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shiningstar76
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 Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 11:52 am Post subject: 350 into Y Block Ford |
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We have a 55 fairlane which I am considering putting a 350 into. Has anyone here ever done it, and, does anyone know if a motor mount adapter kit is on the market? I have not been able to find one. Thanks Lyman
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Mike Fisher
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I'd put a Ford 289/302/360 etc in a Ford.
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The Phil
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| Mike Fisher wrote: |
| I'd put a Ford 289/302/360 etc in a Ford. |
or the 351.
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vw_hank
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| Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 2:45 pm Post subject: |
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| The Phil wrote: |
| Mike Fisher wrote: |
| I'd put a Ford 289/302/360 etc in a Ford. |
or the 351. |
or 390.
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The Phil
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| vw_hank wrote: |
| The Phil wrote: |
| Mike Fisher wrote: |
| I'd put a Ford 289/302/360 etc in a Ford. |
or the 351. |
or 390. |
at that point you can stroke and get the 392 but lord are those engines hogs. big heavy, gas sucking hogs.
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skills@eurocarsplus
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| The Phil wrote: |
| vw_hank wrote: |
| The Phil wrote: |
| Mike Fisher wrote: |
| I'd put a Ford 289/302/360 etc in a Ford. |
or the 351. |
or 390. |
at that point you can stroke and get the 392 but lord are those engines hogs. big heavy, gas sucking hogs. |
everyone knows that GM engines are far superior 
more often than not, you will find a ford with a GM in the front, and a GM with a ford in the rear. the general has good engines and ford has good rear ends.
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| skills@eurocarsplus wrote: |
everyone knows that GM engines are far superior . |
I would try to find a 351 Cleveland engine. NOT the 351 Windsor, although it's a good engine, but the Cleveland is far superior in it's performance capabilities.
A good, hot, 351C engine will stomp your SBC any day of the week !!!
and then you keep a Ford in a Ford, which, if you ever wanted to resell the car at a future date, will probably add to the value.
Of course, a restored 292 or 312 with bring you the most 
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I'm going to have to second installing a Ford engine. My dream is to make enough money to buy a 67 Corvette and put a 5.0 Ford Mustang engine in it, call it the "Anti-trend"  .
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vw_hank
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| skills@eurocarsplus wrote: |
| The Phil wrote: |
| vw_hank wrote: |
| The Phil wrote: |
| Mike Fisher wrote: |
| I'd put a Ford 289/302/360 etc in a Ford. |
or the 351. |
or 390. |
at that point you can stroke and get the 392 but lord are those engines hogs. big heavy, gas sucking hogs. |
everyone knows that GM engines are far superior
more often than not, you will find a ford with a GM in the front, and a GM with a ford in the rear. the general has good engines and ford has good rear ends. |
Only because thy are cheep! remember Fords the only US car company that has yet to need A bale-out 
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keep the y block. i loved my 292 in my '59 f150....ken....
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I say go Ford and go BIG. 427 Side oiler or 428CJ
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Paul Windisch
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I am sure someone makes an adapter. If not, make some. To make an adapter plate to mount Ford engine mounts on a Chevy engine block wouldn't take too much work.
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I helped my Dad put a Chevy 350/ turbo 400 into a '62 Mercury Comet. We searched for quite a while and the only company that seemed to be any help was advanceadapters.com. They seemed to think they could make adapters and mounts... but at a huge price. Eventually, we cut the front end out of a junkyard '68 Camaro and grafted it in. We had to modify the trans mount and get a new drive shaft made. The car runs strong, drives straight, and hasn't given him a problem since the swap.
I have to admit though, in retrospect my Dad actually wishes he wouldn't have done the swap. He has plenty of reasons, but it's mostly due to his devaluing the car- It's the Caliente (convertible) model.
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shiningstar76
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I was going to go 302 for a long time but I don't really want to mess with junkyard motors, as this car is going to be my wifes, and I can get a crate 350 for $1550. I have no problem with ford or the Y block, but it is aging and if we take it out of town ford parts seem be much more year specific than GM, and far less is available.
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doc1369
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If you're on a budget why not sell the Ford and buy a Chevy? Or they just built a 300hp dyno proven complete remanufactured 302 on the powerblock for 2400 bucks. I have nothing against Chevy 350's, putting one in passenger car that's not a Chevy just tells the world your too cheap to do it right. This is of course my opinion and shouldn't sway yours. Plus there are TON'S of mustang 5.0 engines out there with just as much aftermarket and parts support as the belly button 350.
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i don't think i ever needed anything for my Y block napa didn't have or couldn't have the next day. maybe thats because i never had to buy much for it.
Y's are awesome. one of my favorite powerplants( fav being the buick nailhead).
if you want to do something ford and a little different put a 300 straight 6 in it. plentiful as hell. since they haven't been out of use to long, and were used in LOTS of fords esp work trucks and vans, so most parts stores stock a just about as much stuff for them as that bland old 350. LOTS of hop up parts out there for them. torqy as all get out and can make some decent hp pretty easy. oh and you can usually get one rebuilt for less than that crate motor 350. put a T5 behind it and you'll like it even more...ken....
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| Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 10:16 pm Post subject: Re: 350 into Y Block Ford |
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| shiningstar76 wrote: |
| We have a 55 fairlane which I am considering putting a 350 into. Has anyone here ever done it, and, does anyone know if a motor mount adapter kit is on the market? I have not been able to find one. Thanks Lyman |
I doubt very seriously that you'll find a motor mount adapter for a small block chemmy into a 55 Fairlane. At least the distributor will be in the right place. Cut out the "thunderbird" on a set of repopped valve covers and weld them into your small block ones. You might fool a person or two.
I'd say buy an old f*cked up block for next to nothing, lower it into the car and start mocking it up. Or pay somebody to do that part. It's a full-framed car, so you're just building a set of engine mounts, tranny mount, drive line, shifter mechanism and exhaust. Drive line and exhaust are best left to professionals, but the rest of it should be fun. Shifter is going to be all rods off the steering column (I'd guess), so that's going to take some engineering. What you're doing is no different than mounting it in any other hot rod or street rod. |
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andk5591
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Its your car - do what you want - but I personally am tired of everyone throwing a 350/350 in everything - I love when I go to shows and see a Ford in a Ford - then look at the car owner and smile - they understand exactly what I am smiling at.
Seriously, if you are doing a crate - they may some nice 302s, and dropping an early 60s small block (or big block) in a mid 50s Ford is very common.
Nothing wrong with junkyard 302s, but a crate 302 starts around $2K with turn key for closer to $3K (did a real quick search) and here's a link about adapters and such . http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=560331
Sorry for the rant - I mean a 350 is so........vanilla for such a cool car.
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