Originally Posted by billva

I'm getting ready to put a 617 into a 1966 Ford F100. Picked up the motor about a week ago. hopefully I can pick up the new front suspension from a Crown Vic this week, and start tearing it apart.

I have to rebuild the auto trans, and figure out what I'm going to do about the trans linkage and drive shaft. Still need to find oil and trans coolers, but everything else should be fairly straight forward.

The 617 is almost the same size as the 6 cylinder coming out.