sbc in a fox-body, please help
12-08-2006, 08:30 PM
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sbc in a fox-body, please help would anyone here be able to help me find info on this swap or at least point me in the right direction? i found tons of info on an ls1 in a fox-body but i think my situation would be a little different. i even checked out a mustang forum but hardly any of those guys helped, all they did was whine about brand loyalty 
. anyway i have a '86 mustang with the 3.8 V6 (throttle body injection) backed by and auto (c-4 or c-3, not sure??) i picked up a complete and supposedly just rebuilt chevy 350 which came out of a firebird ($450). not sure what year of 'bird, the motor is carbuerated and has emissions fitting so i'm guessing late 70's or early 80's. i plan on running a th-350 behind it and mating ford to chevy at the driveshaft by chopping off the ford yoke and welding on a chevy one. any and all help will be appreciated and if i'm in the wrong forum please let me know, thanks.
. anyway i have a '86 mustang with the 3.8 V6 (throttle body injection) backed by and auto (c-4 or c-3, not sure??) i picked up a complete and supposedly just rebuilt chevy 350 which came out of a firebird ($450). not sure what year of 'bird, the motor is carbuerated and has emissions fitting so i'm guessing late 70's or early 80's. i plan on running a th-350 behind it and mating ford to chevy at the driveshaft by chopping off the ford yoke and welding on a chevy one. any and all help will be appreciated and if i'm in the wrong forum please let me know, thanks. 
12-08-2006, 09:00 PM
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well i'm doing it cause the sbc was readily available and i wont have to mess around with a pcm, sensors, etc.. plus it seems like it would be cheaper... the car only cost me 350 and it's in really good shape.
12-08-2006, 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by MadMike329
well i'm doing it cause the sbc was readily available and i wont have to mess around with a pcm, sensors, etc.. plus it seems like it would be cheaper... the car only cost me 350 and it's in really good shape.
You are looking at a bunch of fabrication here.
I'm sure you can get it done however but think in thru before you get into it.
I can promise you it wont be THAT cheap. Think custom k member, mounts, custom driveshaft, possibly custon headers etc....
I might end up costing as much as buying a nice built 302.
12-08-2006, 09:37 PM
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alright buddy thanks thanks for the help and how did you find that site? i even tried google searching the topic. thanks for the warning's but i want to do something a little different and i think it will be a good learning project, maybe teach me how to fabricate and all that good stuff.
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12-08-2006, 10:12 PM
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it's been done 100's of times, myself included with a differtent car than in my pic. call just about ANYplace that makes tubular k-members and they'll have one for a sbc in a fox. or, you can call up some place like skinny kid racecars and order a k' with no mounts and pre-fabbed front & mid plates if you plan on making real power.
bottom line, there's a ton of stuff out there, and if you visit the boards long enough & post a want ad, you can find headers & exhaust from somebody who is either selling the car as a roller or giving up on a project, or whatever.
or for a little more money, maybe not, you can do a carbed ls1 and just use an MSD ignition box to power the coil packs. take a look on Summits to see it. looks a lot better than the composite intakes anyways. the motor would weigh around 100lbs less than a sbc and stock with good exhaust, filter, and intake, you're already making 400fwhp+! then save a little for some mildly ported heads and a good cam & make 500+fwhp! good luck either way!
bottom line, there's a ton of stuff out there, and if you visit the boards long enough & post a want ad, you can find headers & exhaust from somebody who is either selling the car as a roller or giving up on a project, or whatever.
or for a little more money, maybe not, you can do a carbed ls1 and just use an MSD ignition box to power the coil packs. take a look on Summits to see it. looks a lot better than the composite intakes anyways. the motor would weigh around 100lbs less than a sbc and stock with good exhaust, filter, and intake, you're already making 400fwhp+! then save a little for some mildly ported heads and a good cam & make 500+fwhp! good luck either way!
12-08-2006, 10:59 PM
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If you are interested i have a 355 nitrous engine currently in my mustang that im taking out and replacing with a built twin turbo ls7. i will sell you k-member engine entire fuel system, nitrous system and entire ignition system. I a 6.78 1/8 with this setup.
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Originally Posted by PRAY HRD
it's been done 100's of times, myself included with a differtent car than in my pic. call just about ANYplace that makes tubular k-members and they'll have one for a sbc in a fox. or, you can call up some place like skinny kid racecars and order a k' with no mounts and pre-fabbed front & mid plates if you plan on making real power.
bottom line, there's a ton of stuff out there, and if you visit the boards long enough & post a want ad, you can find headers & exhaust from somebody who is either selling the car as a roller or giving up on a project, or whatever.
or for a little more money, maybe not, you can do a carbed ls1 and just use an MSD ignition box to power the coil packs. take a look on Summits to see it. looks a lot better than the composite intakes anyways. the motor would weigh around 100lbs less than a sbc and stock with good exhaust, filter, and intake, you're already making 400fwhp+! then save a little for some mildly ported heads and a good cam & make 500+fwhp! good luck either way!
bottom line, there's a ton of stuff out there, and if you visit the boards long enough & post a want ad, you can find headers & exhaust from somebody who is either selling the car as a roller or giving up on a project, or whatever.
or for a little more money, maybe not, you can do a carbed ls1 and just use an MSD ignition box to power the coil packs. take a look on Summits to see it. looks a lot better than the composite intakes anyways. the motor would weigh around 100lbs less than a sbc and stock with good exhaust, filter, and intake, you're already making 400fwhp+! then save a little for some mildly ported heads and a good cam & make 500+fwhp! good luck either way!
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Yea, what he said, the coupe I was working on has the aje chevy swap k member, a-arms, and coil overs. Its a nice set-up. There is a bunch of stuff for this swap. There will be a ls1 with ported 98 heads and carb, good cam..etc.. in this car. But now my friend is selling it to another friend b/c he has other stuff on his plate.... :-(
12-10-2006, 11:07 AM
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LS1 to SBC Adapter plactes from www.hotrodlane.cc (http://www.hotrodlane.cc/onlinecatal...%2074-91ls.pdf)
sells the adpaters for $85.95. You can find them a little cheaper if you look around. Check em out they have a lot of nice LS1 stuff, the adpater are about the 15th page of the added link.
sells the adpaters for $85.95. You can find them a little cheaper if you look around. Check em out they have a lot of nice LS1 stuff, the adpater are about the 15th page of the added link.
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LS1 to SBC Adapter plactes from www.hotrodlane.cc (http://www.hotrodlane.cc/onlinecatal...%2074-91ls.pdf)
sells the adpaters for $85.95. You can find them a little cheaper if you look around. Check em out they have a lot of nice LS1 stuff, the adpater are about the 15th page of the added link.
sells the adpaters for $85.95. You can find them a little cheaper if you look around. Check em out they have a lot of nice LS1 stuff, the adpater are about the 15th page of the added link.
Is there a current link to this?
01-06-2010, 11:16 AM
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Jegs sell a kit with everything you need...
http://www.jegs.com/i/Anthony+Jones/...030K4/10002/-1
tubular k
tubular a arms
coil over kit
trans crossmember
headers
its a bit pricey but that everything you need to get the motor and trans in there...
Damn! And I just realized I posted in a four year old thread, lol.
http://www.jegs.com/i/Anthony+Jones/...030K4/10002/-1
tubular k
tubular a arms
coil over kit
trans crossmember
headers
its a bit pricey but that everything you need to get the motor and trans in there...
Damn! And I just realized I posted in a four year old thread, lol.
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went this route VVVV
http://www.teamzmotorsports.net/prod...k-memswap3.htm