Hello,
I am the proud owner of a 51 Ford 2-dr sedan that I just bought earlier this fall. The car has a Mustang II crossmember with chevy mounts and a 60's Ford Maverick rear end. I am planning on eventually building up a 302 and dropping it in, but in the meantine I want to get the car running and driving reliably while I take my time to save and plan for the Ford motor that will be permanent (in the future). I have the opportunity to buy a rolled low-miles 1997 Camaro Z28 complete (auto trans) for an next to nothing. My automotive experience thus far has mainly been with muscle cars with carburated motors.

My questions are:

1) Has anyone done this swap, how difficult is it? I know the wiring will be a pain, but since I can have the entire car and wiring harness, how bad will it be? Is the wiring the most difficult part?

2) What are some of the most overlooked things when swapping in a late-model fuel-injected engine into an older hotrod? fuel delivery? cooling? transmission?

Any comments and/or advice are greatly appreciated.