62 cadillac engine conversion

I have a 1962 cadillac limo-fleetwood with a 390 engine that is bad, I want to know if a 429,472 or a 500 cadillac engine will bolt right in without changing motor mounts, manifolds, etc. Thanks

 

No it won't.

 

What about the 429? WiseA

 

429 with an eldo pan and front pick up but worth the time to swap

 

I have a rebuildable running (oil blowing 62 390)

 

i think the rodder's journal with jimmy vaughn's '61 details the swap...

 

How much do you want for it ? Mine has water in the oil and somebody ran it like that for a while. Thanks

 

LOL! succinct, as always.

~Jason

 

The Cad 390 was one of the finest engines ever built. Fix it.

JG

 

My 62 has a 63 390 in it, it's moved about 1.5" forward so none of the mounts work right, I had to 'fix' those as the transmission wasn't even bolted down.

 

I could be wrong but, if you are able to locate a set of motor mounts from a 1964-65 Limousine (and thats the key) they may just work. Cadillac used the old style X-frame on the 75 series sedans in those years rather than the new perimeter frame used on the standard cars. They also used the 429/TH-400 combo, so in theory it should all be a simple straight across swap...

 

i got a rebuilt 429 for sale with ******

 

Thanks for the input, But I think I'm going to stick with a 390. I have found several since mine is most likely cracked.