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| RE: 67 289 Mustang FE conversion... |
| By Will - 12/01/2001 11:35:28 PM; IP 24.162.167.61 |
I did that too.
The 67 frame mounts are the same. Just get FE motor mounts (isolators). The 68 frame mounts are different for the FE (so I've heard), so be glad you have a 67.
The trans crossmember is the same too. I'm running a toploader, but I bet the C-6 uses the same crossmember as well.
You may be able to use your old driveshaft w/out shortening it, but you can get brand new aluminum driveshafts for a few hundred dollars. I bought one from a shop in Florida. It's purty. You'll need the C-6 trans yoke, 'cause it's different than the C-4.
Contrary to what's been written, the FE doesn't weigh that much more than the 289 if you use an aluminum intake. I've heard people say their's weighed something like 500 lbs. Still, I'm running 600 lb springs, and I like 'em. The front end doesn't feel too stiff. Besides, the springs were only about $75, so they were no-brainers.
Look out for interference with the sway bar. I had the standard 90 degree oil filter adapter, and the oil filter hit the sway bar. Later I found out the big block had a different sway bar. I also had a remove filter mount, so I just swapped that on. There are some oil filter mounts that should work, but the remote mount is easy too, and makes oil changes easier and cleaner.
I bought a radiator from a Mustang shop. They sent the wrong one. The lower hose was on the wrong side. It was easier to take it to a radiator shop to move to the other side, but they screwed it up. The radiator later started leaking, so I just said, "screw it", and I bought another. This time I got the right one. I'm running electric fans, but a flex fan should work fine.
The only other thing I can think of is the exhaust. If you use manifolds, you'll want either the expensive CJ manifolds or the 390GT manifolds. If you run headers, check out the FPA headers. I have Hookers. They sound and work great, but they hang too low. Also, make sure you check the matching of the exhaust ports. Shoe has posted many times about the difference in the height of the exhaust ports between the pre and post emission days.
Hope this helps.
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