CJYou can still find 340's relatively cheaply. I have sold 4 complete 340 motors for $500.00 - $600.00 in the last 6 months. You can buy new 340 blocks with extra webbing for alot cheaper than you can buy a similar offering from Ford.I just put a stroked 400 (mopar) in a guy's 71 Gremlin.I had plenty of clearance. You are right, a 440 may have some issues with the brake master cylinder and you may not be able to run power steering. We had tried to find him a 401 and didnt come across anything so he took the next best thing.....There is a guy just down the road from me that put a Buick 455 in his Gremlin......looks great....I think I would rather have an AMC motor in mine though.....429 is a good little motor. I bought a couple of 70 Cyclones a couple of years ago. Both were 429's, 1 was a 4 spd. Wish I would have kept them They would fry the tires....... ..eddie walker
CJ <redneck2212@yahoo.com> wrote:Maybe i'll try to snag a ford motor. Mopars are expensive especially the motor I'd like to get (340). Back in the day (1980's) my brothers friend put a 440 in his Gremlin.It fit, I bet it was tight. As far as ford goes i'd probobly snag a 429. They are'nt as wide as a 440. My dad had one in a 70 T-Bird. It had some balls to it.
baadass73gremlin@aol.com wrote:In a message dated 8/18/2006 7:33:13 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, redneck2212@yahoo.com writes: A friend of mine has a 56 Ford short bed pick-up with a 350 chevy and i ask him why a GM motor and he told me parts are easier to find for a GM and they are cheaper too.that's not really true as finding a used 350 nowadays is getting hard as many yards rip em out and sell em to South America.todays chevy crate motors are about the same price as a Ford one.Bart
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