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oldsub86 · 08-24-2003, 08:11 PM

Has anyone put a F**d engine in one of these trucks?

**FRENCHBLUE72** · 08-24-2003, 08:14 PM

WHAT !!!!!!! WHY WOULD ANYONE DO THAT!!!!!!! Cadilliac is o.k.it's still g.m. but a f@rd?????

lux hauler · 08-24-2003, 08:15 PM

Woo hoo......I hope you have your flame suit on.

oldsub86 · 08-24-2003, 08:22 PM

Come on let's here it. Anyone done it or seen it done?

Maximum Overdrive · 08-24-2003, 09:49 PM

We bought a 68 chevy a few years ago and it has a f*rd motor in it. Not even sure if it runs we never have tried to even start it.

cdowns · 08-24-2003, 09:53 PM

Yep i"ve done it quite a few times put them in the bed to take them to the swapmeets and/or recycler

krue · 08-24-2003, 10:03 PM

Quote:

Has anyone put a F**d engine in one of these trucks?

Would you get a heart transplant from a 70 year old smoker who weighs 300 pounds? It's possible, but why would you want to?!

Class of 69 · 08-24-2003, 10:32 PM

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Originally posted by krue

Would you get a heart transplant from a 70 year old smoker who weighs 300 pounds? It's possible, but why would you want to?!

I saw a 79 F150 4x4 Thursday with a Chev engine in it!!!I think he figured out where the heartbeat is!!:p

jef5150 · 08-24-2003, 11:10 PM

whats wrong with 70yr old , 6'9" ,300lb,men who smoke?????

VTKidder · 08-25-2003, 09:26 AM

I haven't....seems to be S.O.P. to build up a classic truck or rod, and drop a SBC into it. Pretty rare indeed to see someone with an old Ford that is powered by a blue oval engine; let alone a GM product with a Ford powerplant. Personally, I've never seen it done, and with GM's great line of late 60's early 70's engines, I see no reason why someone would perform the swap. Don't hang me for blasphemy please.....

Longhorn Man · 08-25-2003, 04:01 PM

One word CAMMER.
Get me a 427 S.O.H.C. Ford big block, and I'll sit the caddy engine on the curb.
I'll be the first to say that most of Ford engenering is screwed up, and the car body designs look likethey engeners were sniffing glue.
However, some of the OLD Ford engines really did kick some seriouse ass.
Anyone familiar with the A/C Shelby Cobra?
How about the 64 Thunderbolt.
The 429 SCJ in a Galaxie (I think it was that body) took NASCAR titles left and right. (Back when stock car ment something close to a stock car)
There is nothing wrong with some of the Fords from yester-year.
Since the dawn of the autmotive era, they have all built junk, and they have all built good cars. It just amazes me that the bulk of G.M. fans can support a lonely AMC...but never a Ford.

boraxman · 08-25-2003, 04:08 PM

My dad had a 56 Ford f-100 with a Dodge Hemi in it. Someone stold it back in 87

palallin · 08-25-2003, 04:51 PM

My grandfather bought a '63 Mercury Monterey at the factory (he worked for shell, transporting cars at the Hazelwood plant in St. Louis). It had a 390/C4 in it, and that car pulled wood and boat trailers and ran the highways/interstates for many years/miles. Finally, thogu it was mechanically sound, my father ditched it when the floorboards started to rot out.

I was too young at the time, but I wish I still had that car.

krue · 08-25-2003, 04:51 PM

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but never a Ford.

That's right, never a Furd!!!

crazy longhorn · 08-25-2003, 05:19 PM

Well, I have done olds & caddy both in the longhorn, & swapped a sb chev in a Furd ranger.....bot not a Furd in my Chev(yikes!) I would be tempted to try a Chrysler hemi tho

I did swap a Furd onto my volkwagen (sandrail)....it got a 2.3 turbo from a 79 Poopstang. crazyL

lukecp · 08-25-2003, 08:28 PM

I saw a '55 Chevy 210 in a magazine with a 514 Ford stroker in it.....proably a pretty fast car, but it would be better with a 502 Chevy

67sub · 08-25-2003, 09:09 PM

A freind of mine several years ago had a 72 longbed with a 289, last I heard it blew the motor (I figure it was donor rejection) and was parked in a field. He wont tell me where it is, because I always gave him grief about the furd engine so I sit with the knowledge that there is a fairly straight truck rotting in a field because I was a smarta$$ once to often.

oldsub86 · 08-25-2003, 10:59 PM

Well you see I have this really nice totally rebuilt 302 with a rebuilt FMX transmission sitting in a car that I don't want and don't seem able to sell. I keep looking at it and wondering what to do with it. The logical thing I guess is to find a more desirable F**d body and move it into it but I really don't need another vehicle right now anyway. The other thought is to find a F**d pickup and put it in and maybe sell the Chevy since there are nice people like you who want them. I'm just reluctant because I have had the Chevy for so long and I know it would be difficult to replace if I changed my mind. So, the thought crossed my mind that I could put the 302 in the Chevy. I know it would be a bit of an odd duck with a F**d motor in it but it is a really nice motor that I spent a whole lot of money on and I just want to use it somewhere. A crazy idea I guess - it would be so much easier to swap in a 350 Chevy and the parts are so much cheaper.

Longhorn Man · 08-25-2003, 11:37 PM

Get yourself a 71/72 Ford F-100 Ranger XLT. They are pretty cool trucks once you look past the crappy front suspention and the stupid rust prone shock towers.
You can get them pretty cheap and hot rod it, you don't see many done up anymore.
I've always loved these...I was actually looking for a nice one when I stumbled into the chevy trucks and became addicted.
They actually look better in the longbed version. Here is a 71...and I don' tthink it is a ranger, nor XLT...but it is still kinda sharp.

lux hauler · 08-25-2003, 11:44 PM

It isn't really any more "wrong" than putting a GM motor in a Ford, Dodge, Volve, Jag or anything else.:p
I say......If ya got it, run it.

Class of 69 · 08-25-2003, 11:48 PM

Now longhornmail is onto sumthin!! But, if you don't want another vehicle, and it's all just sittin' there....what the hell.. go for it, just PLEASE don't butcher the Chev beyond restorability.

GMC69 · 08-25-2003, 11:50 PM

Funny thing is that I was at a local shop last week and there was a 55 Furd pickup and a 79( i beleive) 4X4 Furd pickup and BOTH were chevy'd out.

So that kinda tells you something about the drivetrain from Chevy.

I will say that I really miss my Dad old car, 1970 Mach 1 Mustang, that was a sweet car.

A.P. · 08-26-2003, 10:52 AM

NNNOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

oldsub86 · 08-26-2003, 11:35 AM

I still think that the reason why you see F**ds with Chevy engines is that the Chevy's are more plentiful and as a result the parts tend to be cheaper. I know when I was building the 302 I bought things like Edelbrock double roller timing chain set, cam kit, and a performer intake. The F**d parts were all significantly more expensive than if I had been buying the same parts for a Chevy. I don't think there is anything wrong with the F**d 302 engine. It has been around a long time and is often the swap of choice into things like old Jags simply because it is dimensionally a bit smaller than the Chevy engine.

Nevertheless, I doubt I will do it to the 68 and if I did, I would be careful not to make it non reversable. It is just so much more work to swap in a different make. It would be much simpler to swap in a Chevy engine and they are still readily obtainable.

*Randy70C-10* · 08-26-2003, 11:47 AM

I saw a 460 in a '40 Chevy pickup. It actually sounded tough. He liked doing his own tune-ups but had short arms.

08-24-2003, 08:11 PM	#1
oldsub86 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 695	Transplant? Has anyone put a F**d engine in one of these trucks? __________________ 1968 Chevy - 292 with a powerglide

08-24-2003, 08:14 PM	#2
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,608	WHAT !!!!!!! WHY WOULD ANYONE DO THAT!!!!!!! Cadilliac is o.k.it's still g.m. but a f@rd????? __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

08-24-2003, 08:15 PM	#3
lux hauler Psycho-billy Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: about 40 miles west of Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 2,591	Woo hoo......I hope you have your flame suit on. __________________ '72 C-10 350 w/Lunati Voodoo cam (207/213, .437/.454), Performer intake, 625 Road Demon Jr. and Hooker headers. Support your community, support yourself. Buy local, buy American (or Canadian).

08-24-2003, 08:22 PM	#4
oldsub86 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 695	Come on let's here it. Anyone done it or seen it done? __________________ 1968 Chevy - 292 with a powerglide

08-24-2003, 09:49 PM	#5
Maximum Overdrive December 21, 2012 Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Black Eagle, Montana Posts: 1,634	We bought a 68 chevy a few years ago and it has a frd motor in it. Not even sure if it runs we never have tried to even start it. __________________ "!Ama Sua, Ama Kjella, Ama Lllulla!"*

08-24-2003, 09:53 PM	#6
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Yep i"ve done it quite a few times put them in the bed to take them to the swapmeets and/or recycler __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

08-24-2003, 11:10 PM	#9
jef5150 Inline 69 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: valleysprings,california Posts: 1,018	whats wrong with 70yr old , 6'9" ,300lb,men who smoke?????

08-25-2003, 09:26 AM	#10
VTKidder Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Vermont Posts: 996	I haven't....seems to be S.O.P. to build up a classic truck or rod, and drop a SBC into it. Pretty rare indeed to see someone with an old Ford that is powered by a blue oval engine; let alone a GM product with a Ford powerplant. Personally, I've never seen it done, and with GM's great line of late 60's early 70's engines, I see no reason why someone would perform the swap. Don't hang me for blasphemy please.....

08-25-2003, 04:01 PM	#11
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	One word CAMMER. Get me a 427 S.O.H.C. Ford big block, and I'll sit the caddy engine on the curb. I'll be the first to say that most of Ford engenering is screwed up, and the car body designs look likethey engeners were sniffing glue. However, some of the OLD Ford engines really did kick some seriouse ass. Anyone familiar with the A/C Shelby Cobra? How about the 64 Thunderbolt. The 429 SCJ in a Galaxie (I think it was that body) took NASCAR titles left and right. (Back when stock car ment something close to a stock car) There is nothing wrong with some of the Fords from yester-year. Since the dawn of the autmotive era, they have all built junk, and they have all built good cars. It just amazes me that the bulk of G.M. fans can support a lonely AMC...but never a Ford.

08-25-2003, 04:08 PM	#12
boraxman Keepin an eye out Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: So.Cal Posts: 3,921	My dad had a 56 Ford f-100 with a Dodge Hemi in it. Someone stold it back in 87

08-25-2003, 04:51 PM	#13
palallin Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: St. James, MO Posts: 1,239	My grandfather bought a '63 Mercury Monterey at the factory (he worked for shell, transporting cars at the Hazelwood plant in St. Louis). It had a 390/C4 in it, and that car pulled wood and boat trailers and ran the highways/interstates for many years/miles. Finally, thogu it was mechanically sound, my father ditched it when the floorboards started to rot out. I was too young at the time, but I wish I still had that car. __________________ '69 Longstep K-10: 327/SM465/T-221/Closed Knuckle Dana44/12-bolt.

08-25-2003, 05:19 PM	#15
crazy longhorn Fabricate till you "puke" Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ill Posts: 9,403	Well, I have done olds & caddy both in the longhorn, & swapped a sb chev in a Furd ranger.....bot not a Furd in my Chev(yikes!) I would be tempted to try a Chrysler hemi tho I did swap a Furd onto my volkwagen (sandrail)....it got a 2.3 turbo from a 79 Poopstang. crazyL __________________ 69 longhorn,4" chop,3/5 drop, 1/2 ton suspension/disc brakes,1 1/2" body drop,steel tilt clip, 5.3/Edelbrock rpm intake/600 carb, Hooker streetrod shorties,2 1/2" exhaust/ H pipe/50's Flows , 6 spd Richmond trans,12 bolt/ 3.40 gears....

08-25-2003, 08:28 PM	#16
lukecp Formerly yellow72custom Join Date: May 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 7,531	I saw a '55 Chevy 210 in a magazine with a 514 Ford stroker in it.....proably a pretty fast car, but it would be better with a 502 Chevy __________________ '72 Chevy C10 Mild 350/TH350/3.07. Ochre/White. Old high school ride. '70 GMC C2500 '62 327 4bbl/SM465/4.56-geared Dana 60. White/White. Project or parts truck. '97 Saturn SL DD. 1.9/5-speed. 40+ highway mpg

08-25-2003, 09:09 PM	#17
67sub Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: D/FW TX Posts: 430	A freind of mine several years ago had a 72 longbed with a 289, last I heard it blew the motor (I figure it was donor rejection) and was parked in a field. He wont tell me where it is, because I always gave him grief about the furd engine so I sit with the knowledge that there is a fairly straight truck rotting in a field because I was a smarta$$ once to often. __________________ 2004 Kawasaki KLR Always looking for a cheap driver

08-25-2003, 10:59 PM	#18
oldsub86 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 695	Well you see I have this really nice totally rebuilt 302 with a rebuilt FMX transmission sitting in a car that I don't want and don't seem able to sell. I keep looking at it and wondering what to do with it. The logical thing I guess is to find a more desirable Fd body and move it into it but I really don't need another vehicle right now anyway. The other thought is to find a Fd pickup and put it in and maybe sell the Chevy since there are nice people like you who want them. I'm just reluctant because I have had the Chevy for so long and I know it would be difficult to replace if I changed my mind. So, the thought crossed my mind that I could put the 302 in the Chevy. I know it would be a bit of an odd duck with a F**d motor in it but it is a really nice motor that I spent a whole lot of money on and I just want to use it somewhere. A crazy idea I guess - it would be so much easier to swap in a 350 Chevy and the parts are so much cheaper. __________________ 1968 Chevy - 292 with a powerglide



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08-25-2003, 11:37 PM	#19
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Get yourself a 71/72 Ford F-100 Ranger XLT. They are pretty cool trucks once you look past the crappy front suspention and the stupid rust prone shock towers. You can get them pretty cheap and hot rod it, you don't see many done up anymore. I've always loved these...I was actually looking for a nice one when I stumbled into the chevy trucks and became addicted. They actually look better in the longbed version. Here is a 71...and I don' tthink it is a ranger, nor XLT...but it is still kinda sharp.

08-25-2003, 11:44 PM	#20
lux hauler Psycho-billy Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: about 40 miles west of Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 2,591	It isn't really any more "wrong" than putting a GM motor in a Ford, Dodge, Volve, Jag or anything else.:p I say......If ya got it, run it. __________________ '72 C-10 350 w/Lunati Voodoo cam (207/213, .437/.454), Performer intake, 625 Road Demon Jr. and Hooker headers. Support your community, support yourself. Buy local, buy American (or Canadian).

08-25-2003, 11:48 PM	#21
Class of 69 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Stillwater MN Posts: 1,166	Now longhornmail is onto sumthin!! But, if you don't want another vehicle, and it's all just sittin' there....what the hell.. go for it, just PLEASE don't butcher the Chev beyond restorability. __________________ 69 GMC K10 ..some restoration required....still..

08-25-2003, 11:50 PM	#22
GMC69 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sudbury, Ontario, Canada Posts: 734	Funny thing is that I was at a local shop last week and there was a 55 Furd pickup and a 79( i beleive) 4X4 Furd pickup and BOTH were chevy'd out. So that kinda tells you something about the drivetrain from Chevy. I will say that I really miss my Dad old car, 1970 Mach 1 Mustang, that was a sweet car. __________________ Mike Email: Click here to email me -- 2019 Silvedrado 4x4 1970 Chevy 3/4 ton, 396BB, on air bags

08-26-2003, 10:52 AM	#23
A.P. Black 72 Chevy Join Date: May 2002 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 662	NNNOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! __________________ 72 Chevy, SWB, 350engine, TH400

08-26-2003, 11:35 AM	#24
oldsub86 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 695	I still think that the reason why you see Fds with Chevy engines is that the Chevy's are more plentiful and as a result the parts tend to be cheaper. I know when I was building the 302 I bought things like Edelbrock double roller timing chain set, cam kit, and a performer intake. The Fd parts were all significantly more expensive than if I had been buying the same parts for a Chevy. I don't think there is anything wrong with the F**d 302 engine. It has been around a long time and is often the swap of choice into things like old Jags simply because it is dimensionally a bit smaller than the Chevy engine. Nevertheless, I doubt I will do it to the 68 and if I did, I would be careful not to make it non reversable. It is just so much more work to swap in a different make. It would be much simpler to swap in a Chevy engine and they are still readily obtainable. __________________ 1968 Chevy - 292 with a powerglide

08-26-2003, 11:47 AM	#25
Randy70C-10 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A. Posts: 15,320	I saw a 460 in a '40 Chevy pickup. It actually sounded tough. He liked doing his own tune-ups but had short arms.

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