? about changing engines
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? about changing engines
i was wondering if a smallblock would bolt up to a straight six tranny, manual tranny so i could maybe put a 302 or 351w in my trauck and keep the 4 spd 4x4 thanks
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Yes, the bellhousing will fit, but you need to grind the frame perches for the motor mounts off, and go to the junkyard and grind the perches off a truck that had any v8 in it and bolt them onto your frame crossmember. You also need a flywheel to match the balance of the engine you get, which is a little complicated when it comes to Fords.
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well i knew at least the engine mounts and flywheel would have to be changed, now what about the clutch, if i get a new or different flywheel would i have to get another clutch also, thanks for the info though on the bellhousing
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well see i know mustangs have a 10 1/2 inch and mine on the traight6 is a 10 inch, i dunno if that'll matter or not, im just askin so i know what i can do later down the road, i just replaced my clutch and ill tell you what, that tranny was a pain in the ace to get back in because it had to have weighed 350 pounds and 4 ppl deadlifting it from behind there heads had trouble getting it into the air just to get it on the tranny jack, from there it was still a pain to get in but after a week we finally got it, im not lookin forward to doing this again any time soon unless i find a good smallblock or my 6 goes down the drain, which i doubt because it was rebuilt and the truck just rolled over 150k
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That's why some people pull the engine to change the clutch. They are setup better to pull the engine, with a concrete floor and a engine hoist, than they are to handle the tranny/transfer case underneath.
