Phil Wimbish Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Greetings!I may have the oportunity to buy a '54 Ford V-8 that I was thinking about using temporarily until I can rebuild my V12 or find a running one to use in my '38 Coupe. Will it fit easily? It is more attractive to me if it is a simple bolt up. I am anxious to drive this car as I have never driven one!Thanks!Phil WimbishAnnapolis Md'38 Coupe'57 356 A Porsche Coupe82 928 Porsche'78 Egg HarborPS Stil looking for '38 trim items and a running V12! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peecher Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Phil, a '49 to '53 Ford or Merc engine with the aid of the bellhousing used on the '49 to '53 trucks or the '49 and '50 Merc would bolt right up to the Zephyr transmission. Pre '49 Ford/Merc engines would bolt directly up. The '54 Ford engine would need an adapter housing to bolt up to the transmission and would present more work to install. Many Flathead V8 Ford/Merc conversions were done on the Zephyrs as it was fairly easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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