Hi everyone, my names Seth, im 18 and just got my first car, A 74 Maverick with a i6, 5-lug conversion and a 9'' rear. im going to college in the spring so i have no money and need to get halfway decent gas mileage in my car. my plan? my dad had a wrecked 1995 mustang sitting around so im poling the drivetrain out of that and putting it in my maverick. i know its a ton of work but my brothers and i have been doing this for a while so im ready to get it done. my brother has a 1994 mustang v6 and gets 31mpg highway with it, my maverick is lighter then his mustang so my hope is to get a little better then that. i'd like to do a big to small bumper changes so if anyone has tips they'd be appreciated. will any mustang bumper fit my maverick? will any mustang valences fit my maverick?
I don't think anyone has done a 3.8 liter conversion here. You may be able to use 302 mounts. Anyone know? From what i understand, a 3.8 is just a chopped 302 (5.0). Definately not impossible.
Just because you swap over the drivetrain, don't expect the EXACT same milage. Aerodynamics plays a factor as well. A Maverick is a brick compared to a Mustang. This will be quite the project. Good luck.
thanks for your concern, but im expecting the weight to compensate for the lake of Aerodynamics. for instance the mustang i took these parts out of weighed 3259lb. as aposed to the 2642lb. my maverick weighed with that heavy 9'' rear and a i6. also the 3.8l has alot of emission valves and whatnot that can be removed sense the car is technically a antique. also the car will be lower 2'' to help with the Aerodynamics. but thanks for the thought.
i took some pictures of my maverick, but i can fighure out how to upload them. it keeps telling me im not alowed to put any up. is there a way to get around that?
Welcome to the board. You need 10 posts to be able to post pics on here Unless someone else is willing to post them up for you.
