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estout81 · 12-16-2010, 11:20 PM

I put a 289 in a '40 Ford back in '67 and didn't cut anything! Back then you couldn't buy anything to put a Ford in a Ford. I made my own oil pan with rear sump and raised the front of engine just enough to clear the front crossmember. Also put open rear axel under it using the stock '40 suspension. I built the car in '64 with a 283 sbc in it as that was the thing to do then. It ran alot better with the 289 in it! I ran the crap out of it for years with no trouble! Sold it in '88.

12-16-2010, 11:20 PM	#13
estout81 BANNED Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Utica, Ohio Posts: 522	Re: 1940 ford with a swap from the f/h to a s/b ford I put a 289 in a '40 Ford back in '67 and didn't cut anything! Back then you couldn't buy anything to put a Ford in a Ford. I made my own oil pan with rear sump and raised the front of engine just enough to clear the front crossmember. Also put open rear axel under it using the stock '40 suspension. I built the car in '64 with a 283 sbc in it as that was the thing to do then. It ran alot better with the 289 in it! I ran the crap out of it for years with no trouble! Sold it in '88.