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- banshee_jon February 2010
- Oldcar_Mechanic February 2010
Modern engine in classic Ford?
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I've been trying to track down a car to restore and make a plan for it. so i was wondering if you could just drop a modern ford racing engine into a classic, say 73 mustang??
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With time, patience, money and some hand tools, anything is possible
Sounds like a good project.
Ron -
Yes but would it be practical?
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What size engine?
What are you going to use the car for?
Define "Race Engine"
If you are putting something high performance into it for the look and just for kicks, I would say that it's practical.
Just my nickles worth. I am more of a purist anyway. I think it's fine though when people do things to please themselves even if it's not the way the car was manufactured.
Tell us more about what you want to do with it and what your plan is. There are a couple of Ford guys that stop by from time to time that are pretty knowledgable and can add a lot to what you want.
What type 73 do you have? Coupe? Fastback? Mach I
Do you have any pictures?
Ron -
Well i dont have the car yet, i wanted to have a plan for what to do with it before i bought it. I planed to put the new ford 306 crate engine and put it in the 73, then use it for a daily driver.
