1952-59 Ford LS swap 56 Ford?

" I thought the fairlane was a lot heavier than it is. Since it's close in weight to a Fox body mustang GT I started researching what's needed to make one run an 11 sec quarter mile. "
I weighed my Victoria at the track once. It had a 428CJ/C6 at the time, gl*** fenders and aluminum rad support, and it weighed around 3840 lb.

 

That's a long way from three 3250 Jeffb2 said a stock Fairlane weighs. Don't an FE and Y block weigh about the same?

 

Check it out: http://www.oldride.com/library/1956_ford_fairlane.html Sounds like the track scale may need some calibration Maybe they didn't want you beating the Chevys

 

http://www.automobile-catalog.com/m...ize_ford_4gen_fairlane_2-door_sedan/1956.html

This lists curb weight for the club sedan with v8 between 3420 and 3680. After the swap is done, I'll run it over some CAT certified scales, and get a solid answer.