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| RE:FE in place of 302 |
| By Mike McQuesten - 05/15/2001 4:30:37 PM; IP 206.193.0.122 |
| How many of you out there are thinking about how much fun cd is going to have with this swap? You're thinking, "it can be done because worker bee humans did it back in '67-'70 but they had all the resources provided". Bob's suggestion about using C. Crites' kit is a good idea if you're hell bent on doing this. I think a totaled '67-'70 big block 'stang would help you a lot too, i.e., 9" rear housing set up, trans mount, engine mounts, and all the little stuff that you'll need. I personally know of a guy that I laughed at who was intent upon installing a 428 CJ in his '69 Sports Roof Mustang 302 car. He did it! It ran and the 8" rear lasted a week before he ripped the pinion right outta the little case. The car was a cobbled mess. I would not ride in it. It was nothing but one failure after the other. But he did it damn it! Oh, one piece of advice, put a full sub frame connecting kit in it. The FE factory cars have reinforced shock towers and some additional strengthening in the unibody sub frame too. And Bob mentioned the cooling system - a whole different radiator. We could go on and on with obstacles. But it can be done. And correctly too with lots of rare parts. |
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