Hey guys, Not sure if this is exactly the right place to post this so I'm posting it here and in the '47 and older section. I need help with a conversion I want to do. I have a 1946 ford truck with an engine that needs serious work in order to run. I also have access to a 460 out of a '71 continental. I was just wondering if anyone knew of a place that makes a kit or something to mount a 429/460 in a 42-47 ford truck. I have access to my uncle's shop and if necessary he can come up with something custom to mount it but I would rather have something professionally made.

If no such company exists, I would really appreciate any advice or ideas you may have. ALso, does anyone have suggestions where I can find a manual transmission that will bolt up to this engine? I was thinking a 5 speed out of a 90's f250.

THanks,
Jon

 

You are gonna need a different rearend to handle the 460's torque too.

 

This thing is an old farm truck they used to use to haul hay. The rear end on it is huge and looks very solid. For racing purposes, yes I would get a new rear end, but this truck will never be raced and probably never even pushed much so I'm not worried about the rear end.

 

my dad and I are thinking of attempting a similar project with an old 46 ford pickup body. at the moment this project is still in the concept phase and we're thinking of just taking the body of the 46 and putting it on the frame of our 77 F 150 (which also happens to be the source of our 460) so mounts wont be an issue for us...if the frame happens to be compatible to the body, i'd suggest you to attmpt something similar.

 

I did a very similar swap years ago with a Lincoln 460 into a 1949 Fargo pickup that had 1-1/2 ton suspension with a pickup bed for hauling grain from the praires. To mount the engine I used an entire mid 80s K car front suspension clip compleat with the brakes (discs). I can't remember wich K-car I used. Maybe a bit hard to find now. The torsion bars are sideways mounted rather than mounted lengthways as in larger dodges of the same era, as I recall I didn't need to fab a great deal to make it all fit. The T-bars have to be turned up for the extra weight, they are easily adjustable and durable. You could at one time get different torsion bars from Chrysler for a different spring rate, an easy swap. Don't know about now though. Since the torsion bars are underneath the frame they take up less engine bay space than a typical coils type suspension and less length than a leaf spring set-up. I Replaced the Fargo rear axel with a Dana 60, but had to custom fit the width. Hope this helps.