I have a 67 custom cab with the inline 6 with 3 speed manual and wish to swap in a 460 auto and was wondering if you all had any advice on doing this.

 

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I have a 73 swb F100. It started out as a straight 6 with a 3 speed. Then it went to 302 and c6, then to 390 and 4 speed, then to 460 and c6. I could write you a book on engine swaps. What all would you like to know? Land L does have good products, how ever they are very expensive to the budget minded builder. I used factory pieces from the pick and pull on mine and had a bolt in instalation for way less money. Is your truck 2 or 4 wheel drive?

 

2 wheel drive and what types of trucks should I look for for the parts I need

 

Parts from '75-'79 1/2- 1 ton 2wd should work. The 460 auto was a factory option in those years, and the chassis parts should work all the way back to '67. If not, it should be real easy to get them to work.

 

No need for aftermarket parts here. Find a similar truck that had the 460 and get the motor mount perches, tranny linkage, accelerator cable, and any other relevant parts. These trucks were designed to accept many different engine/tranny combos. Why pay hundreds of $ to an aftermarket supplier when old man Ford supplied all you need?

 

Actualy, ford started the 460 in trucks in 74, and a lot of my stuff came from a 74.

 

As far as advice....Im not real sure about a 67 to 72, but on 73 to 79 there are 16 bolts that hold the front clip on including the bumper bolts. I pulled my front clip off, and put my 460 and c6 in all in 1 piece. You might consider doing this, especialy if you plan to install headers like I did. I bought a 70 model truck that had the 460 and c6 in it from a guy that put it in there and couldn't figure out how to finish it off. My engine, tranny, and engine stands came from it. I went to the wrecking yard and found a 74 model that was a factory 460 truck and got my brackets, pulleys, radiator, and a few other odd and end pieces. One thing I would highly recomend is getting ALL of your brackets and pulleys from one engine. Make sure they come from a truck. A car has the alternator mounted to low. A van has an odd ball looking power steering pump that will be next to impossible to get a high pressure hose for. If you plan to run exhaust manifolds, they need to come from a truck or a van. The right manifold from a car won't clear the frame in a truck. The only other thing that you might run in to will be a drive shaft. Slide the yoke all the way in to the back of the tranny as far as it will go. Pull it back out 1/4 to 1/2 an inch.
Measure from the tranny yoke to the pinion yoke. Go to the wrecking yard and buy a shaft the lenght that you measured. Install new universal joints and bolt her in. Some guys on here say to get a drive shaft cut down. If this isn't done right, it will be out of balance. Also, it costs more to have one cut down than the 20 bucks I spent to get the right length. I hope this helps you. Feel free to ask about anything else, or email me. I can take pictures of mine if you need them, and I can get measurements if you need those. Have you considered a 390? It is a stump puller, and parts are more available for your truck.

 

I know where there is a F-350 460 and C6 trans here in california this truck has everthing in it less p/s and alt brackets as I took them for my self e-mail me and i'll get the # to you. Thanks Rich

 

Thank you but that is alright unfortunately I have to many things going on right now plus I can't afford to ship a motor and tranny all the way up here to canada

 

I was refuring to the Engine perches and some related parts not so much the engine and trans Rich