how much would it cost, roughly, to swap a I6 to a V8? i know theres the cost of suspension, brakes, rearend, tranny ect. But can anyone give me an estimate?

 

With not knowing the year of your ride or the size of the V8 you want to put in her this is a rough guess if I were to do it.

Engine - 302 $1000 - 1500

Manifold and carb $500ish

C4 Transmission between $700-1200

Front end stuff
$ about 500

Ohh yeah and our brake swap kit from Dennis for $539, (hey Dennis do I get a hat or something for the plug? )

This is buying all new parts, and doing the work yourself, as soon as you start paying someone, triple it.

 

sorry should have specified. I am actually looking at a 69 fastback, it has a strong running I6 and little rust. I was thinking of buying it and driving it untill i save enough to do an overhaul. the suspension i would probably have to buy new, a 302 or 351 couldnt i find one out of an older car? and a rear end, not sure, if i could find an old bronco with a 302, couldnt i use the tranny and rearend from it?

 

You can get the rear end out of a mid - late 70's Lincoln Versailles, Granada, Monarch, Comet, etc. Same with the engine and tranny. I would shy away from the Bronco.
Unless you are getting a really good deal on that 6 banger, I would keep looking for an 8 cylinder car, as you can see that costs a lot to convert.

 

i found it on collectorcartrader.com and its $9k, but he is offering free shipping if you are within 900 miles of where he is located. but now i see it is on ebay too.

 

Keep looking, not for 9K. IMHO

 

yea, it doesnt look like he is going to lower his price, so im going to keep looking

 

9K no way....i love those body styles and id do almost anything to have one but 9k is more like a "302 with a little rust" kind of price....not a 6.

if it was like 4k....or around there....then theres something to talk about with that guy.

 

I am doing the I6 to v8 swap right now on a 65 and there are others on the board doig the swap.
IMO, find a clean car. If you find a v8 chances are you are going to replace most of it anyway. So my advice would be to find a clean car that is affrodable. 9k is too much. We paid less than half that for our I6 car. My biggest problem right now is finding a rear end.

 

I payed $3500 for a solid body with a new 302, front brakes, and some new suspension stuff too. Its a 1968 coupe. A B&M shifter too but the relase lever broke so its useless....total pain.

there IS rust....but not a lot....this type of good deal probably isnt really common but a grand or two more is average id say.