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If the valve covers are bolted to the intake and if the pushrods are running through the intake its a mid size ford motor 332-428.If it doesnt have a huge intake then its a 429/460. A c4 would be a good choice for a trans but they wont bolt up to a mid sized FE or a big block. The c6 trans is huge and you would have to do some serious trans tunnel cutting.
Heres a pic of my 428FE does it look like this?

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1975 V8 Luv
1980 Bagged Luv

thats mine in that pic and if you look at my other pics the orange luv is mine ill put sum more pics of the truck n new motor soon

Is that the same as mine? Mine is a 429 big block out of a 1973 lincoln with a C6 transmission and a b&m shifter
what is that truck the motor of yours is in?

69 f100 Do you have any more pics of that motor?

It kinda looks like an FE

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1975 V8 Luv
1980 Bagged Luv

Not an FE, those Y blocks had the dipstick coming through the intake, an FE has it out the PORT (drivers) side front of the engine...

BTW dan, did your 428 have that nylon-coated timing gear on it? If so how much of it was gone? Replaced mine after I found out what the nylon crap was in my drain oil, pulled the cover off and there was the aluminum part of the gear with no nylon and about a mile of slack in the chain, replaced with a summit double roller set 0*, might mess with the timing EVENTUALLY...

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-Old ride-82 Luv diesel 5spd with some upgrades
-Past rides-82 Sierra, 78 Coupe De'Ville, 91 2dr Blazer, 86 RX7, 86 Porsche 944T (rear-ended and totaled)
-Curr. rides- 1970 Ford LTD 4dr, 390 4Bbl, 2nd owner! With a few Extras 00' Civic beater...

well my dipstick is right in front of the manifold and i dont kno much about a Ford engine so if i could get some info on how to shave some crap off the front of it that would be great, like if i could get sum the stuff inbetween the block and the fan taken off. i dont have emission testing here so what ever can be tossed id be happy to get rid of... and as for a radiator im thinkin about mounting it in the box. maybe an electric fan?

When I bought my engine it didnt have a cam in it so I dont know whether it had a nylon gear in it but the crank gear was metal.

Are you saying this motor is a y block? Its either a 322-428 FE or a 429/460.

Also count the valve cover bolts
5 is an FE
6 is a 221-351w
7 is 429/460
8 is 351C 351M 400

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1975 V8 Luv
1980 Bagged Luv

its got 7 bolts on the valve cover
i kno its a 429 tho

that would be correct then

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'80 Luv 4x4, 3" BL, 1.5" SL, 32/36, 2.25" exhaust...and fuzzy dice.
'95 Toyota 4Runner Limited 5-Speed.

i already knew what size it was all i need to kno is what needs to stay on it and what can be pulled from it... i have no emission testin and would like to get the most power out of this thing as i can

Then just drill a big hole through the block, hook a big chain to it and use it to anchor a boat, and go get an SBC - preferrably a 350 4-bolt....lol

ya but iv already got this motor and everything that goes with it but that was what i really wanted to do so if i can find a 350 layin around soon i can sell this one to a friend that wants it but im not havvin too much luck findin 1 cheap

I bet there's a few guys around here that might know where to get your hands on one cheap. Post a WTB in the classified section and see what happens.

Ya might even be able to swap that f-word engine for one. A lot of guys here drive f-words for work trucks...but they'll never admit it here...lol

ya im kinda embarrassed to admit my dad has an '04 f-250 diesel he just bought too. i give him shit about it everyday

332-428 is a FE

429-460 is a 385 series

And there are bell housings to fit C-4s to the 385 series engines.

Heh build what you want as the only real thing Chevy about our LUVs is the import name.

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1978 pro street step/side 455Buick, 4sp,4.11s, 31/18.5s

yah im not going this route any more... im going to try n sell or trade this motor and tranny for a 350 chevy
itl fit in there better, people have done this befor, and i kno a lot more about them