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  1. 10-08-2007 06:08 PM #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by 32steel
    I am starting to collect parts for my next project, a 1948 Ford Coupe. I want to install a Ford 351 motor, my question concerns oil pan/crossmember clearance. I would prefer to run a dropped front axle but if going to a Mustang IFS eliminates nasty clearance issues I am not adverse to going IFS.
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    Why not run a 351W?
    You will have more oil pan choice's and it can be bored and stroked to 420 cubes if you want to.
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    Quote Originally Posted by erik erikson
    Why not run a 351W?
    You will have more oil pan choice's and it can be bored and stroked to 420 cubes if you want to.
    A 351 Windsor is what I am referring to.
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