360 to 351C swap
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360 to 351C swap
I'm thinking about swapping a 351C for the 360 in my '72 F100. I'm curious about how easy/difficult this swap would be. Tranny is a C6, accessories include power steering, power brakes and AC. Will the accessory brackets, motor/tran mounts and bellhousing/torque converter interchange? Any other problems I'm not thinking of??
Thanks for any help/advice.
Thanks for any help/advice.
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From: LAT 46.55501° & LON -122
360 to 351C swap
Acc. Brackets: Some might.
Motor mounts: No.
Trans Mount: Depends on where your engine ends up at.
Converter: No; different crank pilot diameter.
Bell Housing: No; bell is part of the case on C6. Must find complete C6 for Small Block(302, 351W, 351C) or swap cases.
Save yourself time & money and put your effort into building a good FE (390, 406, 410) and you will have a much better engine in the long run.
Motor mounts: No.
Trans Mount: Depends on where your engine ends up at.
Converter: No; different crank pilot diameter.
Bell Housing: No; bell is part of the case on C6. Must find complete C6 for Small Block(302, 351W, 351C) or swap cases.
Save yourself time & money and put your effort into building a good FE (390, 406, 410) and you will have a much better engine in the long run.
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From: Creedmoor, North Carolina
360 to 351C swap
The 351 will not mate to the FE C6, different bells. I have a C4 (reported to have 500 miles on rebuild) that I will swap you for your C6 if your 351 has the small block bell pattern. You may have to use brackets for the 351, but the things run off the engine should work.
What part of the country are you in?
My email address is below.
John
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What part of the country are you in?
My email address is below.
John
jowilker
[link:www.ford-trucks.net/users/jowilker|Club FTE since 01 01] My FTE Page
[link:www.ford-trucks.net/users/jowilker/NCFTE.html|NC Truck Owners] NC Ford Truck owners group
66F100s Rule
In the cool still quite of night you can hear chevies rusting away.
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360 to 351C swap
3 years ago I bought a '69 F-100 with a 351c/c6 in it. The original motor was a 360. The guy that I bought it from said he had to swap EVERYTHING except the alt. even the p/s pump had to be swapped. He did use the 360 motor mount towers. The FE trannys WILL NOT bolt up to anything but other FE's. The 351c shares bellhousing bolt Patterns with the 289,302 and 351w's.
