the Boss 351, the name says it all! Great video as usual, love the Ford drag racing stuff.
Yeah, it was a very muscular design variant of the 71 Mustang, very wide and bulky. I love them too. They were scary fast, in fact they were forbidden in Australia after some dangerous street races were seen (the famous Supercar Scare). Ford was planning an even faster Phase IV version before the ban, so very few of them were built (four, actually).
As a Rhode Island native I've seen this car run many times. The Ford camp had the Cooks and Tasca (Bill Lawton & John Healy). Chevy was Bob Johnson, Mel Perry (funny car)-Scuncio Chevrolet. Across the state-line in Connecticut, Dave Lebrun out of L&L with his Stock record holders. Thanks for this video.
Dean is such a nice guy, and he and his family are excellent, honest mechanics! They work on my car frequently, and are the best! Great vid, their dad was a super guy.
This is the first time I've been watching your channel and you ask all the right questions and get all the right specs I'm so amazed and happy that I've seen this video you got a subscriber
Great story, and car. Love class racing, (the only real way to drag race, specially with a stick). Did a bit of F/S with my goat at NE drag way, mid 70s. Your V-gate and Jerico is to die for. Such a blast. Thanks for posting.
RI in the house !! Im in CT .. Nice Car !! We had a Torino sport with the Cleveland. Heavy,but still moved pretty good . My mom had a lead foot !! Tasca Ford still going strong .. Ford Racing 🔥
Great video Evan! I had a friend that raced the exact same combo in Stock Eliminator. An original Boss 351 with the lower HP Cleveland and a H pattern shifted Jericho 4 speed. No V-gate for him!
I had a 71 Grande, 2bbl and later a 70 Gran Coup 440-4bbl 4-spd, engine out of a 71 GTX that was wrecked. Liked them both, of course the Barracuda was a different animal to the mild mannered Mustang. But I actually liked the Mustang more, the styling, and handling. This guy and setup shows what that car and engine can do. All you hear about now are Hemis. Always liked that 351, sweet motor. I'm impressed.
wow , 1st time i ever heard the Lifters going bad by a stock racer before. Very nice interview and great People and car!, I was there for 1st round of time trials, but was not dressed for the windy and cold weather . I bet i seen this car many times there racing since 1980s . it loks familiar and i bet i got some photos of this one too
Hi Evan, I really enjoy your Ford focused content. Could you or have you ever thought of putting together a Ford Fan events calendar? I love seeing it all on your channel but would enjoy hitting the road to attend some of these great events.
Still finding the coolest cars. Internet is great but I still miss the mmff days looking forward to that new magazine every month. I had crates and crates of them.
pretty badass to lift the tires on that bloated 71 that weighs nearly 1k pounds more than the 68. I had a 71 cougar with the 4v 351 cleveland, that car was a beast, one of the most regretted car sales of my life.
Okay Evan, you're killing me! Love this car, love how it's been raced and taken care of! My '73 Mach 1 351C is still stock, kinda hard to find 4V closed chamber heads for these things. But I'm still looking to do something that's still street friendly. We'll see, seems a neighbor of mine has a 351C, 4V engine, not sure if he'll part with it!
I've seen a bunch of 4V Open Chamber Heads around, The Closed Chambers are pretty rare, expect to pay some decent money for some. CHI 3V Aftermarket Heads work really well on the Clevelands I've heard, if you're looking to go aftermarket, they'd be a great choice, Trick Flow also has some Cleveland Heads also, never used them on a Cleveland, But used Trick Flows for SBF and BBF Engines throughout the years, I've always had good luck with them.
Really cool video. it's a brutal launch with the 4 speed. Any idea what 60ft is. Watching closely I wonder if it needs the castor looked at. As much positive castor definitely helps old Ford's track straight
I never knew how strong and solid Cleveland engines were until I saw this video and how they developed the new high-tech Ford engine off the Cleveland block. Are used to have one in my grand Torino, and it never failed me as heavy as a car was it was fast.
I own a 351 Cleveland. In a Montego. It is a Model 1970. It needs lots of work. I have had it for ten years, just sitting in my Garage. I haven't had time to work on it. Maybe someday.
Most people don't know but if you go back to the hot rod magazines of the muscle car era, the '71 Mustang Boss 351 held the factory Production line record for 1/4 mile right up until the more modern era of supercharged Mustang variants. It was quicker than the 428 Cobra Jet cars and the Boss 429.
😂 JUSTA PLOWIN THRU THOSE GEARS LIKE A PRO HOW COOL WAS THAT BOYZ N GIRLS RAW OLD SCHOOL 71 FORD MUSTANG MUSCLE 💪 LOVE IT!! Not that i dont love my CHEVYS BUT STILL I APPRECIATE 😮 YOU!!!
Love the Boss and Cobra Jets from 68-72 all power and best looking Mustangs
Nice job Evan, his Dad was a great guy. Talked to him alot when we were running Clevlands. Glad his Son is carrying on a tradition
11.85 is the best time in the quarter mile in my Mach 1, factory 351 4V, FMX 3:88 traclock! Norwalk!!
Hopefully we'll see you at NMRA.
What year Mach I? I thought the '71's would be running a small bellhousing C6. My first car I owned (1976) was a 1969 Mustang GT coupe with a 351W and FMX transmission.
@@nofortunatesonII 73
@@jameshuffman835 Okay. I didn't think they were still using the FMX in '73?
@@nofortunatesonIII had a 72 Gran Torino sport with a Cleveland and fmx.
I overlooked the Cleveland in my younger days but now that TH-cam especially my aussie Brothers down under show me the potential i love em!
As an Aussie I know all their faults! Terrible oiling, poor cooling, triple groove valves and they weigh way too much!
4Vs? Make good door stops or maybe anchors. WAY too big
I have been running one in a road race car, with 302 2V heads. Far more driveable and you do not run over the crank using max 6800. 4Vs need to be turned to 8000+ to be worth using. And they blow up over 7000!
As Dean is proving with 20 mile engines being used hard!
I have built a 3.4" stroke Windsor with CHI 3V heads which will be very good and reliable. And will run to 7500
Love the big bodied Mustangs. Had a 71 waay back in the day.
..man pedal shifted BOSS 351! That is royalty in cars! Thanks Evan!
Evan this is a very well known car in RI where I’m from dean was a very big inspiration on my racing stick cars all my life I 1st saw the car in the early 80s at conn raceway and loved it ever since. I was lucky enough to know dean and I was honored when he caked me to go to his Christmas party’s at his shop witch was called Dean Co…
Hey Keith, great to hear from you. I got many invites to the Christmas parties and sadly never made it up there.
That was motivating! I've always been a bowtie guy, but have always been very fond of the 4v Clevelands...especially the Boss 351s. Respect! Wish Ford would have done more with this mill.
Those Cleve heads have GM heritage in that Larry Shinoda, Bunkie Knudson got lured to Ford.
Yep, the canted valves were a big block chev idea before ford.@grandcrappy
@@makattak3550 Before the Big Block Chev, Chryslers built the Polyspherical V8s....they were the first canted valves V8s of the modern era...1950s.
My favorite of the Bosses and favorite bodystyle (71-73) too! Great that he's racing it in memory of his Dad! Awesome series of videos lately
Nice great looking Mustang! Love that body style! I have the same one a 71 Mach 1 I raced mine in 1/8 miles it ran 7.90 on street tires!
Evan, thank you for featuring this car with a Cleveland. I love Cleveland’s. I’m building a 68 fastback with the same engine. Quench heads, bigger cam. It’s fascinating that he’s getting those kind of et’s with a low lift cam. It really shows how great those heads are! Hoping I’ll tap into the tens with mine next season. Frank.
I believe in this class you gotta run Stock Lift on the Camshaft, But on the Duration side, Does Not need to be Stock Specs, that's one of the reasons why these Stock and Super Stock cars make so much power.
Few old timers I know locally with street rods do the same. Lots of duration good heads, some overlap but not a crazy amount of lift. Longevity, springs seats and guides last much longer.
I wish we could have gotten a interview with his Dad. Keep his Memory Alive Dean Love the 4 speeds keep ripping
YOU NAILED IT AGAIN EVAN! I CANT GET ENOUGH.
Sweet! My favorite Mustang of all time!
I had a 71 M code just out of high school and a 72 Q code later in my mid 20s. That Q Cleveland was a beast!
I miss those old cars…..life happens!
I raced a 73 Mustang 351-C 850 Holley , 4 Speed top loader , 9" with 456 gears . It weighted 2900 Lbs. . It was named Mr.Ed , I raced all around Northern Ohio in the 80s , loved that Mustang , it had about 20,000 street miles on it ....
how did you get it to be so light. ?
@@jamesmedina2062 Ask Ford, they weighted about 3000 on the showroom floor with a V8, 2500 and change with a 6 cyl..... 2900 is not that stripped out at all.
@@jamesmedina2062 '73 Fastback 2,888-3,472 pounds
I weighed my 72 at the track,no carpet race seats no back seat 3300lbs with no driver
@@LennyAllen-zw6wg yeah with a fiberglass hood, aluminum bits on engine, my 71 weighed 3500 (351C + C6) so 2900 seems extremely low to me!
Very cool! I use to have a 1968 Fairlane 500 Fast Back that I transplanted a Boss 351 Cleveland into. I love these old Fords and the 351 Cleveland!
THAT VIDEO FOR SOME REASON WAS THE BEST I SAW WITH THE BIG DOG STOCK GUYS!! KEEP EM COMING!👊🏾
Love seeing families brought together and sharing memories through drag racing. Always love a Cleveland and a great story behind every car.
Every time I hear a healthy Cleveland powered car, I miss running mine. They all have that same distinctive, nasty sound.
Sure do! None of my Chevys except the current one ever had an exhaust note as killer as a radical ford...esp the FEs
Drag racers are a different breed of people. Thats why I have always loved being at the track. I have always been there to help others. Others have always been there to help me. It’s a family affair for sure. What a great video.
This is Awesome......Denny Aldridge built my Cleveland for my 71
Denny is the MAN!
Another Great Vid Sir! I appreciate you saving our history.. That is what it's all about!
Andy
Thanks, Andy.
Man Evan love every one of your videos. We get to see cars and events we would never get to see. Even got to meet you in Bradenton 2 years ago at the nmra.
Thank you William, hopefully we'll see you in Gainesville NMRA in February.
@@revanevan yes looking forward to it!
Awesome video. 71-73 were sweet
Love this video.
I had a red 73 Mach 1 that was my daily driver for 15 years starting in high school and college.
How does a high school student buy a Mustang? Were your parents rich or did you work and save for it? Lucky guy😛👍
I remember first seeing Dean at Fun Ford Weekend in Epping...must have been 1997? Couldn't believe how hard he ran that car...was convinced he was going to leave the center section on the starting line on one if his passes...totally awesome.
Dean was a great guy. Someone I always sought him out to say hi to at the track even after I stopped running in Stock. Deano is cut from the same cloth. Good people.
Such a wonderful surprise to see this video featuring the Cook family. Very deserving and a great tribute.
REVan Evan. Great stuff your putting out there. Thanks for visiting us on the east coast newengland region. We’re a dying breed & in need of more stuff like this. Support to all our locals & the history you extract makes us interested. I love all kinds of cars from working on them. I’m a chevy guy, but I really want a 351 Cleveland from seeing all of the fords you cover.
I remember seeing this car many years in the Northeast, Always a Hard Runner, I Love the 71 Boss 351,s to me it's the Ultimate Performance Boss Mustang, 71 is my favorite year of the early generation Mustangs, i Love that style and the Boss 351 and the 429 SCJ Engines are #1 and #2 in my book for Fords Best from that era, The Baddest Small Block, and the Baddest Big Block that rolled off the assy line, My Favorites atleast. In stock form those Boss 351,s were a force to be reckoned with.
Wicked car, and beautiful. This '71-'73 Mustangs always looked mean, intimidating vehicles to me. Not to mention the Boss 351, the name says it all! Great video as usual, love the Ford drag racing stuff.
Nice red Cobra too, i'd love to see it in the channel in the future.
They do look great. Ford Australia gave the Xb Falcon Gt 1974 similar design features to the 71 Mustangs, they ran 351s with similar running gear.
Yeah, it was a very muscular design variant of the 71 Mustang, very wide and bulky. I love them too. They were scary fast, in fact they were forbidden in Australia after some dangerous street races were seen (the famous Supercar Scare). Ford was planning an even faster Phase IV version before the ban, so very few of them were built (four, actually).
As a Rhode Island native I've seen this car run many times. The Ford camp had the Cooks and Tasca (Bill Lawton & John Healy). Chevy was Bob Johnson, Mel Perry (funny car)-Scuncio Chevrolet. Across the state-line in Connecticut, Dave Lebrun out of L&L with his Stock record holders. Thanks for this video.
Awesome car Ford power forever baby keep on pulling the knot out of them boties and the horns off them mopars l love it great video keep on doing it
Dean is such a nice guy, and he and his family are excellent, honest mechanics! They work on my car frequently, and are the best! Great vid, their dad was a super guy.
Another GREAT vid Evan!! 👍👍
Love it!! I’ve got a 72 but wondering what was done to cut the weight!! Mine is a tank compared to this one 🤣
My buddy has a 1971 Boss 351. He bought it brand new. I think it has 20 thousand miles on it. Same color as that one. His has the 4 speed as well.
All Boss 351,s were Top Loader cars, No Automatics behind those Monsters.
What do Boss owners use for fuel? Be nice if they could fuel up at airplane FBO's with100LL., corst, at what, $7.00 a gal?
This is the first time I've been watching your channel and you ask all the right questions and get all the right specs I'm so amazed and happy that I've seen this video you got a subscriber
Well done Evan and other great family racers.💪🇨🇦👍😎
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Great story, and car. Love class racing, (the only real way to drag race, specially with a stick). Did a bit of F/S with my goat at NE drag way, mid 70s. Your V-gate and Jerico is to die for. Such a blast. Thanks for posting.
RI in the house !! Im in CT .. Nice Car !! We had a Torino sport with the Cleveland. Heavy,but still moved pretty good . My mom had a lead foot !! Tasca Ford still going strong .. Ford Racing 🔥
I'm a road race guy....but like to watch the drag stuff. Dean seems like a great guy that has learned hard work from his dad. Thanks for sharing!
“Boss 351 - the rest of the story.” Great history. Awesome car. Comment about the Clevelands running too hard on themselves was interesting.
Great video Evan! I had a friend that raced the exact same combo in Stock Eliminator. An original Boss 351 with the lower HP Cleveland and a H pattern shifted Jericho 4 speed. No V-gate for him!
What an Awesome car with great history!!
Wonderful interview !!
Awesome Evan!! Loving the videos!
As always. Great job.
I had a 71 Grande, 2bbl and later a 70 Gran Coup 440-4bbl 4-spd, engine out of a 71 GTX that was wrecked. Liked them both, of course the Barracuda was a different animal to the mild mannered Mustang. But I actually liked the Mustang more, the styling, and handling. This guy and setup shows what that car and engine can do. All you hear about now are Hemis. Always liked that 351, sweet motor. I'm impressed.
Great video Evan. Love the racer/racecar ones
Awesome episode.
Thanks!
I had a 72 coupe that exact same color and interior. Mine was not a race car, but I loved it.
wow , 1st time i ever heard the Lifters going bad by a stock racer before. Very nice interview and great People and car!, I was there for 1st round of time trials, but was not dressed for the windy and cold weather . I bet i seen this car many times there racing since 1980s . it loks familiar and i bet i got some photos of this one too
Beautiful car sir!!! What a beast 😳 😁
Would be a real treat to see Evan behind the wheel again. 😎
Hi Evan, I really enjoy your Ford focused content. Could you or have you ever thought of putting together a Ford Fan events calendar? I love seeing it all on your channel but would enjoy hitting the road to attend some of these great events.
Still finding the coolest cars. Internet is great but I still miss the mmff days looking forward to that new magazine every month. I had crates and crates of them.
You and me both!
Same here!
Love the classics. May not be as refined, but way more fun
Now Thats poetry in motion!🤠👍
That’s awesome stuff great episode!
Hey Evan another awesome video you always great content!
Thanks Eddie!
Great car, great guy, great story.
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pretty badass to lift the tires on that bloated 71 that weighs nearly 1k pounds more than the 68. I had a 71 cougar with the 4v 351 cleveland, that car was a beast, one of the most regretted car sales of my life.
Sounds awesome, especially when he's getting into it
Awesome car!!! Guy rows the boat!!! Badass!!!
Always Great Content 👏🏻👏🏻
Paper-slip wheelies on the 1-2 shift. What a neat car.
Okay Evan, you're killing me! Love this car, love how it's been raced and taken care of! My '73 Mach 1 351C is still stock, kinda hard to find 4V closed chamber heads for these things. But I'm still looking to do something that's still street friendly. We'll see, seems a neighbor of mine has a 351C, 4V engine, not sure if he'll part with it!
Thanks for watching.
I've got a pair of Boss 351 heads for sale.
Use 3V alloys and 11.5 compression
I've seen a bunch of 4V Open Chamber Heads around, The Closed Chambers are pretty rare, expect to pay some decent money for some. CHI 3V Aftermarket Heads work really well on the Clevelands I've heard, if you're looking to go aftermarket, they'd be a great choice, Trick Flow also has some Cleveland Heads also, never used them on a Cleveland, But used Trick Flows for SBF and BBF Engines throughout the years, I've always had good luck with them.
@@badass6.0powerstroke10 also the Trick Flows and CHI heads will drop at least 50 pounds off the nose of car
The Boss 351 was Ford's quickest factory mustang produced in the muscle car era.
Really cool video. it's a brutal launch with the 4 speed.
Any idea what 60ft is.
Watching closely I wonder if it needs the castor looked at.
As much positive castor definitely helps old Ford's track straight
Great video! Cook family great people
Love the Clevelands best small block ever made.
bad as chit loved the ride down the track tanks dou😎ps gotta build your silver mach thanks for sharing cooter out🤩
Love 4 speed cars especially with history
Would love to see this car at New England dragway again soon
Dean Sr. Was a GREAT Guy R.I.P. Raced against him in the 80s and 90s
I wish I had a father like that
Such a cool car. Great video
RIP Dean Sr. One of my heroes back in the day.
I never knew how strong and solid Cleveland engines were until I saw this video and how they developed the new high-tech Ford engine off the Cleveland block. Are used to have one in my grand Torino, and it never failed me as heavy as a car was it was fast.
Brings back a lot of memories
I own a 351 Cleveland. In a Montego. It is a Model 1970. It needs lots of work. I have had it for ten years, just sitting in my Garage. I haven't had time to work on it. Maybe someday.
Great run...Good Job!!!
Beautiful car! Cleveland power!
Love this content! Doesn't Stock eliminator allow solid roller cams?
Thanks you Mike. Solid roller cam if the engine came with a roller lifter, hydraulic lifter engines can use any solid it non-roller lifter.
@@revanevan thanks
Omg I’m loosing it !!! Bang on !!
Good dude. Great video
Beautiful car and runs so fine.
cant help woundering what if these fastback mustang would take a butter smooth 9s pass in nmca fast class like 70s prostock , gotta be mind blowing 😤
Beautiful car!
VACUUM CARB AND STOCK INTAKE, AMAZING CAR! WOW!
🥝✔️ 15 HP gross less M code iron intake weight and HP breaks. Nice ride!
What are the rear end gears ?? 4:56:1 ???
It’s mentioned in the video.
Most people don't know but if you go back to the hot rod magazines of the muscle car era, the '71 Mustang Boss 351 held the factory Production line record for 1/4 mile right up until the more modern era of supercharged Mustang variants. It was quicker than the 428 Cobra Jet cars and the Boss 429.
😂 JUSTA PLOWIN THRU THOSE GEARS LIKE A PRO HOW COOL WAS THAT BOYZ N GIRLS RAW OLD SCHOOL 71 FORD MUSTANG MUSCLE 💪 LOVE IT!! Not that i dont love my CHEVYS BUT STILL I APPRECIATE 😮 YOU!!!
What are the cam specs on this motor ?
I read that the new Dark Horse is actually longer than this car. That really blows my mind...
Exactly, hard to believe.
lover of boss 351. still have mine
Nice one. Sorry Evan, no dinos for me. Clevland any day. Cheers.
Good looking car, too!