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my77stang -> RE: 78 v6 mustang. if u know anything about this car .... (4/29/2007 8:59:07 PM)
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wow, a crapload of hate and alot of mis/disinformation......
first, its NOT a pinto (see my title under my name). 74-78 mustang II's are getting harder and harder to find, and while that one is surrounded with weeds it looks like its pretty solid and its all there.
they never put all aluminum V6's in there, so i dunno where the hell that statement came from. they came with a 2.3 liter 4 cyl just like the fox bodies. they also came with a 2.8 liter 60 deg. V6 (completely cast iron). they are similar in design to the 2.9 and 4.0 V6's used in rangers, bronco II's, and explorers. 302's were also used, and the 78 King Cobra was actually the first year ford used the 5.0 designation instead of calling it a 302.
all mustang II's came with either a C4 automatic trans, or a 4 speed manual. they have 8" rear ends, with a bunch of different gear ratios depending on the year and model. they made a notch/coupe, and a hatchback. some had t-tops, and i believe there were sunroofs on some of them but i cant remember.
you can drop a 289/302 in that II pretty easily, you'll need V8 mustang II specific motor mounts, headers/exhaust manifolds, oil pan, oil pickup tube, bellhousing, flywheel/flexplate, and you'll need the larger V8 radiator (they were 3 cores as opposed to the little weenie ones in the V6 cars).
keep in mind hot rodder the world over use mustang II style steering and suspension in their badass cars because of how well its designed. better than anything mustangs had for years and years afterwards (maybe the best ever even still). these cars are SO fun to drive, and their values are steadily going up.
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