[DeTomaso] Ford 460 and zf

[Thomas Tornblom]

MikeLDrew at aol.com skrev:
> In a message dated 9/2/07 16 03 28, biancoj at aol.com writes:
> 
> 
>> Does anyone know will a ford 460 block bolt up to a zf trans and if so has 
>> anyone done it.
>>
> 
> Quite a few people are now running these motors now (or rather, a stroker 514 
> version), as Precision ProFormance has been selling this package for years.  
> Yes, the bellhousing bolts right up if my memory is correct.   However it's a 
> non-trivial installation, since the motor is longer than the 351C so it pushes 
> the gearbox rearwards quite a bit.   Besides the obvious (exhaust, water 
> plumbing, throttle cable etc.), transaxle mounts need to be changed, the back of 
> the car has to be hacked a bit to accomodate the tail of the gearbox, and 
> driveshafts are tweaked at a rather extreme angle, so CV joint driveshafts are 
> recommended.

As far as I know the bigblocks has another bellhousing. This is what 
makes some of the old 400:s attractive, most of them has the bigblock 
bellhousing and won't work with a stock pantera bellhousing, but there 
were some with a dual pattern that has the same smallblock bolt pattern.

> 
> Bottom line--it can be done, and the results can be worthwhile, but bring 
> money.   LOTS of money....
> 
> Mike

Thomas