Has anyone made the swap to a 460 & five speed wat did you run into problems ,cost anyinfo would be great I have a low mileage 460 in a 97 f350 & five speed id like to drop in
I was thinking of a 5 speed when i did my swap. (In a 57) but i felt the truck ****** would just be a dog. Personally i would just stick with an auto trans. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Be prepared to fab a new firewall and trans tunnel if you use the truck trans. Those ZF 5 spds are huge. I would sell the ZF and look at getting a Tremec TKO or similar to back up the 460. Also, try doing an intro. It is mandatory for Newbies.
Ive been a member for awhile just not been active due to personal reason I was wondering if I could get away with just modifying the tunnel alittle bit. how well would the 460 it self fit in it
Again i know its different but it sure as hell was tight goin into the 57! And i think thats a whole different cross member up front? I think itd be best to get the engine out and measure how much room u got. Like i said i only have experince with a later ford but im sure some one at some time did it! Good luck and i love how those 53s look Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
im trying to use the stuff I already have is the reason I asked I have the truck with no front end no paperwork but a 460 five speed 85,000 miles I already have the plate to put a carb on it id just like to kno wat im lookin forward to doing in order to put it in wat did u put in yours
Mine was a 77 and a c6 from i think a 79 t bird( had a strange trans mount). Honestly it wasn't to complicated just a squeeze. Lucky for me crites makes mounts and headers so i wast to bad in that sense. Clearance between the oul pan was tight had to trim down the crossmember and very tight in the front couldnt fit a fan so i had to get the brackets in my radiator flipped to have good fan clearance. Not 1-2-3 but i think people havr had to do worse. But like i said i think ur car us different. The 460 is m***ive. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Even if you have been a member since way back in June, It's required and courteous to do an intro. Especially before asking the membership for help/info.
Names cody ,north,ms ......been unactive due to losing almost everything I have.53 ford customline,66 gladiator amc327,73 scout 2 392 auto,few others tucked out back
Yea i hope someone can help you better than me. It gets frustrating sometimes but im sure youll stumble upon something or someone who can help you. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Found 2 links that might kinda help. At least give u an idea about wat was done putting big boat anchor motors in a 53. One is a guy with a 351 and the other is a 390. Couldnt find anything about a 460. http://www.yourwish.com/automotive/Cleveland/ http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14823 Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
I am not a Ford guy but I do like big inch swaps. Being curious, I did a search for '460 Ford engine swaps' and found plenty of everything except for the shoeboxes. If you push ahead with your swap you might consider do***enting what is required...you just might be the latest 460 swap hero... I would give up on the truck 5-speed however, they are bulky and not likely to be an easy fit into your car. .
After some measuring and eyeballing it should not be to bad I have a rear end from a explore to be used to
I don't know how big the trans tunnel is in a 53 but when I installed a T5 in my 57 Ford Custom 300 (292 yblock) it was a pretty tight fit in the front of the trans. Like a 1/4in. on the r. front. Tight but it fit.
Ill have to cut it but I have the tunnel in the truck for a donor I can drip to fit ill probly rivit it then weld after im shur its wat I wont
I am swapping in a 1968 429 into my 53 mainline and i will be taking lots of pictures of the swap. Im using a C6 ****** though. I know your using what you have already but i think in the long run for you will be far less headaches and less work going with a auto instead of the truck 5 speed.
I kno the truck trans is low geared but im thinkin off regearing the ford explore rear end high so it dont seem so low ,as of right now im 550 in the car and engine and trans and rear end just alot of trading up .i do have the 215 inline 29,000 miles runs perfect
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