curantly i have a flathead in my 50 ford with a 3 speed. but i`m looking for more power and reliability. i`m thinking of putting a fuel injected 5.0 motor in it but was wondering if anyone has had experiance with them in a shoebox ford? like motor mounts and tranny mounts as wel as tranny fitment and how about the front crossmember and steering linkage? i `ll probabyly go with an automatic trans. but i don`t want a computer controlled one. what do you recommend to fit to the small block? how about the stock rear the car has 70,000 origanal miles would the stock rear hold up? not sure which on it is.

i`m open to any sugestions for other swaps but looking to keep a ford in a ford. basically want to know what i need to do before i do it its my first hot rod but not my first project. thanks