Hello,
My son and I are just beginning to do a 2.3 to v8 swap on his 1986 notch back. It was his first car and he is set on making this a V8 over buying an existing 5.0L car to start from. Makes dad happy .
Any way we are just now starting to design/plan our build. We will be starting from the ground up. Meaning 8.8 rear end swap, 5 lug swaps, brakes, K-member(maybe not sure if need to), and sub-frame connectors.
The question i have is we are wanting to make 400 hp when all is said and done, still not set on the exact motor ( suggestions welcome ), and I am not sure if i need to go with full weld in connectors or if bolt in will be sufficient. When searching the forum for answers I found many references to MM sub-frame connectors not sure what the MM means.
Also what are some good cars to look for a rear end out of? There are very few foxbody's in my area and the ones that are available are not cheap. Was going to call around to junk yards and see if there were cars i could pull a rear end out of, but I am not sure if there are different widths/lengths to be concerned about. Are they all the same flange to flange?
Thanks for any advice. and you will likely see me around quite a bit as we begin to dive into this project starting next month!
My son and I are just beginning to do a 2.3 to v8 swap on his 1986 notch back. It was his first car and he is set on making this a V8 over buying an existing 5.0L car to start from. Makes dad happy .
Any way we are just now starting to design/plan our build. We will be starting from the ground up. Meaning 8.8 rear end swap, 5 lug swaps, brakes, K-member(maybe not sure if need to), and sub-frame connectors.
The question i have is we are wanting to make 400 hp when all is said and done, still not set on the exact motor ( suggestions welcome ), and I am not sure if i need to go with full weld in connectors or if bolt in will be sufficient. When searching the forum for answers I found many references to MM sub-frame connectors not sure what the MM means.
Also what are some good cars to look for a rear end out of? There are very few foxbody's in my area and the ones that are available are not cheap. Was going to call around to junk yards and see if there were cars i could pull a rear end out of, but I am not sure if there are different widths/lengths to be concerned about. Are they all the same flange to flange?
Thanks for any advice. and you will likely see me around quite a bit as we begin to dive into this project starting next month!