63 Unibody Needs a New Engine
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63 Unibody Needs a New Engine
Would the ring and pinion sets that are sold brand new today for a Dana 60 rear end fit with my stock one from 63? I know it might sound like a silly question, but you never know...
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63 Unibody Needs a New Engine
I did a little searching and it appears that Dana's 60s with a ratio of 4.10 and lower used a different case than ones with 4.56 and higher, so I may have to buy a new case to go to the 3.54. 
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63 Unibody Needs a New Engine
I don't know if anybody is still following this thread or not but here goes...
I rebuilt a '62 F-100 UniBody. When I got the p/u, it had the original engine, tranny, etc. Wanting to build a 'play truck', I obtained a 4-speed tranny from a '79 F-150 and a 351/M engine. I had to design my own motor mounts, stiffened the front and rear suspension, and replaced the original rear-end with a 4-11 Spicer.
Since there was PLENTY of room in the engine compartment, the conversion was easy. The most difficult part was designing motor mount that was sturdy enough to withstand the added hp and my driving habits (I like to go fast....)
A friend of mine mounted a 460 in his '63 F-100 UniBody.
The UniBody Fords are very versatile and forgiving and make FANTASTIC project trucks. HAVE FUN.....
I rebuilt a '62 F-100 UniBody. When I got the p/u, it had the original engine, tranny, etc. Wanting to build a 'play truck', I obtained a 4-speed tranny from a '79 F-150 and a 351/M engine. I had to design my own motor mounts, stiffened the front and rear suspension, and replaced the original rear-end with a 4-11 Spicer.
Since there was PLENTY of room in the engine compartment, the conversion was easy. The most difficult part was designing motor mount that was sturdy enough to withstand the added hp and my driving habits (I like to go fast....)
A friend of mine mounted a 460 in his '63 F-100 UniBody.
The UniBody Fords are very versatile and forgiving and make FANTASTIC project trucks. HAVE FUN.....
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63 Unibody Needs a New Engine
Heck! I'd just rebuild the engine you have. Do the job right, use quality parts, balance the rotating assembly and use ARP fasteners then drive it. You can use slightly larger diameter tires to lower crusing rpm and maybe save a little gas, but the bottom line is this is a good engine, parts are available and best of all is everything will fit and work properly. After that you can always hot rod it! Wish I had a uni, especially a 292, beautiful trucks!
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I have a 292 and i wanted to swap motors, cause mine needs rebuilt, I yanked the tranny and engine... tore the motor down to the block and plan to replace everything via John Mummert... he even has good used pistons, etc if you can afford brand new ones... good luck..
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