corvette motor

With limited parts available, this is a terrible idea. Well, really it is a terrible idea anyways.

ZF adapter, new water line locations, new headers, new motor mounts, new fuel pump...list goes on.

Keep looking for a 351 Cleveland, failing that a 351 Windsor (at least those swap pieces can be bought from the vendors).
Good luck - but stay away from the Chevy engine.

Larry

The bad thing is all that stuff he listed you would have to fabricate yourself. Even if you decide on a brand new mod motor out of a late model ford pick up, all the adapters are there that you can buy from the Pantera vendors. Cebby motors are not impposible to put in, just difficult. Heck one guy put a hemi in.

It's not that bad, you could reuse SOME of the bolts!

You would have to change the rear suspension as both the chebby small andbig blocks are quite a bit hevier than the Ford counter parts. Plus they are quite a bit wider too. Hmmm, that could be why they are heaveier??? Think they are related???

thanks for the info guys i shall continue to look for a real ford motor then.

Has any die hard Ford enthusiast ever stopped to consider how much easier it would be to service the ignition in a Pantera IF a Chevy motor were installed?

The distributor is on the back of the motor!

LOL .....................................

George, the new chebbies don't even got ditributors. They got some kinda indavidual coil packs or something.

P.I.Motorsports had a Pantera that they were selling with a chevy engine in it. I believe it was a 454 and Jerry said it was a screamer! He said the engine had so much torque that it would probably tear the car up. I'm not 100% sure but I think Jerry might have put the motor in the car for the owner, so he might have some info on that swap.

Perhaps you may all find this of interest?

GT5 you cant find an engine there in Saudi ??? How about one of those HUMMER engines ??? LOL

What would it take to ship from the US via Foward AIR they ship airport to airport ?? check it out and maybe its worth it. I could easily hook you up with a good motor. Like a 302 HO out of a Mustang are adime a dozen in NY. Check the shipping cost.

Ron

I have a great little slide show of the Pantera with the Chevy in it. We belive it was Dallas Raines car built by PI. Email me and I will send it to anyone..gaino@earthlink.net