I just bought this 63 falcon its all stock with the drum breaks 170 engine 4 lugs. im shure u guys all ready no were im going with this. I want disbreaks ,power steering and the front suspension to hold a v8. I want a good rearend. and i want the c4 trany. IM wondering if i can get some info on this .know how to in stall it all but dont know how to go about picking the parts. like i see people using the mustang II front ends and ford 9" ends.I just want to find the right set up and and a great price to buy it.not looking to go crazy just build a nice ride with some power and little problems .CAN SOME ONE HELP
'63's had the 260 V8 as an option, with the 170 6cyl as the std engine.. so you have a source for the parts.. now you'll need a v8 parts car.. theres a few things like spindles and brakes can come from a Granada/ monarch ( with a tie rod adaptor ).. but IIRC, the '63 v8 stuff was a 1 year only deal ( the cars retained the V8 for '64 but there much diffrent, even tho simmilar cars in mech design ).. I know the frame to engine brackets were diffrent than '64-'65 so you'll need them and also to do the swap 'correctly' a V8 steering box.. power steering might be possible with a mustang P/S box. also, you'll want Maverick 8"... why not a warmed up 6cyl? it'll move the light roundbody just fine.. 1 '63 runs in the 10's on a turbocharged 250 and it's streetable
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