engine woes

[not a chevy]

im lookin at buying a 1959 fairlane custom 300 it has an automatic tranny but it has no engine i was told it came with a 289 is this correct also i have a 5.0 mustang engine out of a 1985 mustang would i have to change to a mustang tranny to make this work or am i best off trying to find the original motor and make life easier

[dead horse]

your 5.0 will slide right in there like gooseberrys thru a --well goose-- your tranny will fit

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Originally Posted by not a chevy

im lookin at buying a 1959 fairlane custom 300 it has an automatic tranny but it has no engine i was told it came with a 289 is this correct also i have a 5.0 mustang engine out of a 1985 mustang would i have to change to a mustang tranny to make this work or am i best off trying to find the original motor and make life easier

They never had a 289 in 1959 it never came out till 63-64 it however may have had a 292
Y block which the tranny won't work with th 5.0. If you go with the Mustang drivetrain
I think Trans-Dapt makes mounts for your application and like dead horse said it is
a good way to go.