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After posting in a different thread.. I found out I have a Dana 44.3 under the rear with 2.72 gears. My question is does the" .3" take different gears and how hard is it to find them rather than a regular 44
That old 351 wouldn't spin on pavement unless you drove thru the oil it leaked. The new 460 will light them up at a rolling start. (I forsee new tires) so idk if I'm changing the ratio or jus going to make it a locker
Aldo, here's another complete pic
After this I spun those pesky rad clamps and added plug wire looms. Yea, kinda OCD,Lotta mo ey in there to not be
Yea man. Thanks, I love it too. . just a current update, after reinstalling the intake, something went wrong with the oil pump driveshaft. I'm going to have to take the engine back out the truck, pull the oil pan and figure it out. Hopefully the few minutes I idled it trying to scratch my head didn't cause catastrophic damage. It sounded like sheet metal rattling so I was checkin the fan and water pump and blaming the PS pump and doing everything but checking the oil pressure. Dumb mistake.
This is the only few I can find of the interior for now. After giving up on new green vinyl flooring( no one makes it, anywhere, period.) I found where to get new seat material (SMS auto) so the seat will be redone on the driver side, and I'm putting dark green carpet in
When you put that intake back on I suggest not using the rubber strips on the front and rear. Just get a bead of rtv on there big enough to crush a bit from the intake and you will have a better troublefree seal.
I debated on just rtv, but decided to use the cork that came with the new gasket. I'm not expecting to pull the intake again.
I thought i was, thought i left tools in there. But I'm not quite sure what the noise was, at first I thought it was the putty knife I used to scrape the gasket. I couldn't find the putty knife in the toolbox, then I found it on the radiator, so that's not it.
I wouldn't put the money into the Dana 44 for a gear swap, they are quite weak, especially when abused. I can't see it holding up long behind that 460. I would just look into swapping it for a 9".
Get 4 cheap bolts with the correct thread-pitch, hacksaw off the heads, and lightly screw them into the 4-corners of the intake mount holes. These will act as a guide and bring the intake down evenly and keep the china-wall gasket (or RTV) from moving-around while lower/seating the intake.
Get 4 cheap bolts with the correct thread-pitch, hacksaw off the heads, and lightly screw them into the 4-corners of the intake mount holes. These will act as a guide and bring the intake down evenly and keep the china-wall gasket (or RTV) from moving-around while lower/seating the intake.
Great idea. That being said. When I put a new long block in the bronco I believe it had studs on 4corners with nuts holding it down. And that did go very smooth with that intake.
ShaneNP123
I wouldn't mind swapping a 9in. If it had a ratio I could live with then that could be easier/cheaper possibly. . it'd be nice to dybo my truck and see what I'm working with
Unless I missed something in reading the above posts...
You can use factory pieces to bolt a 460 into a '65-'79 2wd truck, F-100 through F-250. Really no need for special swap mounts.
And for headers, several companies offer application specific headers for a 460 into a 70's F-series. I have used Hedman on multiple occasions with good results.
I just started this thread and have a motor mount question regarding 390/460 swap?
Is it a big deal? Also the C6 swaps, again, is it a big deal to attach?
Ford offered a 460 in the dent side trucks, from about '74 on. The 460 frame stands and motor mounts will bolt into any twin I beam '65-'79 2 wd chassis with a minimal amount of work. It usually only requires drilling a couple holes in the front cross member, sometimes not even that.
As for the C6, the 390 has a different bell housing bolt pattern than the 460. The C6 bell (converter) housing is integral with the transmission case and therefore the 390 C6 won't bolt to the 460. You will need a C6 from a 460 (or a 429). There are differences in 460 C6 transmissions with regards to shift arms, outputs (flange, slip yoke), neutral safety switches, etc.
Haven't been on here in a little while. I've been enjoying the truck. Most trouble I've had since the intake leak has been getting that Eddy dialed in. I've about gave up and I'm thinking of ordering another Holley. But...
I've had this project in mind for awhile. I finally got around to it. I want something to work like this in the bed of the truck
But I want others to see this in the bed
So here's how I'm going to do it.
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(I forsee new tires) so idk if I'm changing the ratio or jus going to make it a locker
