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  • Jireh Customs
    Newbie
    • May 28 2010
    • 1

    Will it fit? a 460 in a 61 Bird

    Will a 460 motor and trans fit in a 61 Tbird without cutting and altering anything?
    Last edited by Jireh Customs; May 28, 2010, 11:27 AM.
  • Alan H. Tast, AIA
    Experienced
    • Jan 5 2008
    • 216

    #2
    No. You're going to need fabrication and mock-up skills and equipment to do this swap, and take LOTS of measurements. I'm not familiar with the critical dimensions of the engine/transmission combos but suspect that the firewall/transmission tunnel, cross member mounting points, driveshaft, radiator, etc. will all need some kind of tweaking.
    Alan H. Tast AIA, LEED AP BD+C
    Technical Director/Past President, Vintage Thunderbird Club Int'l.
    Author, "Thunderbird 1955-1966" & "Thunderbird 50 Years"

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