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| RE: Mustangs only! |
| By Mike McQuesten - 09/06/2002 4:53:56 PM; IP 206.193.0.124 |
Sorry Rich, I just couldn't help it. I liked your comment, "Is this forum strictly for Mustangs.....". I don't think it is but it may appear that all things Ford started sometime around 4/17/64. Alot of us liked Fords & cars in general before Mustangs & Camaros.
I've never 'converted' a 292 pickup to FE but I did a '61 Starliner this way. It took only a week of driving the Galaxie with the 292 and that was all for that chunk-o-iron. The Y block and cruiso were replaced by a 428 CJ/C-6. It was an extremly easy swap. But a '62 Ford pick up is a different deal I think. I'm going to check a few things this weekend to make sure but it seems to me that the Y block in a pickup had a different mount system with a mount up front and a rear engine mount as part of the transmission mount. It seems that you have to fabricate a cross member with integral mounts for the FE. I just hope someone jumps on here and gives you some specifics on doing this swap.
I do have an old magazine article from '62 that provides decent pics of how a guy installed a 406/405 hp and cruisomatic into a '62 Ford Pick up. What is obvious is that he removed the entire front engine mount cross member from a early sixties full size Ford and welded to the frame of the '62 pick up. And then he used the full size car automatic trans cross member/mount to run the cruiso. So if you want a copy of that article send me your snail mail address and I'll send you a copy. Still no scanner for me. |
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