Editing Front and rearend swap on a 1936 Plymouth

I am building my first hot rod from a 1936 Plymouth coupe. I have a Chevy 350 engine and 350 turbo trans already. I need help on the front and rear end. Someone told me that I could use the "all aluminum" front end from a late model Crown Victoria. I got one from a 2003 and of course it was too wide. I have cut 6 inches from the cross member to make it the right width.

Now I hear that I should have bought a front and rear from a Camaro or Firebird. If I go with that for the rear, I'll have a Ford front and GM rear. Should I start over? Is there a Ford rearend that you recommend?




My son has a '36 Plymouth coupe and has a Mustang II front suspension for it. Mustang II have better geometry than than Firebird or Camaro.  

He has checked out a couple of cars that have the Mustang II front end and says they look easy using the stock Mustang II cross member and after market strut brackets welded to the frame. The curve in the Plymouth frame drops it enough so you don't need dropped spindles. For the rear we have a Lincoln Mark 8.8" rear end under it. The fit was good, just remove the factory brackets and weld on the spring mounting pads. 

If you want to go a little narrower, use the late '80s Mustang 8.8" rear end with Ranger 5 bolt axles and the Lincoln disc brakes. All bolt on with the right factory pieces. The front will get Ford Granada 11" rotors and either GM or Ford calipers. 20xx Mustang GT calipers are also supposed to be an easy swap.

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