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    4.6 in a round body....

    I am getting ready to transplant a motor in my 61 wagon, it currently has a 260 that the previous owner put in that needs rebuilding and I have no idea about the trans. I put a 302-C4 in my 61 Ranchero without too much hassle but I want to get some more mileage and reliability (plus do something different I hope) and am thinking about finding a 4.6 4R100 and putting it in the wagon. Has anyone seen this, heard of this or anything? I think it would be a neat swap and since those motor trans combo's are everywhere (like the old 5.0 AOD) it should be pretty easy to get the components. Any thoughts?
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    Here is a link you may be interested in:

    http://www.rrs-online.com/quadcamkit.php

    The 4.6 mod motors are quite a bit wider than the good old SB Fords. This is just one method of making room.

    You might also look into Mustang II front suspension kits. You need to get the shock towers gone or seriously modded to get the 4.6 in there.
    Patrick Brown
    331 Stroker / T5 / 8" / Wilwood Disks / RRS R&P Steering / Megasquirt EFI


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    Thank you. I appreciate the input. I dont know if it will be feasible but it sounds like a good idea (but dont they all?)...
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    OK, so I started working on the wagon and I am currently trying to resurrect the 260 that is in it (blew a head gasket about 12 years ago and drained and parked right after it happened). Miraculously I hooked up a battery to it before I tore it down and it turned over like a champ (surprising all the electical worked) and found the dead hole like the guy said. That being said, if going through the top end works, I will run the 260, if not, call me crazy, but I had originally thought of a 2.3 turbo but now thought about a Mazda rotary and a 5 spd. As you can tell, I like doing things that are different... Any words???
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    A 2.3L turbo with a 5 speed would be a lot of fun.

    It sounds like to can get the 260 going for not a lot of money and work. Maybe just do that and enjoy the car for a while.
    Patrick Brown
    331 Stroker / T5 / 8" / Wilwood Disks / RRS R&P Steering / Megasquirt EFI


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    Just a little story about a blown head gasket....

    Many years ago I owned a '65 Dart with the "Power Pack" 273 V8 in it (4-bbl and high compression). One day I filled it up with the usual premium, but apparently the tanker truck had put the wrong gas in the station tank, because within a mile my engine started pinging like all crazy! I nursed it home, but not before blowing a head gasket. (The complaints to the gas station and Shell is a whole 'nother story!)

    After I got 'er home, I checked the compression and found only one cylinder gone. I pulled the push rods out of that cylinder, disconnected the spark plug, and drove it another two years... as a V7!
    Gary MacDonald
    ROGER's...
    EX... '63 Hardtop
    Had...
    Scarebird front discs
    200 w/ CI alum head
    C4

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