427 big block and 454 big block
hey all recently my old man gave me a 427 big block and a 454 big block im just wondering what would be the best rebuild as i want to drop it into a 74 cortina even though its alittle of work just want to know ur ideas.
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I can't answer your question but if your old man has any more engine left, can you ask him if hes interested in adopting me.
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**** me - neither. Cortina's were ****ed with a 250 6 cyl. I'd consider something a little better balanced.Originally Posted by kylej
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walks barefoot
Why the Cortina? Any particular reason? I'd be looking at getting a HQ for a Chev big block, not much work to slip it in.
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he said he dosent mind the work id go the 454 as parts are more common and avaiable or sell ya motors and buy a gen3 conversion
walks barefoot
Yeah, I know he said that and it's up to him but the amount of work would be enormous as the Cortina is not that big under the bonnet and the Chev BBs are pretty wide. As far as Cortinas go the 74 is a good choice to mod as they look rather good, I just don't see a BB Chev being a good choice for one as a transplant. If he was set on a '74 Cortina he's probably better off selling both the BBs and buying a really nice Ford small block. If he's set on a Chev BB a HQ is ideal. I 'spose it comes down to what the car is going to be used for. A 454 powered Cortina would make a nice 1/4 miler with a lot of work and money.
The Cortina was my first car and i want to see the old girl made to her former glory as she never ever broke down
and its a 1/4 mile car but i want to keep it street legal
oh and to scare u im painting it Cermit the frog green hehe
Too many projects.....
Hahahahaha, street legal 454 powered Cortina, i'd like to see that......I totally agree with vr94ss, get yourself a Windsor and slot that in or a SBC.
walks barefoot
You should probably measure up the BB and the engine bay and see what you're going to need to chop up to fit it in there. Then talk to a suspension/chassis person as the suspension will need to handle all that weight and I'd think the BB's torque will twist the Cortina bad so the whole thing will need reinforcement. Is it a TC or TD? I like the TD.
its a TC body but with TD headlights tail lights and intirior.
the 427 will be a tight fit and yeah i know the reinforcement is gunna be a pain in the butt but it will be worth it.
the suspenion is gunna cost me 3 grand to keep it legal.
although a avinue just opened up 5 minutes ago.
mate is gunna sell me his worked 351 and a 2 speed power glide and a 4 speed manual
but only prick if i do a alternator or anything i have to rip motor out to change it with the bb in it
walks barefoot
You know there are 351 Windsors stroked to 427? Much more suitable to the Cortina if you want cubes. Have a look at some of the 351 strokers here to see what's possible with a smallblock: Ford_Index_Stroker Engines_Crate Motors_Stroker Kits_NC Custom Stroker Engines-TandLEngine Development Stanfield, NC
Vr94ss the only thing is that i got the 454 and the 427 in the shed and pretty much everything to put it in only thing i gotta buy is the stuff the strengthen the body.
but this 351 is worked to a 402 so it might do what i want it to do hehe
Last edited by kylej; 12-03-2010 at 11:45 PM. Reason: clicked rong button
walks barefoot
It's really up to you and your wallet. I'd think a BB in a Cortina would handle like a pig on the roads. That much weight in the front would probably make it almost a given that you'd have to use the accelerator to slide the arse to match the understeer the weight in the front would cause. Then you'd be a hoon of courseVr94ss the only thing is that i got the 454 and the 427 in the shed and pretty much everything to put it in only thing i gotta buy is the stuff the strengthen the body.
but this 351 is worked to a 402 so it might do what i want it to do hehe
edit: Just googling the TD and I'd suspect the TC is the same in this regard, the weight of the straight 6 made them under steer, imagine what twice the weight would do to handling.
Here's a nice TD with v8: http://www.pepsgarage.com/cortina_phase.htm
Last edited by vr94ss; 13-03-2010 at 02:02 AM.
vr84ss my mate is selling me a 351 blown out to a 402 with a cam and everything was rebuilt 2 months ago is sitting in a car he is striping now cause its got to much rust so ima go the 351/402 with a 4 speed behind it and ill find a diff later. it comes out of his old car that is now over taken by rust from sitting and he wants 300 and i can have the lot
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