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Home» Auto Machine Shop»63′ Ford Thunderbird 390 6.4 Remanufactured Engine
Remanufactured 1963 Ford Thunderbird 390 6.4 V8 long block engine.

63′ Ford Thunderbird 390 6.4 Remanufactured Engine

1963 Ford Thunderbird 390 6.4L Engine Rebuild

This Ford 390 long block engine came in froze up and rusted with a couple of little birds nest, obviously it had been sitting out in the open for quite some time.
Model: 63 Ford 390 6.4L OHV 16V V8

No worries. It was getting a complete engine rebuild.

Machine Work On the Agenda:

Dismantle and Inspect
Hot Tank parts
Bore and Hone block
Grind Crank and Cam
Valve Job on cylinder heads

Ford 390 Engine Rebuild Kit – New parts we are installing:
Pistons, Rings, Full gasket set, Engine bearings, Freeze plugs, Oil pump, and Timing Set

Check out the engine before shots, caked on grime.

63 Ford Tbird 390 before rebuild
63 Ford Thunderbird 390 6.4L engine before rebuild
63 ford 390 crusty cylinder heads
1963 Ford 390 cylinder heads
63 Ford Tbird 390 engine before
Shot before engine rebuild on 63 Ford T-bird 390 long block
Teardown 1963 Ford thunderbird engine
63 Thunderbird 390 engine before dismantle
1963 Ford Thunderbird Engine
Engine tear down and inspection 63 Ford T-bird
birds nest in heads
Birds nest in Ford 390 cylinder head.
Ford 390 engine disassembly
Disassemble of 63 Ford T-bird 390 V8 engine for inspection
Hammer breaks on Ford 390 teardown
Hammer breaks on teardown
Hot tanked clean Ford 390 block
Hot tanked and scrubbed Ford 390 engine block.
Ford 390 heads and engine parts
Hot tanked Ford 390 cylinder heads, manifold, push rods, and engine parts. Now we can actually inspect for usability or damage.
63 Ford 390 6.4 heads
Cylinder heads from Ford 390 6.4
63 Ford 6.4 390 crankshaft
Crankshaft from Ford 390 6.4L engine.

Time to get to work on the engine components for the rebuild.

First we work on the engine block.  Bore and Hone the cylinders to the proper size and order the pistons and rings.

Bore cylinders on Ford 390 block
Bore cylinders on Ford 390 engine block cylinders.
Hone Ford thunderbird 390 block
Ready to hone Ford 390
Bore and honed ford 390 cylinders
Bore and Honed 63 Ford 390 6.4 engine block cylinders.

Time to assemble the Short Block with the engine kit.

New pistons installed ford 390
Short block rebuild on 63 Ford Thunderbird 390
63 ford 390 Tbird short block rebuilt
1963 Ford thunderbird 390 short block assembly
engine rebuild ford 390
Engine rebuilding on Short block 63 Ford 390.

With the Ford 390 Short Block complete, we finish up the Valve Job on the cylinder heads.

These heads were pretty grimy, but with some intense elbow grease, we cleaned them up.  Valve Job included: Grind valves, Cut seats, Resurface, Install brass guides, Clean, Paint, and Assemble.

 

install guides Ford 390
1963 Ford 390 cylinder head valve job.
Ford 390 cylinder head repair
Cylinder head repairs on Ford 390 6.4 cylinder head during valve job.

Time to assemble the Ford 390 long block.

Rebuilt Ford 390 cylinder head
Rebuilt 63 Ford 390 cylinder head.
Valve Job Ford 390 heads
Completed Valve Job on 63 Ford 390 cylinder head
Complete engine rebuild Ford 390
Engine rebuilding service for 1963 Ford Thunderbird 6.4L 390 long block engine.
Ford 390 Engine Rebuilding Services
Ford 390 6.4L engine rebuilding services.

Behold, 63′ Ford Thunderbird 390 remanufactured long block engine.

Remanufactured Ford 390 long block engine
Remanufactured 1963 Ford Thunderbird 390 6.4 V8 long block engine.

Engine is ready to install.  Client was very satisfied with the results.

Machine Shop Services offered for your Ford 390:
Hot Tank
Bore and Hone
Crank Grind and Polishing
Cam grind
Valve Job
Cylinder head repairs- Crack repair and welding
Bolt/Stud removal

Ford 390 Engine Parts Available:
Pistons, Rings, Bearings, Gaskets, Timing Set, Oil Pump, and Valve Train parts.
Plus Water pump, Filters, Head bolt set, etc.
Best pricing is with an Engine Rebuild Kit.

Use the Contact Form for questions or call 818 767-6603.

Thanks for reading!

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5 Comments

  1. James lucas
    January 4, 20227:56 am -

    I’m lookn to buy a rebuilt 390 if someone cud contact me I have a 65 galaxy I wud like to put it in or 406 depending on price but wud appreciate someone contacting me

    Reply
  2. Dave Albin
    October 4, 20211:57 pm -

    Hi! The engine rebuild on this page looks great — cool page. Thank you. I’m back here in Indianapolis and own a ’63 Thunderbird, in similar shape to the engine you show here, and I’m curious how much a rebuilt 390 — like the one on this page, after rebuild — could sell for on its own. Mine has only 62,000 miles on it, but I’m trying to get a sense of how much it could sell for if it were brought to the same condition as yours here.

    Thanks! Sorry I’m not in California, or else I might bring the car to you folks!

    Dave Albin

    Reply
  3. robert cronn
    August 4, 20209:23 pm -

    i have a 66 390 fe motor at least thats what the guy told me when i bought it. that was a year ago i put it in my 73 f250. it was just rebuilt and ran good but a couple weeks ago i noticed water coming out of exhaust manifold on passenger side. not good right and theres water in oil it still runs but not driving it. do u think its head gasket or cracked block and can u fix it.if so how much will it cost a ballpark figure i know you have to tear down to see whats really wrong thank you

    Reply
  4. don lund
    August 12, 201610:56 pm -

    hello how much for a complete rebuild for long block same as example my 63 390 engine

    Reply
    • Lucinda
      August 13, 20167:47 am -

      Don,
      Thanks for contacting us for an estimate on your T-bird.
      Do you have hydraulic or mechanical lifters?

      Let us know.
      I’m working on the estimate.
      Thanks,
      Lucinda

      Reply

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