You know FoMoCo_Jeppe I would really appreciat it if you didn't scour the net looking for pictures to argue against me, it really doesn't make me look very good so if you could pull them down It would make my argument much easier

So I take it back, it CAN be done and it HAS been done so there. Although in my defence i never said it couldn't be done i just said it looked like a LOT of work and by the fab work done to the fender and quarters it seems this guy is into that kind of thing.

I will still argue that it is a lot of work though, at the very least more work than some bolt on go fast goodies from clifford performance of the engine swap kits from windsor fords. Which if I recall is what the original post was all about.

 

Oh, it can be done, alright. The point being argued is how easily it could be done. It's certainly not a drop-in kind of swap (as some would have us believe). My point of contension has been that as reliable and proven as the Ford 200 cid is - what's the need for the swap?

The lack of shock to firewall braces has me wondering about the overall stability of this particular car.

 

Everyone is know backtracking. I don't think it would be as hard as you think and its a better motor then the OLD 200 I6. Have a open mind about things guys. That car looks like it fast.

 

If I could show you a photo of a raised, 4 wheel drive '65 Mustang - would you think it's a good idea? Just because someone has done something, doesn't necessarily mean it's easy or even worthwhile!

 

Don't get mad Dan. If you just think about it, You too will like to have a Toyota Supra motor in a Mustang. I might get a I6 Mustang and put one in.

 

Hey, great idea, Joe! Please post pics when you're done! Maybe in the next couple of weeks?

Just curious... You've got an import truck as your avatar and you're really bent on dropping a Toyota engine in anything that needs a carb adjustment - why are you on a vintage Mustang forum anyway?

 

I got a 1966 Ford Mustang. I got it when I was 15 and now I am 32. I don't drive it everyday now. I drive it on sundays now. I got a Toyota truck because they are the best at what they are. Lets get real, Ford Rangers 4x4 trucks don't cut it. I need something that a little better then a Ranger.

If I get a ford mustang and put a Supra motor in it, it will take longer then 3 weeks. I still have to do a brake job on my Mustang that I have now. Its the time thing for me. I don't have much of it. Why don't you do it and tell us how hard it is.

 

No, you are the one saying putting a Toyota engine and tranny in a Mustang is the way to go. You are also saying that your Toyota truck is better than a Ford truck. Well, you are just on the wrong forum to dispell Ford products.

 

I CAN'T TAKE ANYMORE OF THIS CRAP! MR MODERATOR, PLEASE KILL THIS THREAD. IF I WANTED TO READ ABOUT TOYOTA'S I'D GO TO A TOYOTA SITE. ENOUGH ALREADY!!!!!

PS - THIS COMES FROM SOMEONE WITH A 500HP TWIN TURBO SUPRA (A CUSTOMER'S CAR) IN HIS GARAGE.

 

Because I'm not the one that keeps bringing it up! And because I'm not interested in seeing it done. I never meant to imply that it couldn't be accomplished... I just didn't (and don't) see the point! I'm sure I could drop a BMW V8 into my Mustang and it would blow away my 40-year old 289 - but I don't want to. Don't you get it?

I drive my 1966 GT fastback every single blessed day. It is not only a fair weather driver! And it's still on its original 289. If it had come with a 200 cid, I would still be running it as well. We all know that there are better-engineered, more-powerful, newer engines out there, and that's just fine. But I refuse to drop some little import engine into my vintage American classic car, or even be entertained by others who have. What's next - enormous coffee can exhaust tips to complete your little over-seas powerplant?

You're apparently under the impression that you have the upper hand in this little exchange (by suggesting I'm back-pedaling and telling me to try your idea for myself). What I'd like to know is what interest a vintage Mustang holds for someone like you in the first place? Why not just sell your '66 and get something a little better suited for your tastes? Something with a nice high-pitched leaf blower sound to it...