Witch one should I do?
Thread Starter
|
Laughing Gas
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 815
Likes: 29
From: Richland, WA.
Witch one should I do?
Today an old friend was over and he was telling me about a motor and trans he had and asked if I wanted them for my truck. The problem is I would be getting rid of the Y-block and the motor is in arizona. He says the motor is a 428 cj out of 68 t-bird. He claims car runs and drives. Since it sounds like it would be free I'm thinking on doin it. Whats your opinions. Kurt G,
Post Fiend
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 5,776
Likes: 2
From: springfield il
oh no you shouldnt do that !
tell me where it is exactly and i'll go remove the offending fe before you do something you might enjoy !!!!!!!!!!
hey even if ya don't replace the y block with it , it gives you an excuse to find another old truck in need of a driveline !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
tell me where it is exactly and i'll go remove the offending fe before you do something you might enjoy !!!!!!!!!! hey even if ya don't replace the y block with it , it gives you an excuse to find another old truck in need of a driveline !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post Fiend
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 7,641
Likes: 21
From: Poway, Ca.
Here let me open the cash register and let you watch your cheep motor swap out fly away:
New motor mounts ($200); Custom exhaust ($1000); Frame boxing ($300); Linkages and throttle ($100); transmission and rear end (may be use those out of the "Bird"); disc brakes ($500); drive shaft ($100) new transmission mount ($200); and reinforced front springs ($250) (that is if you don't go with an IFS @ $1850).
Don't get caught up in the low cost of the engine as opposed to the amount of money it's going to take you to adapt it and the strengthening youwill need to add to the truck to handle the new torque and HP.
I'd do the FE as well, but that's because I like FEs more than Y-blocks - but the conversion will not be cheap if that's what you are thinking.
New motor mounts ($200); Custom exhaust ($1000); Frame boxing ($300); Linkages and throttle ($100); transmission and rear end (may be use those out of the "Bird"); disc brakes ($500); drive shaft ($100) new transmission mount ($200); and reinforced front springs ($250) (that is if you don't go with an IFS @ $1850).
Don't get caught up in the low cost of the engine as opposed to the amount of money it's going to take you to adapt it and the strengthening youwill need to add to the truck to handle the new torque and HP.
I'd do the FE as well, but that's because I like FEs more than Y-blocks - but the conversion will not be cheap if that's what you are thinking.
Thread Starter
|
Laughing Gas
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 815
Likes: 29
From: Richland, WA.
From what I was told the car either has or will be taken apart and sold for parts. I do love the way the Y sounds but as pointed out free items can still cost a lot. When it comes to the front end I guy I work with has an old new yorker with a v8 in it. he has said I can have car if I haul it off. No title does not run. Maybe the Y-blocks don't rule, but the Y does soung good with glass packs. Kurt G,
I'll have the Roast Duck
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 9,622
Likes: 109
From: Northshore, MN
My buddy's dad will be heading down to their winter home in Roswell pretty soon. They haul a car carrier each way, so feel free to put that Tbird on there. His Landcruiser can wait another year. 
Trending Topics
Roast em' if you got 'em
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 21,984
Likes: 9,843
From: Rio Rancho, NM
It would be worth picking up the 66 Bird just because. Heck, you never know when you will need a 428 CJ sitting around.
Bobby
Bobby
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
2027 Ford Super Duty Buyer's Guide (Every Model, Engine, & Package)
Brett Foote
Top 10 Ford Truck Tragedies
Joe Kucinski
AEV FXL Super Duty - the Super Duty Raptor Ford Doesn't Make
Brett Foote
Lobo Vs Lobo: Proof the F-150 Lobo Should Be Even Lower!
Michael S. Palmer
Ford's 2001 Explorer Sportsman Concept Looks For a New Home
Verdad Gallardo
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski
2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road: Better Than a Raptor R?
Brett Foote
2027 Super Duty Carhartt Package First Look: 12 Things You NEED to Know!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Most Surprising 2026 Ford Truck Features!
Joe Kucinski
Posting Guru
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 1,276
Likes: 0
From: Westminster,Md
Well..as Julie wisely points out..some major mods will need to be done to make things work out safely..that said ..I'd go for door #1 and the CJ....who dosen't like more power...even if it's just hanging on an engine stand in the corner of the shop.........
Cargo Master
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 2,661
Likes: 23
428 CJ? For free? Seriously? I wouldn't even think twice about picking it up, figure out if you want to put it in your truck later, pounce on that deal now!
Even if that engine was seized it still be worth picking up!
Even if that engine was seized it still be worth picking up!
Post Fiend
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 5,776
Likes: 2
From: springfield il
yep get it !!!! the only reason i wasnt gonna have to modify the frame on my f350 for one is it has freaking bridge steel girders for frame rails { eventually boxed it anyway for appearance and i tend to be a worry wart bout safety } . the half ton on a 74 frame got boxed as it got cut and shortened and although the frame donor was an oe fe truck i know how it woulda got driven had it been done ....................... may drive the 53 slow but give me something with a lil' pep and the dirt track racer comes outta the wood work in me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 1,696
Likes: 1
From: S.W. Florida
New motor mounts ($200); Custom exhaust ($1000); Frame boxing ($300); Linkages and throttle ($100); transmission and rear end (may be use those out of the "Bird"); disc brakes ($500); drive shaft ($100) new transmission mount ($200); and reinforced front springs ($250) (that is if you don't go with an IFS @ $1850).
Ford FE 428 C.I. COBRA JET engine cool factor: priceless...
Ford FE 428 C.I. COBRA JET engine cool factor: priceless...
Post Fiend
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 5,776
Likes: 2
From: springfield il
no jim the ginormous amounts of torque to blow the rear tires into oblivion is the cool part ! plus the ability like julie's to devour the lil' turds in their honda's with a two ton , ain't no way it's that fast , truck !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Roast em' if you got 'em
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 21,984
Likes: 9,843
From: Rio Rancho, NM
Speaking from the point of view of someone running 500 cubic inches of Cadillac power I can say that there is nothing quite like the gadzillion foot pounds of torque that a big block will give ya
"Roast 'em if you got 'em"
Bobby
"Roast 'em if you got 'em"
Bobby