Hi all, I see this thread is old, but I hope you're all still around. Anyways, I have a 69 toro 455 to go in my 81 TA. Height issues, I am not to worried about. It is a AC car, Am I gonna have to beat it back? I have the 403 mounts, but, It will bolt in different spots (fwd,bck) where do I want it? (on the block) Also I have the brackets for the PS from the Toro, and I also have newer aluminum stuff off a 307 or something. Somewhere I seen something about clearance issues, which should I go with? Are the headers I have not gonna go? (I don't know what kind they are, they just bolt on!) I also have a TH400 to put behind it, can I modify the crossmember, or do I need an entirely different one? Oh, and how close is the distributer to the firewall, because of my intake, If I want any timing room, I have to point the Vacuum advance out the back... I am going to be starting the engine (out of the car ) shortly, and if all runs well the car is getting its 305 yanked asap... One last one... What gear ratio would be good with the 455 (425ish HP) I have about 6 other TA's with different rear ends, Oh, this is to be a street car, I want to be able to cruise at 70 without screaming..... Thanks for any and all replies...
