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Originally Posted by Jim Hughes
Good Morning.
I am building a S/G 1960 Falcon 2 door wagon. 533 BBF and C4. S&W tube chassis 2x3 frame w a-arms. Body is just outside shell for now, no firewall yet. I want ideas for best engine set back in relationship with center line of front spindle. Some say front motor plate should be even with spindle and 12" crank C/L to ground measurement. I have had suggestions for crank C/L to grond from 9'5 to 13". Also Crank should be level to ground.
Please share your ideas and opinions.
Thanks
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The reality is that the further back and the higher up you can get it, the better the weight transfer is. The more power the engine makes is when you start to bring it down and forward some. Wheelbase also is a factor along with the weight of the car. My thunderbird C/L is right at 10" with a wheelbase of 105. When I had my Ford Ranger, the same engine was further back and was 13.5" high. The wheelbase on it was 125
Chuck