{"id":2625,"date":"2012-12-19T04:56:38","date_gmt":"2012-12-19T04:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2625"},"modified":"2021-02-18T22:31:31","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T04:31:31","slug":"dodge-viper-powered-1970-ford-maverick-build-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2625","title":{"rendered":"1970 Ford Maverick with a Viper V10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=67816\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-67816\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"67816\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=67816\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/1970-Ford-Maverick-with-a-Viper-V10-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1970 Ford Maverick with a Viper V10 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1970 Ford Maverick with a Viper V10&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/1970-Ford-Maverick-with-a-Viper-V10-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/1970-Ford-Maverick-with-a-Viper-V10-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1970 Ford Maverick with a Viper V10\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-67816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/1970-Ford-Maverick-with-a-Viper-V10-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/1970-Ford-Maverick-with-a-Viper-V10-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/1970-Ford-Maverick-with-a-Viper-V10-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/1970-Ford-Maverick-with-a-Viper-V10-01.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jason Lewis from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC-x_DsqUIGzv42kQ526E0_A\">AutoEdits<\/a> is building a 1970 Ford Maverick with a Viper V10. Jason purchased the Maverick with a inline-six and automatic transmission. The car now sits on a custom chassis with a Chris Alston&#8217;s Chassisworks front suspension and 4-link rear suspension. Under the hood sits a 505 ci Viper V10 mated to a T56 six-speed manual transmission sending power to a narrowed Ford 9-inch rear end.<br \/>\n<strong>Update 2-18-2012<\/strong>: Jason removed the V10 and cancelled the build. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/WnIa-Wz_wxA\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/HFoBhJ6e3O0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/AKSA4AhPvAo\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/YWmGVRsSEH4\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/XyOedxEn5mg\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/5LvvPlNr9PY\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC-x_DsqUIGzv42kQ526E0_A\">AutoEdits<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/autoholics.com\/2012\/12\/18\/-Dodge-Viper-V10-in-a-Ford-Maverick-Build--Taking-a-Beating-675047\">Autoholics<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jason Lewis from AutoEdits is building a 1970 Ford Maverick with a Viper V10. Jason purchased the Maverick with a inline-six and automatic transmission. The car now sits on a custom chassis with a Chris Alston&#8217;s Chassisworks front suspension and 4-link rear suspension. Under the hood sits a 505 ci Viper V10 mated to a&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2625\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">1970 Ford Maverick with a Viper V10<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":67816,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[148],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-maverick"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/1970-Ford-Maverick-with-a-Viper-V10-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":127608,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=127608","url_meta":{"origin":2625,"position":0},"title":"1957 Chevrolet 210 with a Viper V10","author":"swaptastic","date":"February 11, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"We found this 1957 Chevrolet 210 listed on Streetside Classics. 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