65 restore..opinions needed three 18 and 17 year olds need help.

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09-15-2006, 03:19 AM

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Twister

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RE: 65 restore..opinions needed three 18 and 17 year olds need help.

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as far as i know the ford toploader 4spd for V8 is an extremely strong tranny.......

it is, it will handle the torque of a 428CJ.....but it still will not bolt up to a 200 I6. For all we know, that 4 speed could be a T10 or a SROD, or a....

09-15-2006, 03:24 AM

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atomsk680

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RE: 65 restore..opinions needed three 18 and 17 year olds need help.

im in somewhat of a same boat as you, im 17, soon to be 18, but i have a v8, and im happy with it. but im also crazy[8D]

09-15-2006, 03:26 AM

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RE: 65 restore..opinions needed three 18 and 17 year olds need help.

I would love a v8 car but im not messing with taking out the 6 and doing a swap ill be fine with my upgrades.

09-15-2006, 03:30 AM

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RE: 65 restore..opinions needed three 18 and 17 year olds need help.

by the time you have done upgrades like disc brakes and a better rear end, a V8 swap would be easy

09-15-2006, 03:40 AM

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RE: 65 restore..opinions needed three 18 and 17 year olds need help.

True but i want to keep it not stock but try to keep the orgnial 6 engine but we are also trying to make it beat all the negative feelings about ford 6 power.