Technical V8 in a Stock Model T???

I was looking through need louvers ? full fendered Model T thread http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/full-fendered-t-s-thread-official-maybe.787861/ and what i saw is what appeared to be a whole bunch of V8s shoehorned into otherwise stock appearing Model T roadsters, coupes and sedans. i only recall seeing one that had the body moved back on the frame for engine clearance, so my question is for you guys with experience with this sort of things...

What does to take to get something like a SBC to fit into an otherwise stock model t? particularly a '25 and earlier... i'm talking about other than the obvious like boxing the frame and making mounts and all that. like how much floor space do you lose etc...

i've got a back burner project that i'm doing some pre-planning for so i'm just kinda collecting info to make a decision on what direction to go.

thanks for your input.

 

I'm going to tag along with you. I've got an idea in the back of my head involving a 27 frame and either an A banger or an early Flathead. Things are bound to come up here that will be helpful.

One idea I had toyed with but never tested, researched, or mocked up, was to box with a bit of overlap on the bottom of the rail to add strength.

 

There's a T roadster that shows up at the Andover, S.D. antique tractor get together every year, with a V8 60 flathead in an otherwise stock T ch***is. Frame's not even boxed.

I doubt if an SBC would be advisable even in a boxed T frame, unless you want the frame to twist up like a pretzel the first time you stand on it.

 

i know Royal Shifter's T Bucket is on a boxed stock t frame and i know he has put plenty of trouble free miles so i'm not too worried about it. box and brace. box and brace.

 

Might work with a brand new repop T frame, but don't think I'd want to try it with 90 year old steel.

 

again, i'm not sweating it and that not really an issue at this point. i'm more concerned with space than anything else.

 

I just finished a full fendered 26T coupe. I built a 2x3 frame for it. I extended the wheel base 5" in the engine bay area in order to fit an SBC in. Wheelbase is now 105". This only required new running boards 5" longer and extend the splash apron 5". You could set the motor back into the firewall, but it really crowds an already small ****pit. I chose to extend the wheelbase. Another opportunity to shamelessly post a picture of my T.

 

thanks, cool car, but i'm looking for info on a stock t with a stock wheelbase.

 

Take a look at this thing and you'll get some ideas. I'd be scared to death to drive it though.

http://www.hemmings.com/cl***ifieds/dealer/ford/model_t/1683999.html

 

A stock Model T was designed to go 40 mph. I hope you are planning to upgrade the brakes and replace the wood spoke wheels.

 

I think that's the sleepiest sleeper I have ever seen.

 

have seen one with a Ford Y-block - took advantage of front wrap around exhaust.

 

a guy a the weekly cruise in has a 25 with a v6ford in it. its boxed and braced but its shoehorned in there. he even runs it with the hood and sides on. never asked him about how much trouble it was to do.cold now wont see him again till spring.