'66 with inline 6
Thread Starter
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 24
'66 with inline 6
Hey everyone,
Just joined the forum today.
I was recently handed over a '66 from my mom. It was her first car and she could never let it go 1) because I wouldn't let her and 2) she just didn't want to. I worked on it a lot for her before and never really got too much into it because I had some other projects. Now that I have it I am going full force on it from the ground up. The two major things I am going to do is to convert the suspension over to handle a 289/302 (not sure yet) and start rebuilding a 289/302 (amazing how hard they are to find). A lot of you guys inspire my project. Glad to be here and look forward to posting some pics of the project. I have worked on cars since I was around 14 and love every minute of it (yes, even the frustrating times) Anyway take it easy everyone.
-Freddie
Just joined the forum today.
I was recently handed over a '66 from my mom. It was her first car and she could never let it go 1) because I wouldn't let her and 2) she just didn't want to. I worked on it a lot for her before and never really got too much into it because I had some other projects. Now that I have it I am going full force on it from the ground up. The two major things I am going to do is to convert the suspension over to handle a 289/302 (not sure yet) and start rebuilding a 289/302 (amazing how hard they are to find). A lot of you guys inspire my project. Glad to be here and look forward to posting some pics of the project. I have worked on cars since I was around 14 and love every minute of it (yes, even the frustrating times) Anyway take it easy everyone.
-Freddie
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Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 880
From: Mansfield, Texas
RE: '66 with inline 6
Cause I have a 6 and I think it is awesome. Dropping in a 289/302 is overdone, and it's old IMHO. Mine is not really original, but pretty close; I have modified my 6 quite a bit.
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Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 24
RE: '66 with inline 6
I see your pic and mine looks almost identical to that one. I thought about redoing the 6 till I was in the position to do the complete conversion. It might be awhile before that happens. I just love the sound of a well done V8, especially in a classic mustang.
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Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 880
From: Mansfield, Texas
RE: '66 with inline 6
ORIGINAL: TexasAxMan
OK, now I've heard it all.
ORIGINAL: mySAVIOReigns
Dropping in a 289/302 is overdone, and it's old IMHO.
Dropping in a 289/302 is overdone, and it's old IMHO.
, It's cool if you want to go with the 289, they do sound great and you can't beat the power. There are just not too many of us 6 guys around, and I feel the need to be that guy lol. Do you already have the block or are you still in the planning mode?
Thread Starter
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 24
RE: '66 with inline 6
I haven't gotten the block yet, they are hard to find over here. I find them all the time in AZ but CA for what ever reason they are far and few between. I might have to get one from AZ and bring it over when I go out to visit family.
