Best way is to pull all of the sheet metal off of the front of the car. The fenders, radiator and everything. Then you will have to change the front suspension and put in larger springs to carry the weight of the ford/chevy motor. Get a cherry picker and drop the motor down into the frame about where it would need to sit, and see what you will have to do as far as fabricating new motor mounts, and mounts for your transmission. You will need to see if you can sit it back far enough to clear the radiator and grill. Once you have it set where you want it, you will probably need to trim the inner fender, or mud guards to fit around the motor, and then put on the outer fenders. You will definetly need to put in a larger radiator for the capacity to cool the motor. Also you will need to change the rear end, as the one you have will not handle the larger horsepower and torque. You will also need to change the rear suspension as the light weight suspension it has will likely buckle when you accelerate.
If you do not have your own shop and have not worked on cars before, I would not even suggest that you attempt doing this. If you have a shop do it, you are probably looking at around $10,000 or more for all of the modifications and everything that will be needed. The main thing you will run into after you get it built is that it will be front-end heavy and not corner well at all.How do u put a small block ford/chevy in a 1958 Nash metro politain?Take it to a pro
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How do u put a small block ford/chevy in a 1958 Nash metro politain?If you have to ask, maybe you should not attempt it. I would suggest you have an expert perform such custom work and be prepared with barrels of $$$$$$$Do you really think it is so easy that I could describe such a custom job in just a couple of sentences on this site IF it has even ever been done.
Good Luck.
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