does anyone have any information on how to swap a 240 inline 6 to a 302? I am going to use the stock c-4 trans and don't want to move it at all, just bolt the engine up and mount it to the frame. I am just gathering a lot opf info prior to starting in on the project.

 

you will need a reworked crossmember, radiator, dog house widened, cable throttle linkage, [which you may have on a 66 240], and assorted other bits and peices.

 

You may have to check the bell housing on you C-4 to make sure it will match up to the 302 block. There were 2 differant bolt patterns a 5 bolt and a 6 bolt and they are not interchangable but you can swap out bell housings and still use the origina C4

 

what would happen if i used hugger headers, could i get away with not having to widen the doghouse? I have an old petersons engine swap guide that tells how to do the swap in a 62 econoline, but i wiuld like to get more info than the article gives. also what about moving the crossmember down and back, read that if you move it back four inches and down 1 3/4 inches it all bolts up, is this true? if not does anyone have a spare 240 i-6 crossmember for sale cheap?? i talked to eugene ..... i forgot his last name but he is in california and builds the v-8 crossmembers from yours, but if i ever want to put the van back stock i would like to have the 240 c-member thanks a lot for all your info because i really appreciate it, as you all know its rather hard to find info on these projects!

 

eugene phillips , the guy you talked to, is the one to talk to on the swap. he has done more than anyone else alive or dead!. if you have contact with him, you have all the answers rigt there.

 

I just bought a bone stock original 62 econoline today! Got it out of Atlanta..stored for 25 years. I want to upgrade the engine... from the 170 to a reliable 200 6.

I will start a new thread I think

-Benevolance