Motor swap for 69 Fury Sport
Bear with me as I am a newbie.
69 Fury Sport, barn find, had it 2 yrs, 74,000, on odo but probably more, Christine type purchase from the old guy who's brother killed himself. Really, I'm serious. 383, 2bbl, 727 auto I had rebuilt in 08. I knew in advance there would be a snowball of problems as this lady was brought back to life and they have occured as normal. We did a lot of preventive maintenance in the beginning and put about 3000 miles on it over 2 years and replaced stuff as it occured. Engine has developed massive blowby. Did a leakdown test on #1 last night and had 40% drop. Compression test was around 70 psi cold. I stopped there and had a beverage. I want to pick up a running engine to drop in to keep the car running over the next 6 months while I rebuild the original 383. What can I buy to use as a doner engine/transmission? 318, 340, 440, etc.. Something simple and/or cheap. How much is involved? What works with my tranny, motor mounts and driveline? I have already done a JDM swap on my son's Prelude and have all the necessary support equipment, hoist, stand, etc.... Thanks in advance Brent |
Keep it simple? Stay with a big block. 383, and 400's especially, are dirt cheap. RV motors,etc. Good enough till the fresh one comes home.
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Save the cash on the replacement motor. Roll that into the original motor in performance mods, freshen it up and have it back in place less than a month.
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"No plan ever survives first contact with the enemy" -Some famous General. I've seen your ride and think you might have a tad more ability than the rest of us! lol
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if the motor is done right, you can have it redone pretty quick, so there would be no need for a quick replacement motor
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I agree. If you want to stay low budget just rebuild and do most of the machine stuff yourself. Valves yada aren't too expensive neither rings. Reuse the rest.
Or do a higher dollar rebuild. Sure you know what to do. I've got an extra 440 HP motor somewhere if you're interested. Whatever the going rate is for a pull out. Or buy some beer and invite the guys over for hotdogs and work. Good luck. |
Originally Posted by jobberone
(Post 19110)
I've got an extra 440 HP motor somewhere if you're interested.
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