61 comet v8 issues

hi i have a 61 comet and im trying to do the v8 swap but im alittle lost. i found a website falconparts.com i called them and they sell motor mounts to put the v8 in the comet. now my question is can i put the steering stuff out of a v8 falcon in it....thats my biggest issue..help!!!

Yes..Go with 65 V8 Mustang parts and 65 Falcon centerlink

ok so what exactly should i use from a 65 v8 mustang besides the centerlink. also how does the c4 transbolt up.

What are you starting with? 170 (six) 3 speed, 4 lug rear end?? To change over for the V8, you will need the whole front suspension if possible: springs, spindles, brakes (5 lug). I'm unsure how this will bolt up. I installed a mustang II front end in my 63. You will also need to change the rearend, if your making any kind of horsepower. An 8 inch from a mustang will work. The C4 tranny will bolt up to a 289/302, but I'm not sure about the tranny mount. This might have to be fabricated. I know some people stay with the stock 6 cyl front end and still run a v8, but the stock 6cyl springs are not made to handle the extra weight of a v8. Plus handling will suffer. What are your plans? Do you want 350 horse or just a cruiser? just asking.

john

Originally Posted by caddyking19

What exactly should i use from a 65 v8 mustang besides the centerlink. also how does the c4 transbolt up.

Don't use the Mustang centerlink... its too wide...use a 65 Falcon centerlink. 63-64 centerlink is different and requires different parts that cost 3-4 times as much to complete the swap. It's cheaper to buy Mustang parts than Falcon parts even though they are the same parts. You will need upper and lower control arms, ball joints, inter and outer tie rods, adjustment sleeve, pitman arm, idler arm, backing plate, wheel cylinders, brake shoes (and brake hardware), sway bar, steering stops and possible more parts that I can't think of at the moment. See Falcon '6cyl to V8' for other issues doing this swap

Use a trans mount made to put a C4 in a Falcon http://www.falconparts.com/search_re...&btnSearch.y=7

The small block V8 weighs only 75 lbs than a small 6 cylinder. Using tube headers instead of cast iron exhaust manifolds, aluminum intake instead of cast iron intake, alternator instead of generator and your close to the same weight where you started out. The 6 cyl also carry the weight on top of the front wheels where a V8 sit more to the rear of the wheels taking the weight with it. I used the 6 cylinder suspension for 25 years with a V8 with no problem. Just don't go 4 wheeling off road. The only draw back is 4 lug up front and 5 in the rear so you don't want a flat tire without the correct spare. I carried a can of Fix-a-Flat but never had to use it. Only flats I got was in the driveway

ok im liking all the help here..i think at the moment im gonna stick with the 6cyl suspension just just cause its seems like a process to do the brake swap..the motor i got off a buddy its a 302 with about 350 horse an i got a tci street fighter c4 out of my old car soo all i really need is a rear..