Quote Originally Posted by brianrupnow
It makes a great swap, although you may have to cut into the firewall a little.
A little??? Come on Don---I had to recess the firewall in the Wild Canary 4" to get a small block Chev in there. I would think that if you run a stock wheelbase and a stock length hood you would need a minimum 6" recess for a Ford engine with stock waterpump, even running an electric fan. I have it floating around somewhere in my head that a stock Ford engine is 3" longer than a Chev smallblock with a short waterpump on it.---Brian
good point Brian, but with the Ford, you don't need all the extra room above and behind the block for the distributor so it kind of balance out on the room thing.... The oil pan is another concern, but for the 289/302 engines the truck pan with the rear sump makes it doable, too....

Also, the short water pump really helps with fitment, too! or, maybe some long stainless tubes and a rear mounted radiator with the appropriate shrouding and ducting??????