Thread: Galaxie 500 2V 390

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Most anything I've seen with a with a cast iron case is either an FMX or a Cruise-o-matic....If it's an aluminum bellhousing with a cast iron case it would be an FMX.... I've never seen a cast iron C-6, but that doesn't mean they never made one......There's a lot of things I've never seen.....

Check out the references that FFR posted.... Barry is IMO THE authority on FE buildups. His company is Survival Motorsports, some really first rate products!!!!!

As for shoehorning it into the T-bird, anything can be made to fit.... We drag race a same vintage 'bird with a 501 BBF in it.... Headers are going to have to be custom made, as well as engine mounts, tranny mount and a bunch of little things.... I'd suggest some careful measuring, especially the width between the strut towers before you get too deep into the project....

My transmission has an aluminum housing, with a cast iron case. How beefy is the FMX? Is it worth using over a C6? As for the t-bird 390 conversion, I still havent 100% decided on using it yet. I wanted to sell it but never got around to posting an add. I might go and do that. Anyway, I took the cast intake and one of the heads off to look at the condition of the pistons and they seem decent, I'll be installing a set of new forged pistons, but it seems the 73,000 miles that where on the engine where somewhat takin care of miles. Any suggestions on what I could drop the motor into without too much custom work?