[DeTomaso] Did Ford make a 400 for the Pantera?

B Hower b.hower3400 at yahoo.com
Mon Apr 16 08:03:02 EDT 2018 

Doesn't anyone make a bell housing to mate the 400/429/460 blocks to the ZF. What do those people do to be able to run the big block in Panteras?


Bud #3400 ( Drive it like there is no tomorrow -- for there may not be ! ) 

    On Monday, April 16, 2018, 6:46:23 AM CDT, STEVEN L HAWKINS <shawkins777 at comcast.net> wrote:  
 
 It's the same block, as you say the 400FMX has the small bell housing but it also has untapped bosses for a 351C motor mount but, I'm pretty sure it's only on one side of the block.  Dan Jones will probably jump in and verify it, he's the person I got my 400FMX block from.

Steve
> On April 16, 2018 at 3:49 AM Thomas Törnblom <thomas at hax.se> wrote:
> 
> 
> I know that there was a 400 with a small bell-housing pattern for the 
> FMX, but it still used the normal 400 motor mounts. But this guy claims 
> it was not this engine.
> 
> The complete comment was:
> ---
> 400 FMX, should be a D1AE block. That’s the name that was given to it 
> because of the trans that backed it. Also, in ‘73 Ford produced a 400 
> with the small bell and dual motor mounts designed for the Pantera
> ---
> 
> So he clearly is differentiating the FMX 400 from the special Pantera 400.
> 
> Mike, ever heard anything about this?
> 
> /Thomas
> 
> Den 2018-04-16 kl. 10:40, skrev STEVEN L HAWKINS:
> > Thomas,
> >
> > It's true that Ford made some 400 blocks in 1973 with the small bell-housing bolt pattern.  I have one of those blocks in my Pantera.  The motor mounts are different so an adapter was made.  I believe maybe the bosses were on the block but would have to be drilled and tapped.
> >
> > Steve
> >> On April 16, 2018 at 1:41 AM Thomas Törnblom <thomas at hax.se> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> There's a discussion about 400 blocks going on the Clevelands Forever
> >> group on FB and there is a claim:
> >> ---
> >> Also, in ‘73 Ford produced a 400 with the small bell and dual motor
> >> mounts designed for the Pantera
> >> ---
> >>
> >> I have never heard this before.
> >>
> >> Is there any truth to this claim?
> >>
> >> /Thomas
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   Doesn't anyone make a bell housing to mate the 400/429/460 blocks to
   the ZF. What do those people do to be able to run the big block in
   Panteras?
   Bud #3400 ( Drive it like there is no tomorrow -- for there may not be
   ! )
   On Monday, April 16, 2018, 6:46:23 AM CDT, STEVEN L HAWKINS
   <shawkins777 at comcast.net> wrote:
   It's the same block, as you say the 400FMX has the small bell housing
   but it also has untapped bosses for a 351C motor mount but, I'm pretty
   sure it's only on one side of the block.  Dan Jones will probably jump
   in and verify it, he's the person I got my 400FMX block from.
   Steve
   > On April 16, 2018 at 3:49 AM Thomas TAP:rnblom <[1]thomas at hax.se>
   wrote:
   >
   >
   > I know that there was a 400 with a small bell-housing pattern for the
   > FMX, but it still used the normal 400 motor mounts. But this guy
   claims
   > it was not this engine.
   >
   > The complete comment was:
   > ---
   > 400 FMX, should be a D1AE block. Thatas the name that was given to it
   > because of the trans that backed it. Also, in a73 Ford produced a 400
   > with the small bell and dual motor mounts designed for the Pantera
   > ---
   >
   > So he clearly is differentiating the FMX 400 from the special Pantera
   400.
   >
   > Mike, ever heard anything about this?
   >
   > /Thomas
   >
   > Den 2018-04-16 kl. 10:40, skrev STEVEN L HAWKINS:
   > > Thomas,
   > >
   > > It's true that Ford made some 400 blocks in 1973 with the small
   bell-housing bolt pattern.  I have one of those blocks in my Pantera.
   The motor mounts are different so an adapter was made.  I believe maybe
   the bosses were on the block but would have to be drilled and tapped.
   > >
   > > Steve
   > >> On April 16, 2018 at 1:41 AM Thomas TAP:rnblom <[2]thomas at hax.se>
   wrote:
   > >>
   > >>
   > >> There's a discussion about 400 blocks going on the Clevelands
   Forever
   > >> group on FB and there is a claim:
   > >> ---
   > >> Also, in a73 Ford produced a 400 with the small bell and dual
   motor
   > >> mounts designed for the Pantera
   > >> ---
   > >>
   > >> I have never heard this before.
   > >>
   > >> Is there any truth to this claim?
   > >>
   > >> /Thomas
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