[Shotimes] SHO engine in RWD

[Kevin & Cheryl Airth]

And a TR7, 1937 Chevy streetrod, Several more street rods are being built
with the SHO too. Beautiful red sand rail! This is rear engine though. Guy
on SHO forum has it.
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> Been LOTS of SHO engines put in RWD format.
>
> SHOstar minivan (Aerostar)
> SHOranger pickup
> Cobra kit car.
>
> and the Monster Healey that we are featuring in the magazine
> now.
>
> Easy to turn around the intake, plum the water line from the
> (now) back of the motor to the front is the hardest thing,
> but easily done really.  Water flow is traditional as far as
> that goes.
>
> The engine mounts to the ranger/aerostar tranny bolt
> pattern, so that solves one big problem.
>
> Don Mallinson
>
> rsdesi@jps.net wrote:
>
> > I was cruising a Ford Ranger site recently and they were talking about
what
> > it would take to put a SHO engine in a Ranger.  One guy was saying that
the
> > engine would have problems cooling in the North/South configuration due
to
> > the coolent flowing in a direction for a FWD car.  He said that head
> > gaskets would need the sides swapped in order to fix the problem.
> >
> > I have seen that a few guys are using the SHO engine in RWD cars, but
this
> > is the first I have heard coolant flow direction being different.
Anyone
> > have comments on this?
> >
> > Rich