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tubman · 01-04-2019, 09:59 AM

I went the other way and put a '51 Mercury engine in my '51 Ford. I used the Ford bellhousing, flywheel, clutch, water pumps, and oil pan on the Merc engine. I don't remember changing the oil pump pickup, but it should be obvious with both engines open. There were no problems at all; everything bolted together as it should. Going the other way should be just as simple, but probably not as satisfying.

I would have used the 8BA heads except that I already had a carefully prepared set of Edmunds finned aluminum units.

01-04-2019, 09:59 AM	#14
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 10,303	Re: 8CM to 8BA I went the other way and put a '51 Mercury engine in my '51 Ford. I used the Ford bellhousing, flywheel, clutch, water pumps, and oil pan on the Merc engine. I don't remember changing the oil pump pickup, but it should be obvious with both engines open. There were no problems at all; everything bolted together as it should. Going the other way should be just as simple, but probably not as satisfying. I would have used the 8BA heads except that I already had a carefully prepared set of Edmunds finned aluminum units.