HOT40ROD
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I been down that road plenty of time. first you cut the firewall out. Set the motor and trans in place using blocks and built the mounts to fit the motor. for the trans I would find the crossmember out of a full size Ford and work it to fit. For header sometimes you could use the mustang/Couger headers but there was some work to make them fit. Then there was the oil filter sometime you could get away with the short one and other time you had to use adaptors and move it.
Then came the fire wall and floor. Lucky for me I had a friend that ran a sheet metal shop and he would make up what I needed and only charge me the price of the meterials. Being 6'"1" moving the fire wall back on a Model A or 32-34 pickup made it right tight.
I got to say there was a lot more time spent welding and fabrication then a SB Chevy. If you had someone doing the work it would cast you.
But back then when people seen a SB ford in a car it made them look and ask alot of questions. You should have seen them when I put a FE ford in my 32 ford pickup. driving it was a bear.
I'm glad there are parts out there now to do the job.
My first project back in the early 70's was a 56 Ford pickup with a FE Ford (390) in it. That was pretty easy because of all the room in the engine compartment. But my next one was a 35 Ford pickup witha SB Ford that was a lot different.
Always ran fords and always will. Or maybe a early Hemi
Then came the fire wall and floor. Lucky for me I had a friend that ran a sheet metal shop and he would make up what I needed and only charge me the price of the meterials. Being 6'"1" moving the fire wall back on a Model A or 32-34 pickup made it right tight.
I got to say there was a lot more time spent welding and fabrication then a SB Chevy. If you had someone doing the work it would cast you.
But back then when people seen a SB ford in a car it made them look and ask alot of questions. You should have seen them when I put a FE ford in my 32 ford pickup. driving it was a bear.
I'm glad there are parts out there now to do the job.
My first project back in the early 70's was a 56 Ford pickup with a FE Ford (390) in it. That was pretty easy because of all the room in the engine compartment. But my next one was a 35 Ford pickup witha SB Ford that was a lot different.
Always ran fords and always will. Or maybe a early Hemi