460 clearance with crown vic
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460 clearance with crown vic
Ok, so I've decided to use a '05 crown vic suspension under my 53 after finding a wrecked police cruiser in a local salvage yard. side impact so all parts are good. My question is: if I use a 460 engine, will I have clearance problems between the steering shaft and the headers? Anyone tried this?
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From: Windermere Valley,B.C. Ca
I don’t know about the 460, but the ’05 would be a front cross member and lower strut rod transplant rather then a frame graft like a ‘02 and older, so your frame (34”) is still the width, and there a lots of 460’s in 53’s. If it’s just the steering shaft you are concerned about that is nothing that a couple hundred u joints won’t fix.
Here is a thread about the cross member transplant, not quite as easy as it sounds and it is too wide, so you will need special wheels.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...-1959-s-b.html
Here is a thread about the cross member transplant, not quite as easy as it sounds and it is too wide, so you will need special wheels.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...-1959-s-b.html
Cargo Master
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I think that this would fit into the “Don’t let fear stand in your way” category, do it!
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Yep, I've been searching Craig List for a wrecked vic. Funny thing I saw a wrecked Vic police interceptor at a local salvage yard about three months ago but it's gone now.
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