Anyone stick a FE into a 53 Ford or Merc

From all I have heard the Y blocks are a poor fit.. Would like to stay FoMoCo, and I have to confess, I like cubic inches.

 

I put a 390 with a C6 in my 53 Business coupe. You need to make a box in the front cross member for the pan as well as your own mounts. ****** sits right on the stock ford mount but you need to drill 1 hole as the 53s are staggared. I used stock exhaust manifolds that worked great. I used 2/3 shift linkage hooked up to the C6. I used a 65 mustang rear with the 53 backing plates and drums.

 

I put one in my 49 Merc.

 

Thanks when I get done with the Ragtop,, My parts car may catch an FE

 

If you can find a 70s F150 4x4 it has a rear sump pan that makes the job easy.
I put a 57 MEL 430 in a 54 coupe.

 

Any reason A guy could not rework the pan and reroute the oil pump pickup to a rear sump?
I'm thinking cut the flange off, rotate 180 and weld it back???

 

The first Y-blocks appeared in 54 in the same bodies as the previous flatties lived in.
Shouldn't be a problem, should it?

 

I had a 390 & Cruise-O-Matic in my '55 F100. I didn't put it in there, but it fit like it was made for it.

Whoops, thought you were asking for pee-cups. Ignore my ignorance!

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54 frames are different.

 

As stated before use a truck rear sump oil pan . The last one I helped on was about 40 years ago. I also modified the drag link by droping the mid part and installed a remote oil filter.

 

Check this out:http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=177373&page=2 More cubes and EZ install sound better? Get a kit from Butch's and use a late roller 351W with the dual sump oil pan http://www.butchscoolstuff.com/store/cart.php?m=product_list&c=24

 

FEs are a tight fit in the first Fords they were designed for. Do it!