Club Arnage

..... still in 71 Mustang, but it could be a project for someone.
http://www.barons-auctions.com/lots/LYU62K.htm

....would look nice in a cobra  8)

Or a Midget!

 ;)

Mr Brown.......
Mr Brown........

This is Carrol Shelby speaking...
That 427 engine is exactly what you should have in your Cobra....

I have allowed you to have the Pontiac engine in there because you knew no better, but now you can put things right.

Do it now...

Pontiac!!!  you Philistein, at least its not a Rover V8.

Old US saying - "There's no substitute for cubes" (except perhaps carbon, titanium and 17,000 rpm, but not in a Cobra)  Go for it

Steve am I getting this right you put a Pontiac in a Cobra? ::)I work for a parts whse. that specializes in internal engine parts.I still come across TRUE
427 Ford engines from time to time.They mostly come out of mid to late 60,s
ChristCraft boats which there are plenty of in Sunny Florida.If I can help you or any CA members with any engine parts let me know. ;D

Sounds like a dream job. Oh for a big block

If you need anything just let me know.We do ship to the UK,in fact we just sent some Crane P-rods to a customer in Salt Ash,Cornwall England.

A long story I'm afraid - however, it is 400 cubic inches (6.6 litres) and it does rather kick bottom.

Here's a picture of the Tin Indian under the hood of my trusty steed.

Dont let these people intimidate you Steve, ive been down this route, or should i say "route 66" 8)

Very clean indeed,just giving you a hard time about the Pontiac.The 400 P.
is a very strong engine[hehe get it-Pontiac/engine] with gobs of torque. ;D

Spot on, jam tart  ;D

(http://www.jammydesign.com/for%20web/dodger.jpg)

400?  would that make it "big block"?, but does it say "MG" on the rocker covers?

The question why still has to be asked, as if you don't go Ford, the small block Chevvy is the next choice, but I suppose you have the US air bases in East Anglia, with scrapyards full of Pontiacs, Oldsmobiles and Cadillacs.

No, no and no.

1.  There is (was) no big block or small block Pontiac.  The same basic head and block casting was used in displacements from 326 to 455 cubic inches.
The capacity was varied by bore and stroke changes.
The 400 inch engine has a bore of 4.12 inches and a stroke of 3.75 inches.
Hence, I can change the crank on my engine to the 455 crank to increase capacity.

2.  The valves covers say 'M/T'.  This stands for 'Mickey Thompson' who, in his own right, tuned and built Pontiac engined cars in the 60's, one of them being the quad Pontiac engined land speed record vehicle Challenger 1 which achieved 406 mph.
Additionally, Thompson had his own speed parts company producing various tuning parts and a range of drag tyres.  The company produced a range of M/T logoed valve covers for engines from the Chrysler hemi through Ford and Chevrolet engines to the dear old Pontiac V8.

3.  Ford  :o Chevrolet small block (ten a penny), Chevrolet big block (a better choice), Rover / Buick ali V8 (for Land Rover owners only).
At the time of deciding to build the Dax, my wife drove a 70's Trans Am.  Sadly, the body work rotted to a state where it was not worth repairing.  However, the car had a perfectly adequate engine and transmission.
Hence, I used this for the Dax.
As stated by Randy, the Pontiac V8 is known for being built like a brick sh*t house, with bigger mains and big ends than the equivalent small block Chevrolet, has better head / port design and is capable of producing huge chunks of torque in a very broad band from pretty much off idle (which, as we all know, is what really makes a car move along the road).

QED

(ps, my wife now drives a 2000 Trans Am - this time powered by a generic General Motors LS1 V8 - a good 'modern' choice for a donor engine).

(http://www.roadsters.com/mickey.jpg)

The Mustang sold for £3300 + buyers fee.

Under estimate, is that cheap?