I'm thinking about buying a rebuilt 1966 ford mustang 200 to replace my tired 1964 original 170 in my econoline van. Is this an easy swap? Aren't they pretty much the same? What would I have to modify? What kind of power difference can I expect?
I did this swap in my 64 Club Wagon but the 200 was from a Fairmont. The major difference was in the waterpump length, but even that was not an issue. You should have no problems with the Mustang 200. Don't expect huge gains in power.
Replaced the very sad 144 in my 61 econo pickup with a 67 comet 200. Bolt in swap. Really woke it up, it was nice to actually drive on the highway (at 60 mph) instead of just around town. Sad to say the 170s were a lot better than the 144s too.
I just sold a 170 to a 19 year old that is replacing a 200 in his 65 Mustang. I felt guilty for almost a 1/2 hour.
i swaped a 200 out of a 68 falcon futura wagon into my 61 econoline it wasnt just bolt in. i tried to change bellhousings but the bolt pattern wasnt the same so i had to weld ears on the trans, modified the bearing retainer to make it bigger and made a custom pilot bearing and clutch rod
sounds like econovanman has a 250. 200 should bolt right in. check the falcon forums before you start. my 65' had 200 and looked just like a 170.
I swaped a 170 for a 200 in a 63 Ford Falcoln. The only thing I had to modify was the carb linkage. Everything that was bolt on to the outside came from the 170.
144 170 and 200 are the same (mostly) with 5 bolt bellhousing. 250 and 300 should be the later 6 bolt bellhousing. Same deal with the V8's 260/289/302. Not sure what year the change was, sorry. Fred
zombie thread.i know. Did anyone have to relocate the pin that pushes the "adjustable clutch linkage" that in turn,pushes the clutch fork.? It seems like pin is too close to the blok and needs to get away from the block to line up to the indent for the clutch fork.
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