Newbie Kermit w/ 83 ford ltd brougham

[Kermit]

hello all. my name is mike a.k.a frog, kermit (feel free to make all the muppets/sesame street jokes you want, ive heard them all).

i am 23, ive spent most of my childhood in one garage or another helping pulling altenators, oil changes, plug and wire changes you know "lite work." When i got a little older i helped my mom, go ahead laugh, build trikes. Shes pretty much the reason i got into anything that had a tranny and motor. she hung out alot with abates brothers of the third wheel chapter in nw indiana. http://www.toomuchfunbunch.com/

heres my problem: my wife is getting an 86 TA. im a bit jealous

i bought my first car a couple years ago (said ford 3.8 V6 2 barrel ) and would like to upgrade the engine., id like to drop a 460 in it. ive found a few continentals with a 460 that are well priced (around 800 for the whole car). im lookin for a ford 460 but no one seems to want to come off of one. crates may be worth it, but i dont really wanna pay that much.

But any way i dont think i can just "drop it in." should i go for a 351 or a 302. id like to keep my transmission (ford C5) but i dont think that it would happen. what other information i provide to make to make the best educated guess as to the least time consuming way to go about it... pics, measurements, part numbers, ect.

any positive input will be considered and greatly appreciated.

thanks, the frog

[Richmtrsprts]

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[IDMooseMan]

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