whalensvta

Can a 428 CJ engine be installed into the engine compartment of a 1969 Mach 1 with the exhaust manifold bolted on ?

78stang

dont know if this will help you at all we just put one in for a 70 mach 1 a customers car and it was a tight fit he had long tube headers and they had to be in the car and bolted onto the motor befor it was fully dropped in it was a real pain not sure if thats what you were lookin for but good luck!

The_Dude

Yes, you can.

2+2GT

That's how it should be done. That's how Ford did it. That's how I've done it.

In fact, Ford installed the engine, trans, H-pipe, and trans crossmember all as one piece. Even the mighty BOSS 429 was installed that way.