SBC in a 58 Ford

I've searched for a couple hours and may have over looked my answer but...
I'm putting a SBC in my 58 Ford Fairlane. If you or anyone you know, has done this. Can you tell me what type of exhaust manifolds were used? Did you use "truck manifold" to dump out the back of the motor?

 

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=420539

same difference

 

Thanks a heap! I probably saw evry other post except this one.

 

I think the last guy that did that was arrested...be very careful.

 

I saw that ! I'm really thinking about not doing it now. Looks like to much doo doo to make it work.

 

there is a guy in or around eaton ohio not too far from indiana that has a 57 ranch wagon a 58 ranch wagon and his wife has a 58 fairlane all have BBC,s in them he has a sign he displys in front of them that says he can make your ford run like a chevy.................. why in hell anyone would want that is beyond me ..... but to each thier own sorry i dont have any contact info on him though

 

I'm installing a 351 Cleveland in a '57 Chevy as I type this.

 

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=380766 there is one in my 57. It seems like a clean install. I like the backward looks that I have been getting about it. Although nobody seems to have a problem with a sbc in my model a.

 

hmmm multi-tasker huh isnt it hard to twist a wrench and type at the same time? lol

 

Bless you my son,you have seen the light! May the blue oval shine upon you !!

 

I'd like to see a thread on this. I put a 460 into a '69 Firebird back in the day.

-KK

 

Believe me when I tell you.... I am a S.B.C. lover.
But putting one into a 57 or 58 Fairlane just seem WRONG to me. Sounds wrong- looks wrong too.
What the hell is wrong with using a nice 352, or 390?
Maybe if your bucks up do a 406 or 427 FE engine.
It's like a heart transplant............A COMPATILE DONOR.
By the way, I own a 32 and 36 Ford. They both have S.B.C's in them. Yes , I own 2 belly button hot rods! WTF

 

Sacrilege!

 

Resale value says:
"You put a WHAT!?! kinda motor in that? I don't really want it NOW,".

Hot Rods are all fair game. But after the 40s some folks get picky.
Something to consider.

 

Please dont do it if you want a small block chevy put it in a chevy!

 

Oh no ,thats as bad as me putting a FE 390 engine in a 52 chevy pickup when I was a kid. Whats wrong with a 460 ford in a ford ?

 

My giant spoon smells like poop! sorry fellers... Here's the thing... I have a 58 Ford without a Engine... I have a new SBC with out a car... My problem is... I'm a car guy and I just wanted to get the car going without having to hunt and sell to find a new SBF because I have everything in my garage already. Silly me... I'm not planning on selling the car and if I wanted to, it's obvious I won't find a buyer here. Thanks for the info to the guys who gave it to me.

 

make the car what you want,with what you have and drive the beans out of it.

 

That's the plan, thanks for the help Linkin .
It looks to be a little extra work than what I thought. But by the way this thread went... it will be so worth doing! Maybe I'll even put a fresh coat of chevy orange on the engine before it goes in with a for sale sign on the window.

 

If you decide to sell the 58 I might be interested in it if you are not too far from me as I will be having a extra 460 looking to go into something.

 

Hey Junkyard Jeff! We always meet up and talk at the Ducktail. My names Steve. If you remember me I used to have a 56 Merc like your friend you are usually with.
I'm not interested in selling the car. Nobody would want it anyway It's a 4 door with a chevy motor in it.

 

i love my y-block but if it went bad i would put a sbc in it why? because i like them and thier good i ,ve had afew fords with sbc,s in them it,s a good combo nice body styles and good drive trains and i,m sick of hearing the boreing put a ford in a ford shit and sbc,s are boreing bullshit it,s a hot rod use what you like and drive the shit out of it

 

Nice 58 TeddyP! I've wanted a 57 or 58 for about 15 years now. Never could find one I could afford... that was not a pile of rust anyway. Sure unpopular, it's a fodor and has chevy engine in it... but it's mine

 

I would be inerested in it as I like sleepers but you could keep the motor or I could have fun blowing it up,I got a beater 77 f150 with a 460 and when I get my 66 f250 done I am going to look for something to put the 460 in but I am seriously thinking about putting it in a chevy if I dont find a ford.

 

I think you are the first one ever to put a chevy in a ford. I don't think it can be done. Exhaust manifolds wont fit . Oh my god what abought the radiator how will you make that work. You must be a genus to do this. Don't forget to open your hood at the shows you go to. I would love to be thar. I have seen a Ford with a chevy engine at shows in n.h. the ass put Ford blue ovals on his Chevy valve covers.

 

Am I the first to do it? I am pretty innovative. I'm not going to have a hood on it and I'm running zoomies out and over the fenders. So I'm not worried about manifolds. The radiator should work fine because I torched the front half of the car off.

 

Are you running the zoomies over the fenders befor or after you torch the front end off

 

I cut the front end off first for clearence... Duh! I have some sray foam, fiberglass, window screen and a box of pop rivets. I'll put the pieces I need back when the rain stops.

 

Sounds like a real piece of work. DUH YAP.

 

A mouse motor in a Ford is a improvment! By doing so, you are bring the Ford out of the stone age and into the modern age! Remember, a Ford with a Ford motor is like a Mounds bar. Drop in a Chevy motor and you have Almond Joy!