Mike Pressley

While on the wiring subject.....I'm in the process of a complete rewire/redesign of my wiring on my 49 Desoto. I have been scouting around junkyards looking for pieces that I can transplant into my ride. I find that the later Fords have a great fuse/relay box for transplants. I pulled one from a 2006-2010 Explorer. The Ford design is in made of sections that snap together giving you the ability to mix and match as to customize the box to your needs .... say you wanted more 5 prong relays, but had a section with mini relays that you weren't using. Just pull out the mini relay section, go to the junkyard find most any modern Ford with a section for 5 prong relays to swap back in. They also have diodes, and breaker sections that can be swapped in. Another benefit of the Explorer box is that there are lots of fuse circuits to accommodate just about anything you might need.

Don't know much about the 326, but the 318 poly is the same short block as the more modern LA 318. It just has different heads, solid lifters, and clip type wrist pins as opposed to press fit, but most bottom end parts will interchange . I built a 318 poly years ago and actually used the crank, rods and pistons from an LA 318 in the 318 poly block. you might wanna check the specs and compare, it may be possible to use 318 LA parts in your 326.