Sixty_Six_Stang
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Hello I'm in the middle of an engine rebuild and I ran into a problem while assembling it.
I was originally planning on using the original 1966 200ci block but the machine shop said the amount of money that it would need in machining would not be worth it (needed almost every cylinder re-sleeved). So I went down to my local pick-a-part and pulled a 200ci block out of 1976 Maverick because I thought that it was the exact same block as my 1966. After having it bored .040 over it was good to go. When I got it on the engine stand I noticed that the oil pan, water pump, and timing cover wont fit. The number on the block is D8DE 6015-DA if that helps.
So now I'm not sure what to do, I already have my pistons and rods, crankshaft all ready to go but I'm not sure how to proceed. Will the block fit in my engine bay and mate to my transmission since I noticed that block has bigger transmission mount bolts. Will the rotating assembly be OK? Can I make this work by getting a 1976 oil pan, water pump, and timing cover, or do I need to bite the bullet and get a 1966 block and get it bored .040 over to match my pistons?
Thank you in advance for any help.
I was originally planning on using the original 1966 200ci block but the machine shop said the amount of money that it would need in machining would not be worth it (needed almost every cylinder re-sleeved). So I went down to my local pick-a-part and pulled a 200ci block out of 1976 Maverick because I thought that it was the exact same block as my 1966. After having it bored .040 over it was good to go. When I got it on the engine stand I noticed that the oil pan, water pump, and timing cover wont fit. The number on the block is D8DE 6015-DA if that helps.
So now I'm not sure what to do, I already have my pistons and rods, crankshaft all ready to go but I'm not sure how to proceed. Will the block fit in my engine bay and mate to my transmission since I noticed that block has bigger transmission mount bolts. Will the rotating assembly be OK? Can I make this work by getting a 1976 oil pan, water pump, and timing cover, or do I need to bite the bullet and get a 1966 block and get it bored .040 over to match my pistons?
Thank you in advance for any help.