Thread: Ford 1964 260 ?

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Helo from Idaho !
I am new to this site but have enjoyed follow the build treads really great stuff here. I have a question I hope someone can help with. I picked up a 1964 ford 260 motor, thinking I would use it on my project that I am in the planning stages on. Can some one tell me if 289 parts will fit this motor and if not is it going to be hard to find parts for? We are building this for a senior project ( he'll be a senior next year )It's a 1927 T/rpu it's made up of a 27 T cowl/fire wall and a bed from an old Cushman scooter mainly some parts that I have left over, so we are going to scratch build most of the body. Here are a couple pic of what we have going right now, We built the frame out of 2x4 first to make sure the length will be correct, before we move on to the steel.

Thanks for any info that you can share with use.

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Alot of the stuff will enterchange between the 221, 260, 289, 302W, and 351W.
Not including crank and rods, Intakes, valve covers, heads, oil pans and stuff like that will inter change.
I'd just build a 302 Windsor for the HP, the 351 Windsor may be to wide for what you need.
Kurt

if you have the 5 bolt bellhousing motor you may have difficulty finding a trans ..

If it is a 64 small block it has the 5-bolt bellhousing pattern, same for a 65.

Two choices for bellhousing - manual or C4 automatic. Any C4 will bolt up to the automatic bellhousing. These bellhousings are advertised once in a while. There is one on Craigslist in Spokane for $200 that went up this morning.

Ford also had the Fordomatic 2-speed auto but it has an integral bellhousing that is 5-bolts.

The 260 is a good little engine but not much of a power producer. Depending on what you want, and want to pay for, starting with greater displacement is probably a good idea (it is a hot rod you're building..) as is a newer block with the 6-bolt bellhousing.

Hope that helps.

Andy

welcome, and i live in post falls maybe we can hook up swap war stories