 1979 351 Windsor: Worth Keeping??
Hello I'm new to these forums.I have a question about 351 Windsor motors.
I have a 351 Windsor motor in my 1979 Mercury Cougar XR-7 and I'm wondering if it is worth my time to pull the motor before sending the car to the scrap yard (the car is too far gone to restore or do anything with). The car also has a FMX transmission. I'm trying to figure out whether it is worth pulling the motor and trans out of the car to either sell or for me to put in a future project.
Can someone give me a little history of these blocks? Is this a descent block? I've heard that earlier Windsor blocks are better but what years classify as earlier?
Also how does the transmission compare to C4/C6's for street/strip cars?
Does anyone know what rear ends came in these cars? 8.8 or 9 inch? | 
