Swapping a 5.0L FI motor with AOD in a 58-60?

joeg9339 · Post by **joeg9339** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 2:04 pm

Hello,

I am thinking about starting a new project.. I have envisioned a 58-60 with a 5.0 FI mustang engine backed by a AOD trans. I can get these cheap with fairly low miles from a buddy. I was wondering if anyone out there has done one, or have heard of someone doing one? I would like to to know what major challenges I may run into?

Any help is appreciated. Thanks

Anders Ekl?f · Post by **Anders Ekl?f** » Fri Oct 25, 2013 5:32 am

See "swapping engine/tranny" thread. Sounds like a very difficult and expensive job, unfortunately.

redstangbob · Post by **redstangbob** » Fri Oct 25, 2013 6:10 am

Actually the square bird lends itself to these kinds of mods, being it's not a shock tower car. One of my local members has a very nice '60 with a 351 C and AOD. Of course we're risking getting kicked down to the modified section with this kind of talk

Bob C

Anders Ekl?f · Post by **Anders Ekl?f** » Fri Oct 25, 2013 7:20 am

Last June, someone posted: "The eng is smaller cubes-wise but is a lot bigger physically - mostly because of the sophisticated heads. It can and has been done but it is a huge process of fabricating parts and modifying the eng compartment and its shock towers. Absolutely nothing is going to bolt up without a ton of work. Are you doing all this work yourself? If not then expect a custom shop to charge many tens of thousands of dollars to do all the work you described."

Shock towers or no shock towers? What gives?

fast Ed · Post by **fast Ed** » Sat Oct 26, 2013 10:57 am

I'm certainly no expert on Squarebirds, but if the engine bay can hold an FE or MEL engine from the factory, why should a Windsor engine be a tight fit???

cheers
Ed

60fore · Post by **60fore** » Sat Oct 26, 2013 7:40 pm

common turd FE

Well BB (if that's really your name LOL) you actually had a good run going for a little while. You managed to post without insulting anyone or anything. But I see that's come to an end, not surprisingly.

Why you're still allowed to be a member of this forum is beyond me. I hope it's because you're a huge monetary contributor to VTCI.

eb88 · Post by **eb88** » Tue Jan 14, 2014 7:00 am

So please accept my apology and truly understand that when I say Turd.........well I mean Turd!!!

Haha this guy is just priceless..and yes should of most definitely been permanently banned long ago.

RedBird64 · Post by **RedBird64** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 12:12 am

He was banned??
Ah heck, I thought we had just run him off.

Scott

redstangbob · Post by **redstangbob** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 6:38 am

He was banned??

I know, it's hard to believe.

BTW, Mr. personality managed to get himself thrown off of another forum recently. He wasn't interested in the cars, he was all about his own entertainment.

eb88 · Post by **eb88** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 10:03 am

Well as the old English saying goes, good riddance to bad rubbish.

60fore · Post by **60fore** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 5:03 pm

Spot on Elliott, couldn't have said it better myself!

Tbird60 · Post by **Tbird60** » Thu Aug 25, 2016 8:03 pm

i was thinking the 10 cylinder ford f 250 from 2000 -03 . to bolt up to ford aod these im told have the 300 six bell pattern .
And smooth /power in spades

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