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| RE: FE swap |
| By Charlie - 09/06/2002 4:15:53 PM; IP 12.252.228.242 |
We just finished an fe swap into a 67 fb and have started a second swap. I can't remember for sure, but I don't think an fe will clear a 65 shock towers w/o some cutting. Keep in mind the shock towers usualy need a little reinforcing to start with, both of the ones we worked with had cracks, mostly around the original welds. Also fe motor mounts are different. Its common in the 67 to redrill the frame mount to work with the fe if you have the small block ones already. The engine should fit under the hood though, I don't think my 428 cj sits any higher in my 67 than the 289 or 351w, or 351c did. Yes my 67 really has had 4 different engines in it, the high school drag racing days were'nt kind to it.
Any way I'll measure the distance between my shock towers, keep in mind there is virtualy no clearence between my headers and the shock tower, if you want to compare with your 65.
Charlie |
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