tornado

iam going to be converting my 65 stang from a 6 cylinder to a 8. and i was wondering if i have to change the suspension and the rear end, and wiring??

horseshoeing

Everything but the wiring. You need a parts car or a better yet, sell your car and get a mustang with a V8. Hate to tell you that. I did that to mine. Everything is new now. I would of been better off if I would of sold mine car. I didn't stock with my mustang. I put a 9" rearend in and a T-5 trans in. I also have disk brakes.

tornado

i have a parts car thats a v8 and iam going to junk it, so i was thinking of changeing my 6cil. to a 8 but ive never done it. and some people tell me that i have to change the wiring to.
and i also wanted to ask how hard is it to do and how long dose it take???
and do i need any kind of special tools??


thanks!

dodgestang

If you have a complete v8 parts car its not that hard.

Swap in the rear end.
Swap in the tranny
Swap in the motor
Swap in the spindles
Swap in the upper and lower control arms

Add sway bar in the front
Upgrade to a 2 chamber MC
install export brace and Monte Carlo bar

40 yr old wiring always need work anyway but specific wiring upgrades I can't think of any.

horseshoeing

Springs, Front and back
Pitman arm
Rims

Soaring

Of course the wiring is different. Hell, you are going from a 6 banger to an 8. Some friendly advice. Sell the 6 banger, and get an 8 banger from the get-go. A WHOLE lot less money to upgrade.

horseshoeing

He has a parts car. It would not cost that much if he did the work himself. It would be less work.

tornado

thanks for the help guys i think all start to swap everything some time next week

Soaring

Maybe so, but if it were mine, I wouldn't be putting any used suspension parts on it.

69mach1377

He should replace all parts that are suspected to be worn or damaged. Now is his best opportunity to make it right...