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rotorwrench · 10-10-2021, 01:09 PM

An 8N in fairly descent condition will go for up around 4,500 bucks down here and that's if it has good metal, presentable paint, and good tires. The engine cradle kit that ties the trans-axle to the front axle structure is available from Awesome Henry and allows a flathead V8 installation. I don't know what they charge for them now days. They used to be around 1,000 bucks. It can be expensive to build a decent flathead 8BA but a person would stay well under 15K bucks to build one DIY. If you pay someone else then it likely would be 25K.

10-10-2021, 01:09 PM	#2
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 18,006	Re: V8 conversion in an 8N An 8N in fairly descent condition will go for up around 4,500 bucks down here and that's if it has good metal, presentable paint, and good tires. The engine cradle kit that ties the trans-axle to the front axle structure is available from Awesome Henry and allows a flathead V8 installation. I don't know what they charge for them now days. They used to be around 1,000 bucks. It can be expensive to build a decent flathead 8BA but a person would stay well under 15K bucks to build one DIY. If you pay someone else then it likely would be 25K.