1972MACHME
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- !972 mach1.......serious project
Just curious if a 390 out of a 67 ford 500 will work in my 72????
LOL...I can make a powerstroke fit in it as well.....but what I wanted to know, if a 67 mustang can fit it, can it be put in with off the shelf parts????factory install so to say? its a 15xxx orig mile engine and trans, car was someones baby till it got rearended....so I can get it CHEAP.......that's why im curiousIt should 'fit'. Might not be an easy fit, might require some mods (radiator, mounts, exhaust, etc)
I was going to say I've done similar mods fitting a 70 351 C into a 79 T bird that had a 302.Same idea though ,modified motor mounts, exhaust , crossmember for tranny. Where theres a will theres a way right ? That would be a cool transplant ,I love the 390 too!When I changed a 352 (same as a 390) to a 429 in a Sunliner it was. New motor mounts were bolt in, tranny crossmember had to drill holes further back, and shorten the drive shaft. I would think you would need the same going the reverse route.
I’ll go 100 % with you but I disagree from the weight issue between the 429 to FE. We’re talking from 20-40 lbs of difference depending from the application & used parts – been there weighted them. Ofcourse the two enginefamilys FE and 385-series interchange nothing, if you forgot the oilfilter, carb and aircleaner… The FE (332, 352, 360, 361, 390, 406, 410, 427 and 428) motors are actually shorter than the 429/460 (32" vs 34"), weigh nearly a hundred pounds less and share the same width and height (27"and 29", respectively). Externally, the FE motors share the same dimensions. The differences are in the bores and strokes.
At the time, I did my swap, the support for the 429/460 was not as great and I was running my Cleveland against BB Chevys and Mopars with some success. The change to the 428CJ was what I considered my best "big block" option at the time and it REALLY made a positive difference, with a LOT less stress on the motor and me.
My "to do" list includes removing the 428CJ and installing it in a relatively recently acquired 1969 Mach 1 for period correctness and installing my 545 into "Fire.
So many projects and so little time, it seems!
BT
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