GM kid with a maverick

Just brought home my first fomoco project. I am an auto restoration apprentice by trade and a sailor as well. I have a 70 with a 3 speed and a 170 straight six. 58xxx original miles. Goal is to to a light mod restoration with a few tweaked and such.

 

Welcome from Michigan. I think you will like it here. Enjoy your car!

 

from MD!

 

from Northeast Pennsylvania

 

Well dont plan on puttin a small block chevy in it unless ya plan on swapping the subframe. I WAS THAT GUY. I instead have built a windsor stroker and I am pleased with learning about the GOOD ford powerplants. Never built 1 before, and with the help of 2 Ford experts who build ford engines nationaly I am pleased with the new powerplant.

 

and OH ya welcome to the forum, plenty of good knowledge here, and variying opinions, but have been a great help.

 

Welcome to our forum

 

...:Handshake

I put an LS motor in mine.
... without swapping the subframe...

 

From Utah.

 

Welcome to the site!!!!!

 

beerchug:

 

Looking at this pic, you have done some kind of mods cuz I see no rear steering? but also cannot see a sump for an oil pan. I am not saying you didnt, just trying to see how you did it. lol
http://mmb.maverick.to/gallery/showimage.php?i=13194&catid=member&imageuser=165

my engine crossmember is in the way for any rear sump pan. even thought about trying a chevy2 pan for a chevy swap but just went with the ford power plant. It was a damn shame too cuz my 421 was done and tried and tested. Ran that engine in my modified racecar bout 4 nights and really wanted to put it my maverick, but had to change game plan

 

All you would had needed for a regular sbc was a oem style early chevy II pan some easy to fab mounts and some time

 

no frame mods just...rack n pinion.

 

too late now. 421 is sold and now have a stroker windsor power plant no harm done tho. I just gained more knowledge on the pre 80's v8 fords