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If you want to put a motor with some real power in a Conquest you are gonna have to come up with a rear axle and suspension that will hold up to the torque! The Conquest uses a IRS with a tiny rubber mounted differential that will be short lived behind a V8!!



Well that might be the nail in the coffin. That would also require alot of fab work for the rearend as well.
Putting a Dana 60 or 9 inch ford in it and changing it to leaf spring would be a nightmare.

Thanks for the info guys!