The pictures you posted are of a 65/66 fastback. A 390 big block will not fit in a 65/66 unless the shock towers are removed or modified. Are you saying it's a 67? How about a picture of the engine bay? What year GT 350 did the motor come out of because to my knowledge, the 390 was never used in any Shelby.

 

+1, something just doesn't jive here.

 

Okay lets get down to the nuts and bolts, In 1967 the mustangs engine bay was made wider and its suspension beefier to make room for the 390. I put on a fox body style front clip which has its suspension already wide and strong enough to support the 390 motor. In 1967 the put the 390 in the GT-350 and went to a 428 in the GT-500. My car is a 1966 that was a type error. But I went with the whole front clip suspension and everything so my car doesn't have the facotry shock towers they couldn't hold the shocks I needed to use the suspension i used. But when I was saying the motor went right in there I wasn't referring to that cause I assumed one would understand when converting a front clip that these mods would have to have been done. But nothing to the motor has been moded. Is that more clear for you.

 

How about Shelby GT 350 1970? Engine is 351 and with stroker kit it is 390 cid. No mods to shock towers and you have big inch engine and it is small block.

 

- According to the 'Mustang Production Guide, Vol 2', Ford installed 428 engines, 'Q' code, in 1967 Mustangs designated to be Shelby GT-500 cars. The were defined as 'Police Interceptor Engines'. Some were delivered to Shelby with a blank engine code in their VIN.
- According to the "Mustang Restoration Handbook' by Don Taylor and Tom Wilson, quote: "We have it on good authority that Ford slipped a few 390 GT engines into G. T. 500s due the shortage of 428s."
Take that for what it's worth.
Jim

 

Okay Jim I added the pictures to the motor for you here they are.


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67 GT350's were equipped with 289/271 HiPo's, 68's 302's, not 390's. As has been mentioned, it is possible that a few of the early GT500's were equipped with 390's. Again, a simple picture of the engine compartment would put this to bed.

 

The reason we where mentioning the 390 was cause it was an option avialable in 1967 the 351 wasn't a option it didn't become a option until 1969. But even on that I was creating my fastback with the stronger motor that the 67 offered. Which still wasn't avialable in 1966.

 

In 1967 the GT-350's were equipped with the 390 ci and the 289 ci. The 390 ci motor sold 28,800 where as the 289 sold only472. Engine options for the 1967 Mustangwere identical to those offered the previous year with one exception " the Ford FE-series 390 ci Thunderbird Special V8 was offered as the first big block powerplant ever in a mustang.

 

I guess you're going to tell us that you took these pictures before you had the white stripes painted? They seem to have disappeared. They sure look like stock shock towers to me. Looks like a 69-70 radiator support too.How about a shot a little farther back so we can see the front of the car. And no, 67 GT350's did not come with 390's and there were only 1175 of them produced. Enough BS.

PS- You say you used a Fox body front clip and suspension but Fox body Mustangs have McPherson strut front ends, the pictures of the engine bay you posted clearly show the upper shock mounts. And BTW, a Dagenham and a Borg Warner T10 are two totally different animals made by totally different manufacturers. The Dagenham is a LIGHT duty four speed that was used on six cylinder cars. Once again, enough BS.