[DeTomaso] 427 SOHC in a Pantera?

[forestg at att.net]

 Mike,
You must mean a 63 1/2 galaxie 500 XL. The starliner was only available in 60 and 61.
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> 
> In a message dated 9/28/09 19 26 4, fresnofinches at aol.com writes:
> 
> 
> > Anyways, his dream is to put a Ford 427 SOHC in the car.  After I 
> > pulled myself off the grass and stopped my insane laughter, he tells 
> > me he figures he will move the gas tank up front (I suggested a fuel 
> > cell), relocate the coolant tanks, and redo the inner wheelhouse 
> > panels a bit and slide that SOHC right in there.
> > 
> > Has anyone ever done this?
> > 
> > Is there the slightest chance it can be done?
> > 
> 
> Don...Don...can't remember his last name. But a guy named Don down in So-Cal built a 427 sideoiler-powered Pantera (with a targa roof) back in the 
> 80s. 
>   It sold a few years ago, and at that time, the details of the conversion 
> were laid out.   
> 
> It was very non-trivial.   Among other things, I think he had to notch the 
> fuel tank, seriously reshape the firewall, and etc. and so forth.   A SOHC 
> motor would require even more extensive reworking.
> 
> In this day and age, there is absolutely NO reason to go through that 
> agony.   If you want 427 iinches, get a stroker Windsor.   If you want the 
> biggest, baddest motor you can buy, get a stroker 460.
> 
> Those SOHC motors are worth a fortune, and deserve better than to be 
> stuffed into a Pantera.   There's a guy in Detroit who has a fantastic 
> collection 
> of Ford-powered cars; one of my favorites is a '63 1/2 Ford Starliner with 
> an SOHC 427.   Totally bitchin'! :>)
> 
> Mike
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