1971 Ford LTD ?

Are there aftermarket parts for putting a BBF between the fenders ? What issues will i come up against ?

Someone educate me on the difference between the galaxie vs ltd vs galaxie 500 ?

bruno wrote:Are there aftermarket parts for putting a BBF between the fenders ? What issues will i come up against ?

Someone educate me on the difference between the galaxie vs ltd vs galaxie 500 ?

Nick,you should be able to find motor mounts pretty easy I would imagine if you search as they had 429 engines in those cars that year IIRC.I had a 1978 LTDII that I put a 460 in back in the 90's IIRC I used motor mounts from a 1972 or 1973 Thunderbird with a 460 in it[I took them off the car in the JY]I had many busted knuckles though!!!! I used Hooker 6126 Headers IIRC!!!

bruno wrote:Are there aftermarket parts for putting a BBF between the fenders ? What issues will i come up against ?

Someone educate me on the difference between the galaxie vs ltd vs galaxie 500 ?

ltd's and gal-x-e's came with 429s 68 and up , same mounts as 72 torino,and headers.

I have had 5 of the 71 72 big FORDs with 429s, fun cars. One was a 4 speed but I sold it before I finished it

dfree383 wrote:Ton-O-Fun!

Sounds like a fun project....... a 557 with a 300 shot!

yes this is my final decision on what i am building , i want halfstrip / street build , want it faster then the shelby want a 2dr , so i am just looking for a nice clean slate, im anm ready to get in the BBF fun again

bruno wrote:Are there aftermarket parts for putting a BBF between the fenders ? What issues will i come up against ?

Someone educate me on the difference between the galaxie vs ltd vs galaxie 500 ?

Scotty J has done a LTD deal....maybe he'll see this.

From Scotty's website;

LTD 4460lbs race weight, Engine 456.5 RWHP 5800 to 6200+, 449.1 tq @4500

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-foKwGk7JM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDNhljnIvww

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmY31H3E8b0

cool deal, i just like the older body style better, and it weighs less .

This is what i had in mind

bruno wrote:This is what i had in mind

I'm diggin' that!!

bruno wrote:This is what i had in mind

Bitchin. needs a 302 badge on it also

I've always liked these 70-71 Custom 500's. I think dirty Harry drove one.

dfree383 wrote:Fabio is working on a secret squirrel barge project, maybe he will chime in, I'm sworn to secrecy on divulging any information.

Nick that would be a hoot, with some stealth engineering and a fogger or two !

Yep im pretty excited

HorsinAround wrote:

bruno wrote:This is what i had in mind

Bitchin. needs a 302 badge on it also

Thxs Lem

dfree383 wrote:

rmk57 wrote:I've always liked these 70-71 Custom 500's. I think dirty Harry drove one.

White lightning with Burt Reynolds

Dirty Harry, White lightning??? You guys are a bunch of OLD farts





I guess since I've seen those shows that makes me an Old fart too..

I love a fast land barge. You can probably skip the 302 badges...nobody will bite on 'em with a big ol' stroker shaking the car and the ground.

bruno wrote:This is what i had in mind

I like it !
It would be cool to keep it low with maybe a fender skirt to hide the rim depth/tire size, and a few mufflers per side for the quiet. Definitely will pin the fun meter.

bruno wrote:This is what i had in mind

Nice looking car,keep it quiet with the hubcaps and flat hood and put a sticky tire on the back!!!!

I think I may have a set of the mounts in my basement. There is a nice looking 2 door Lincoln down the street from my office. Been for sale a long time. Birmingham

There was the identical car in our neighborhood a few years back. Pretty sure it was just a 302 but would have been an excellent  candidate for a big block swap. The difference from Galaxie, Galaxie 500, LTD is
the trim level. The green one pictured is not really a Galaxie, it's plain old Custom 500.

Pretty sure they were available with the 429 police interceptor.

rmk57 wrote:There was the identical car in our neighborhood a few years back. Pretty sure it was just a 302 but would have been an excellent  candidate for a big block swap. The difference from Galaxie, Galaxie 500, LTD is
the trim level. The green one pictured is not really a Galaxie, it's plain old Custom 500.

Pretty sure they were available with the 429 police interceptor.

Love that color, but definitely want a 2 door deal