Thread: GREAT NEWS! Chevy engine is coming out!

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I have said it from the day that I purchased my car that my goal was to get the chevy engine out and put a FORD in it. That day just came a huge step closer. I got a 302 and tranny to put in the car. I'm going Tuesday to talk to the guy that's gonna rebuild em both for me and pt em in the car about how soon he can start.

Youther, what Chevy engine/trans are you taking out? Plans to sell them?

Mike

Originally Posted by Mike52

Youther, what Chevy engine/trans are you taking out? Plans to sell them?

Mike

It's a 350 and 350 turbo. Gonna sell them both. Florida is an awful long way to travel to get an engine and tranny.

Originally Posted by youther

It's a 350 and 350 turbo. Gonna sell them both. Florida is an awful long way to travel to get an engine and tranny.

Well, for me going across the street to get a another chebbie 350/350 would be too far!!!!!!

Excellent decision, glad you're doing it. Ford in a Ford gets the universe one step closer to being right!!!! but then my universe is shaped like a Blue Oval anyways!!!!!

Puttin' a Ford in a Ford.........it jus' don't seem right to me.


J/k intended for Dave.

Originally Posted by pro70z28

Puttin' a Ford in a Ford.........it jus' don't seem right to me.


J/k intended for Dave.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Better hope I find something for my 'maro before necessity forces me to freshen up that 460 I've got!!!!!

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Better hope I find something for my 'maro before necessity forces me to freshen up that 460 I've got!!!!!

can i come over and watch you get that 460 in there your going to need a gas axe and a big shoe horn and a rear sump oil pan

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Better hope I find something for my 'maro before necessity forces me to freshen up that 460 I've got!!!!!

Now that would be a hot rod! Seems everyone does the 350/350 swap, becausem of costs, etc. I'd love to see a reversal of fortune(blue oval guy here too!)

Originally Posted by pat mccarthy

can i come over and watch you get that 460 in there your going to need a gas axe and a big shoe horn and a rear sump oil pan

Sure, come on over Pat...... Lots of room, just did a bit of rearranging....

A Ford engine in a Chevy, is an abomination, and should be punishable by imprisonment!

Dad has a newspaper article on a late 70's Camaro stockcar that was powered by an AMC 360 if I remember right. All of the Chevy powered Camaros had a hard time beating it.

Originally Posted by Sinister

A Ford engine in a Chevy, is an abomination, and should be punishable by imprisonment!

yep next thing you will hear of guys having babys ? oh i guess that has happened

Originally Posted by youther

It's a 350 and 350 turbo. Gonna sell them both. Florida is an awful long way to travel to get an engine and tranny.

I wasn't planning on coming to WV to buy an engine, lots of them here in Florida, I was just curious what you had. Thanks. Good luck with the conversion.

Mike

Originally Posted by Sinister

A Ford engine in a Chevy, is an abomination, and should be punishable by imprisonment!

Now you know how I feel about chebbies in a Ford.............LOL!

Hee, hee! It's always funny to see what comes up in one of these discussions. Seems like it's OK to put a Chevy engine in anything, but it's a travesty to put anything else in a Chevy. The only exception is a Hemi; if you have a Hemi you can put it in anything and that's OK.

Actually, the use of small-block Chevys is/was a matter of practicality. I remember when flathead Fords were everywhere. The big overhead Olds and Cadillac engines were the "holy grail" back then, but flatheads were cheap and plentiful and speed equipment was readily available... But then Ford stopped making them! And along came this little Chevy engine that produced twice the horsepower of the stock flathead, could turn 50% more RPM's without breaking anything, and was a few pounds lighter to boot. What's more, it was small enough externally to fit in place of the flathead without butchering the engine compartment, hence its instant popularity. The modern small Ford (302) is a screamer and parts are steadily becoming more available, but it's almost 4 inches longer, so they are a problem to install in some engine bays, especially '35 to '40 Fords...

Years ago I saw a custom Mustang that was really unique and probably the ultimate of not being "brand-loyal" - it was built on a Corvette chassis and had a Chrysler Hemi engine!