Jim
Very nice pix of the D Max

I have owned two 427 Ford Side oilers in the 67 vintage and one 427 Cammer of the same erra.

The side bolts have little spacers that are custom ground to fit exactly into a particular spot and are marked so they cant be mixed up. 2R- 2L 3R-3L and so on

I have never seen the breakdown on the D MAX but I ussume they do something similar.
With the crank all buttoned up with a deep skirt and tied into the rail its really tough to break them short of a catastrophic Kaboom.

High nickel iron block thats cast plenty heavy.

OMG we need to get the truck down to the spring shop and get the front end lifted out of the dirt.

I would like to know more about the new block you have pictured though.
I would bet the particulars are pretty well guarded right now too.


Robyn