Re: [gremlintime] '73 Gremlin X V-8 f/s

[Bryan Perry <charger_413@xxxx>]

well i may be crazy but i found a guy who thinks like
me he had a 5.0 stang fox body any way the new
performce mass air flow sensor was 1000 bucks so he
dropped a 460 in that i didnt even now that was
possible
--- O2BAGPz@xxxx wrote:
> The 390 4spd idea is fine but a 302/289 C-4 setup
> fits with such a minimal 
> amount of modifcation. So much easier than a Vega V8
> change out it ain't even 
> funny. Not only that but the Pinto is a much more
> solid unit to start with 
> therefore requiring much less extra bracing if one
> wants the project to 
> outlive the motor. The Gremlin (which I have not as
> yet had the opportunity 
> to own) being a bobbed Hornet was designed stout
> enough for a V8 from the 
> get-go. The biggest factor really on the Pinto
> conversion is to start with a 
> " 71 or ' 72 because the steering column has a
> section at the box end that is 
> a large dia. flexible cable essentially. With just a
> small amount of 
> pesuading with a deadblow mallet in the tranny
> tunnel the motor and trans can 
> be pushed back just enough to provide clearance.
> This is not anything like as 
> easy with a 390. You do however have clearance for
> launch!
> DANA
> aka orphanautos
> 


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