I located a 391 FI online with a bell housing, flywheel and clutch in running condition. Going to pick it up this weekend, will post pics if I get it. Thanks for all of your help!

I would go on the hunt for a 391 FT motor. Get the whole motor from a F700 or larger truck including the bellhousing. It will be a bolt in or very very close. The tranny will bolt up and you should be able to use the bell mounts as well as the front engine mounts. Make sure the bell has the slave mount, They made 2 types and I believe the latter one has the mount. If you need more info contact me and I`ll try to answer your questions.

The truck will be a Show truck, but we plan on using it to Pump for car washes or fundraisers. I am hoping to get a FE or FI motor.

Finding a T-98 bellhousing for almost any Ford V8 shouldn't be too tough. Ford used T-98's well into the late 60's, probably longer. I had a 67 F250 with FE and T-98.

332 Lincoln truck engines turn-up but usually there isn't much interest in them. If you want to keep it original just be patient.

The FT series were very similar to FE's but had different intake manifolds, steel cranks with larger snout. For some reason the heat cross-over passage from head to intake is in a different location.

If it is going to be a show vehicle a standard FE would probably be fine.

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20 miles east of San Diego, 20 miles north of Mexico

The Truck originally had a 332 Y block Truck engine, I talked to one of the old timers who drove the truck when it was new. What would we need to adapt a newer 391 engine to our existing T98 Transmission?

All the Ford FE series engines have the same bolt pattern, 332, 352, 360, 361, 390, 391, 406, 427, 428.

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

Most Ford Y-Block truck bell housings have a mount for the hydraulic cylinder.


Lawrenceville, GA

I am located in Connecticuit, I am just curious about what RB said about the 361/391 engine.

Unless you change bell housing the 312 will not fit.

That could be an issue since it appears that you have a hydraulic cluch mechanism.

Bell housing for the Ford FE series 390 engine is a different bellhousing than the 312 and also your current engine.

Where are you located?There are some 368 cores here in Maryland that I am aware of.

Oldmics

 The 317 wasn't the original motor, in fact I have no idea what was originally in the truck, I was told it originally had a 332 or a 368 engine in it. I am very interested in the 361/391 option, how close are the bellhousing patterns? Would I be able to modify our existing bellhousing or find another one to fit the T-98 Borg Warner? How about the motor mounts are they the same? I found information on a ford 390 engine, are they the same as the 391?