Easy enough to do but since the engine compartment is narrower than the 70,a M2 front end kit with motor mounts makes it a piece of cake...eliminate the shock towers. Of course,exhaust is always going to be an issue. How nice is this Torino? You might consider a Cobra clone with a warmed up 390 based engine. You can get all the stuff you need for the install and make appear to be the real deal. Another one of my favorite cars.
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Sooo... after cleaning 40 years of rat deposits out and assessing it, here's where I think it's going. I have a spare D9 block and a new Voodoo roller cam on the shelf I think will have a new home. 460/C6 but still haven't decided about back halfing and tubbing it. There's a LOT of room under the package tray and behind the rear seat for tubs to hide.
Doing my research on what mounts are needed, headers for a 460 in a '69, etc. Will be keeping the Black Jade paint and DARK GREEN interior. The floors are SO perfect, found THIS hiding under the sound deadener on the driver's side.
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Doing my research on what mounts are needed, headers for a 460 in a '69, etc. Will be keeping the Black Jade paint and DARK GREEN interior. The floors are SO perfect, found THIS hiding under the sound deadener on the driver's side.
Thought you guys would get a kick out of this. Part of the fun of buying engines previous owners have "modified".
So, it's a 1978-ish 460 from a truck and has a spreadbore intake. Get rid of the original carb and buy a spreadbore Edelbrock (yeesh). THEN buy a spreadbore to square bore adapter and mount it upside down. Next level engineering...
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So, it's a 1978-ish 460 from a truck and has a spreadbore intake. Get rid of the original carb and buy a spreadbore Edelbrock (yeesh). THEN buy a spreadbore to square bore adapter and mount it upside down. Next level engineering...
The engine had all it's accessories removed, so we located pulleys and brackets in lovely Wickieup, AZ and went for a roadtrip. The A/C mount was gone, but I have time to find one. Just going to replace the timing chain (nylon cam sprocket is still on it), replace the spreadbore intake with a Torker II I have on the shelf and fab up new mounts.
Idea is you pop the hood and it'll look and function like Henry made it. It'll be interesting to see if exh manifolds fit without modifying the shock towers.
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Idea is you pop the hood and it'll look and function like Henry made it. It'll be interesting to see if exh manifolds fit without modifying the shock towers.
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