+here I am. now you need to drop a what in what??
I have been tryin to get ahold of him Pm's threads nothing no answers not even an "I dont know" has he fallen off the face of the earth? I have a question about the mounting pattern of the 460 block motor mounts
JUst kidding....LOL... Here is the long and short of doing this swap.
1] you will need to get a oil pan and pickup&pump from a truck. This is the only ones that are for a rear sump.
2] set the engine in the hole and put it so the valve cover clears the master,if it is a late car this is not a issue.
3]Keeping the engine as low as you can,put a peice of 1/2 plywood between the pan and the cross member. This will keep it the right height and will also help with the next step.
4] Get a set of low profile rubber mounts for a 460 truch or car, bolt pattern is the same to the block and mount them to the block.
5] Now your engine is sitting on the oil pan and the plywood, move it over to the "curb" side of the car. You will see that Ford placed the engine in these cars to the "curb" side when they built them, so we will do the same..
6] Use cardboard as a pattern, make the metal adaptors that go from the stock engine mount on the "K" member to the engine mount. Make the adaptors like a "U" shape and close off one side of the "U"
7] Exhaust is your best part. you can use manifolds from a mid 80's F 250-350 two wheel drive truck.
7A] You can get a set of hooker headers from a 80's "fox" swap, but you have to mod one tube on the drivers side to clear the steering.
8] Steering, it is best to get rid of the "rag" joint and replace it with a "U" joint..
9]I would put an "AJE" "K" member on the car as well. This will open up the underside for more room and you can get them to build one with a 2" drop. THis will make it a lot better to close the hood.
10] Transmission is a simple deal. Use a C6 that should be behind most 460's. This will bolt right up and you can even use the stock transmission cross member from the bird.
11] driveshaft will be a custom made part.
12] Cooling, simple, get the same "Be Cool" rad that is used in that "fox" swap.
13] shifter, I have used the stock t-bird one with a slight mod to the linkage on the trans. You can also use the B&M shifter, that is one nice part and if you take your time you can still keep the stock look in the car...
There you are, simple and eazy "how to" for a big block in a bird. THe rest is up to you as to how far you want to go.. I run fuel cells in the trunk which opens up the bottom of the car for all the exhaust you want, I run 4" duals out the stock location...
I hope this helps you out and sorry if I took too long to get back to you. I was a bit busy doing things...
How fast will it be??? Well a stock junk yard bone stock 120,000 mile truck engine with nothing on it went 14.0 to 13.5's with nothing done. Now a "crate" 514 from Ford got the same car to run 11.5's with some mild mod's to the rest of the car. Now if you go nuts[as I have] and build a 600 inch tall deck race engine, with some more stuff done to the chassie, look for #'s below the 10.0s' that is if you got the licence to drive it at the track......Rich