Cars Or Trucks To Put a 300 In
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Cars Or Trucks To Put a 300 In
What would be an easy but different car or truck to put a 300 in? I got a 1970s 300 truck engine with a T18 but can't decide what to put it in. I'll probably just use it to putt around with and keep my trucks from getting wore out.
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It really depends on what you call easy. If you are talking a bolt in swap with that engine then you are looking at:
1965-96 Fullsize trucks
78-96 Full size Bronco's (78-79 Bronco's never came with the 300 but the trucks did )
65-96 Ford Econoline Vans
And like NumberDummy mentioned 65-72 fullsize Ford cars.
All of the above are bolt in swaps with the correct mounts and oil pan.
Using the T18 in a car will most likely require some massaging to the transmission tunnel. Also will require modifying the shifter to make it useable or going with a remote mount shifter.
That being said the 300 can be swapped into just about anything that the engine will physically fit in the engine compartment. If you can handle some fab work for the motor mounts/brackets. My 54 F100 came with a 300 swapped into it. I've seen 300's swapped into the following:
20's-50's Ford cars
Classic Mustangs ( 65-73 )
Falcons
Fairlanes
Torinos
Comets
Mavericks
Pintos
Fairmounts
Fox chassis Mustangs ( 79-93 )
Early Bronco's (66-77 )
Even a Ford Ranger.
The Fox chassis cars, early Bronco's and the Rangers are more difficult then the other older cars. I'm sure the pinto wasn't a easy swap either!
Most people think the engine length is the problem. But that's not really the case. If a 460 BB V8 will fit in a vehicle then the 300 should fit ( length wise ) .
The height of the engine is a bigger issue in some vehicles. The carb and air cleaner might require a hole in the hood.
1965-96 Fullsize trucks
78-96 Full size Bronco's (78-79 Bronco's never came with the 300 but the trucks did )
65-96 Ford Econoline Vans
And like NumberDummy mentioned 65-72 fullsize Ford cars.
All of the above are bolt in swaps with the correct mounts and oil pan.
Using the T18 in a car will most likely require some massaging to the transmission tunnel. Also will require modifying the shifter to make it useable or going with a remote mount shifter.
That being said the 300 can be swapped into just about anything that the engine will physically fit in the engine compartment. If you can handle some fab work for the motor mounts/brackets. My 54 F100 came with a 300 swapped into it. I've seen 300's swapped into the following:
20's-50's Ford cars
Classic Mustangs ( 65-73 )
Falcons
Fairlanes
Torinos
Comets
Mavericks
Pintos
Fairmounts
Fox chassis Mustangs ( 79-93 )
Early Bronco's (66-77 )
Even a Ford Ranger.
The Fox chassis cars, early Bronco's and the Rangers are more difficult then the other older cars. I'm sure the pinto wasn't a easy swap either!
Most people think the engine length is the problem. But that's not really the case. If a 460 BB V8 will fit in a vehicle then the 300 should fit ( length wise ) .
The height of the engine is a bigger issue in some vehicles. The carb and air cleaner might require a hole in the hood.
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