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Tech Q and A => Running Gear => Topic started by: AntiBling on December 29, 2008 1:42 am

Title: 68 Lincoln Continental
Post by: AntiBling on December 29, 2008 1:42 am: Think the engine/transmission would be worth rebuilding to put in my '57?

I've tried searching and came up with it either had a 462 or a slight chance of having a 460. What kind of auto would it have in it though?
Title: RE: 68 Lincoln Continental
Post by: Wowcars on December 29, 2008 6:31 pm: I would think it would be VERY expensive, but would be a cool motor in your car. I know nothing about those motors, tho.
Title: RE: 68 Lincoln Continental
Post by: Eyeball on December 29, 2008 8:06 pm: Isn't the 462 the one HRC & C is planning on putting in their Bonneville car?
Title: 68 Lincoln Continental
Post by: JakesBackyard on December 30, 2008 12:43 am: I'm just guessing, but probably a C6 and they are pretty tough.
Title: 68 Lincoln Continental
Post by: DeuceKustoms on December 30, 2008 3:43 am: yeah that would be cool, expensive, but cool. then when that Lincoln unwinds you'll be able hear your fenders clickin on guard rail posts, and the guy beside you will be white as a ghost.

sorry, i had to...

Lincolns are definitely the shit though.
Title: 68 Lincoln Continental
Post by: AntiBling on December 30, 2008 4:50 am: Ya forget the engine, back to a 302 search.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200288738419&viewitem=
Title: 68 Lincoln Continental
Post by: sko_ford on December 30, 2008 4:23 pm: how bout 351/5.8 lateish model truck
Title: 68 Lincoln Continental
Post by: AntiBling on December 30, 2008 5:31 pm: Quote from: "sko_ford"
how bout 351/5.8 lateish model truck

Can you get rid of the efi on those and just run a carb?
Title: 68 Lincoln Continental
Post by: Wowcars on December 30, 2008 6:27 pm: http://fargo.craigslist.org/pts/969125886.html
Title: 68 Lincoln Continental
Post by: sko_ford on December 30, 2008 6:43 pm: yep any 351 intake and dist will fit just like a 5.0 to 302
Title: 68 Lincoln Continental
Post by: AntiBling on December 30, 2008 10:41 pm: 2wd tranny with it by chance?
Title: 68 Lincoln Continental
Post by: Wowcars on December 31, 2008 2:18 pm: I don't know, I just happened to find it
Title: 68 Lincoln Continental
Post by: AntiBling on December 31, 2008 5:00 pm: Quote from: "wowcars"
I don't know, I just happened to find it

I was asking Ross.
Title: 68 Lincoln Continental
Post by: sko_ford on December 31, 2008 5:12 pm: the 351/5.8 and 302,289/5.0 68 and newer all can use the same trans
Title: 68 Lincoln Continental
Post by: Serious on January 01, 2009 12:10 am: the 5.8s were JUNK in late model trucks.. my grandfather had one in an 86 Ford half ton. it was a dog, didnt pull for shit, and made the worst gas milage ive ever seen in a half ton, Tims Truck pulling the 24' enclosed made better gas milage than that truck ever did...
Title: 68 Lincoln Continental
Post by: sko_ford on January 07, 2009 9:35 pm: yeah but ditch the efi fro a 4 bbl and mabe a rv cam
Title: 68 Lincoln Continental
Post by: AdamNDebbie on January 11, 2009 10:39 pm: For 1968 the Continentals had 2 engine options.

the 462 ci MEL Series (Engine Code G) or the more common
460 ci 385 Series (Engine Code A). The engine code is the last letter in the serial number, if you still have the car.

The 460 would be alot less expensive to rebuild since Ford made a ton of those motors and preformance parts are readily available. I would even be willing to bet that you would spend just as much making a 302/351 put out the 485 lb-ft of torque that the 462 came with from the factory (or the 500 ft-lbs. that the 460 was rated at for that matter!).

Just my 2 cents, but it would be really cool to see an old Lincoln big block come back to life.

As for the transmission: Typically the 462 would have come with the Dual Range Cruisomatic (No better than a boat anchor with its cast iron case, in my opinion) and the 460 woud have come with the C6 (with what should be an aluminum case)