'79 caddy 425??? [Archive]

poncho

07-02-2004, 01:20 AM

a friend has this '79 caddy with a 425 in it...he was sayin how you never hear about dudes putting these engines in a rod or kustom['round here anyway] and he was going to put it in his '29 are they a good idea or lots of work ..also he's been talkin' about running a late '70s ford inline six in his rod project with some killer zoomies,,,any of you guys seen or run on of those little numbers in a rod...i'd like to read your opinions... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Mojo

07-02-2004, 01:40 AM

It would be a 425 actually, and they're pretty strong motors. They're generally ignored for the 472 and 500, as they're the same block size but with a buttload more cubic inches. Anyhow, check out Maximum Torque Specialties (http://www.500cid.com) forums for tons of great info about these motors.

TooMany2count

07-02-2004, 02:02 AM

i have seen the 472 & 500 in a bunch of stuff & only a few 425's, but whyyy not, isn't the name of the game to be "DIFFERENT". I'm putting a 77 caddy 425 in my 48 bus that you see as my avatar, why because it was CHEAP & it ran great & there are speed stuff out there if ya want it. BUT as for the 29 well i cant tell if it'll fit or not but it sure will fill up that engine bay right up...joe

zman

07-02-2004, 09:13 AM

I'm putting one in a '49 Caddy Hearse, cause it's what I've got... and it runs great...

poncho

07-02-2004, 10:20 AM

ya 425 http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif...hahaha thanks... so is that still considered a small block then....and is it the same block as a 283-350

zman

07-02-2004, 11:30 AM

It's actually in teh same family as the 472/500 Cadillacs. It's got some slight differences so some of the performance stuff won't work, but that's its lineage.

poncho

07-03-2004, 12:24 AM

bttt....anyone ever run one of those ford 60's-late70's inline six engines...ya got any pics???? anyone!!!

Threedeuce56

07-03-2004, 12:29 AM

hey craig check out www.inliners.org (http://www.inliners.org) it's a great site for straight sixes! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

poncho

07-30-2004, 01:26 AM

so are engine mounts the same on a 425 as a 350???

TooMany2count

07-30-2004, 01:46 AM

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so are engine mounts the same on a 425 as a 350???

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well i tell ya what, they sure do look the same, BUT one is about 1/4 - 1/2 inch shorterand & the bolt holes where it bolts to the frame are in different location &&& if i could ever get this damn program to downsize my pics I could show ya