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Rushford
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Joined: 15 Jan 2009
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is it worth it? 64 2 door I6 Purchase
Found a straight 6 64 2 door for my price range. I already have a 9" and a 390 to go in, but my question is, What else needs to be done.
What are the differences between a 260 64 fairlane and a straight 6 64 fairlane, besides motor, trans, and rear end?
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Thu Jun 18, 2009 11:58 am |
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John64
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Location: Surrey, BC, Canada |
no difference structurally between the i6 and the v8. only differences will be in apperance stuff like side mouldings, dash cluster and interior oprtions.
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64 Fairlane - Straight Axle & 4 Spd
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Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:29 pm |
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Rushford
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ok thanks, i thought the i6 were 4 lug cars as well but i could be wrong.
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Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:04 am |
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AustinTX63
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I'm pretty sure you will have to alter the shock tower areas to fit that 390 in there. I could be wrong on this (can someone else weigh in?), but be sure you understand the metal working issues prior to buying the car.
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Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:01 pm |
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Rushford
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yea ive been looking at crites and they have a pretty straight forward kit.
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Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:15 pm |
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John64
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Location: Surrey, BC, Canada |
5 lugs for the Fairlane for either I6 or V8. 4 lugs were on Mustang and Falcon 6 cyl cars....
definately need to modify shock towers when installing a FE
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64 Fairlane - Straight Axle & 4 Spd
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Fri Jun 19, 2009 6:19 pm |
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CompactFairlane
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Joined: 25 Jul 2009
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Location: Arizona |
quote:
Originally posted by John64:
5 lugs for the Fairlane for either I6 or V8. 4 lugs were on Mustang and Falcon 6 cyl cars....
definately need to modify shock towers when installing a FE
Correct: all 6 cyl cars along with most V8 cars used the 8" diff with 5 lug wheels. That stated: I am 99% sure that the 289 271 HP vehicles did use the Ford 9 incher.
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