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Hey all,
My brother-in-law is looking to get his old 84 F150 back from the guy he sold it to years ago and wanted me to see if I could come up with an estimate on what it would cost to overhaul it.
He wants to put a fresh engine in, lift it 3-4" and put 33-35" wheels on it, it is a 4 x 4 that still currently works but he had concerns of needing more low-end for parking, pulling out from lights, etc typical 302 concerns. Can you just install a lower gear set in the rear differential or will that cause problems?
It would likely be a big hassle to put a 302HO motor out of a mustang with the fuel injection but I don't see why his intake manifold wouldn't work on a HO motor with his carb- probably have to use his old dizzy. But again I had a blown, h/c/i 306 ho in my 5.0 and I wouldn't call it a stump puller.
Is a 351 swap pretty straight forward?
I was considering building him a 351 windsor if it wouldn't be too much of a hassle to put in considering headers/manifolds.... The mounts/oilpan/bellhousing should bolt up correct?
I know nothing about lifting a truck!
Thanks
Andrew
My brother-in-law is looking to get his old 84 F150 back from the guy he sold it to years ago and wanted me to see if I could come up with an estimate on what it would cost to overhaul it.
He wants to put a fresh engine in, lift it 3-4" and put 33-35" wheels on it, it is a 4 x 4 that still currently works but he had concerns of needing more low-end for parking, pulling out from lights, etc typical 302 concerns. Can you just install a lower gear set in the rear differential or will that cause problems?
It would likely be a big hassle to put a 302HO motor out of a mustang with the fuel injection but I don't see why his intake manifold wouldn't work on a HO motor with his carb- probably have to use his old dizzy. But again I had a blown, h/c/i 306 ho in my 5.0 and I wouldn't call it a stump puller.
Is a 351 swap pretty straight forward?
I was considering building him a 351 windsor if it wouldn't be too much of a hassle to put in considering headers/manifolds.... The mounts/oilpan/bellhousing should bolt up correct?
I know nothing about lifting a truck!
Thanks
Andrew
