Hey guys just wanted to know if a 351m will fit in a 1956 ford fairlane sunliner?

I know a 272,292,or 312 WILL fit! 351M will fit Ford in the 1970's

  

Virtually any automotive engine can fit. Virtually any other engine is not going to simply bolt in.
The question is is it necessary for your goal and is it actually the most cost effective solution.


Lawrenceville, GA

In my humble opion the 351M was the worst engine Ford ever built. Yes it will fit, I had one in a 56 sedan delivery. You will be a lot happier with a 351W. Tom

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JMO, I second what ecode said. Even if the engine were "free", I think resources would be better spent rebuilding or repairing the stock engine. The 351M offers no real advantages but many more problems.

Ahem... You don't really expect someone on a Y-Block forum to tell you it is a good idea to install a 351. Which it isn't. I'm just curious WHY you would want to install one? Especially in a Sunliner? The value will go into the toilet.

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well i have a 312 but took it in and thay said it had to much rust in the inside of it. the car was my dads he took it apart to redo all of it but got sick and passed away. i was 5 when he passed and the car has been sitting for more then 20yrs now that i got older i want to fix it my wifes dad had the 351m with tran i will never sell the car. been looking for a 312 but been hard for me to find one.

Thank u all who posted something

The 351-M had a different type of mounts then the smallblocks,now if it was a 351-C you could bolt it in with some latemodel smallblock mounts but I would pass on that motor. You can get a 351-M to run good but you have to get rid of the factory detune to do it which includes a 1970 351-c timing chain set and a good cam and a 4 bbl but you could get that with just getting a 351-c. Y blocks were used up to 64 in the trucks so you should be able to come across one and then it will just bolt in,I have a 351-W in my 55 sunliner and getting all the parts to put a 292 in it.

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Nothing wrong with putting a 292 back in it.Lots of them around.Might even find someone on this site close to you who has one.Post a classified with your area information.Sounds like a great project especially with the history behind it.If you have a good 312 crank you can use a 292 block and build a 312.How is the crank.Thats the hard item to find.