Straight6Mafia
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Hey all, I'm currently restoring a 1966 Ford Bronco. This past weekend I finished up the majority of my frame/chassis and I'm ready to rebuild the motor and transmission. Originally this bronco had a 170ci I-6 with a 3 speed transmission. I picked up a '66 model 200ci I-6 a few months back that wasn't in the best of shape but I only paid $100 for it. Now that I'm thinking, I wouldn't mind having an overdrive gear since I plan on pushing 33"-35" tires. This bronco will be a street queen and will rarely see trails, at least not for a few months. Anyways, I was doing research and it seems as if there aren't many OD options for a 200ci I-6 so I started looking for a 250ci I-6 and I happened to come across one for $225 but it's 3 hours away from me (not a bad drive). I asked the seller to send me pictures, he did. I noticed that the intake manifold and exhaust manifold were both on the left (driver) side of the motor. It's a 1978 model 250ci I-6, I'm not sure if it makes a difference or not. I have no knowledge about Ford motors but I thought the exhaust and intake were all right (passenger) side exit on these small online 6s? I would love to pick up this motor and mate it to a NV3550 if possible but I'm not sure if this will work correctly since the exhaust and intake are driver side mounted. Any help? If possible I would like to post the pictures on this page but I'm not sure how. Any help would be appreciated. I wouldn't even mind keeping my 200ci I-6 and bolting the 250ci I-6 head onto that block.