What engine should go into a 51 Ford F1

since they are merely all opinions, and i am a bit partial to my own, and lastly nobody has mentioned it yet.....

390 FE.............do it

 

Whatever you like, whatever you can afford, whatever you have laying around, but I do like the big block ford idea.

 

Whatever you do please don't use a SBC!!!! So many better engines than that! Lincoln 368 312 ford y-block 390 cad ,,,ect....

 

Had a 364 nailhead in my 50 with a t 10 4 speed.
Fun for sure.

 

Canada didn't use the 6 cylinder engine. You would have had the 239 V8 originally.

Does the truck have a column shifter or was it a floor shift? Several different transmission possibilities.

 

I am pretty sure its a column shifter, there's no hole in the floor to suggest that its a floor shifter, this is the picture of the steering column. I do believe that you can see what I think is the side shifter

 

My 51 f1 has a 53 331 cad stock column shift trans and 44 spicer rear i installed 331 ring and pinion . the cost to do the flathead was more. mike.

 

I got a 351C - FMX Trans - Nar. 9 inch rear. Smokes them 33" wide Mickeys They all be pushin my 51 F1 Panel. Usally only sneak it out on wifes gone

 

351c x2 :d

 

Arustupid???????????

 

look at the motor mounts if they are on the side (right-left) side of frame V-8 if you have the to holes up front at bottom of radiator L6

 

I have a 215ci L6 and a 3 speed out of a 51 f1 for sell if you like let me know

 

I'm with P-Townkustoms on this one. I think I'll punk if I see another sbc in one of these. I'll add sbf to this also. If you don't go with a flathead (my 1st choice) do something different. Old Chrysler hemi, Nailhead, 409 or Y-Block. But it's your truck, put what you want in it.

 

Check for a small tag on the uper right side of the fire wall. and also check the bulk head of the cawl under the hood. Some times the numbers is stamped on it. It could be covered with filler if some had redone the truck

Also it the radiator support is still in it check to see with set of holes it is bolt to on the frame cross member and the inner fenders. If its bolt to the rear holes it was a v8 if the front holes its a I6

 

Yeah Flathead v8

 

no cheezy corporate wellfare gm products. A 87-93 mustang 302 rollermotor with the t5 trany you can put a long shifter handle on it. Also you will get good performance and milage. IT will be a blast to drjve.

 

I would have hoped the guy has figured out what came in there in the last two years since he has posted. I never can figure out why people will unearth an old thread and post an answer to a question that was asked years ago

 

show some balls put a sbc in it and piss the cry babies off really this is a hot rod site put what you want in it and have fun with it

 

Flathead v8!

 

Im reviving this thread to post a question for a feller f1 owner.
<hr style="color:#D1D1E1; background-color:#D1D1E1" size="1"> i have a 350 witha 4 speed Muncie in my f1..But my clutch linkage is all messed up ..i guess someone fabricated it, i just cant seem to get enough throw out of it..and when i do i loose the freeplay. so if you have any suggestions or know some who has done this i would really appreciate it...cuz this is killing me!!!

Any help would be great

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