Hi Folks - I am a 71 year old NEWBIE to Fords. Have a 1934 Ford Pickup (for 10 years) that I am FINALLY going to start working on this winter. Plan (so far) is to put the metal '34 Ford body on a 1990 Chevy (sorry, is that a bad word?)S-10 LONG bed frame & suspension already I have, allowing me to extend the '34 Ford Pickup's cab 8". My reason for the long-bed Chevy is to 'fit' us (6' me and 6'4" son). I plan to use a Ford 302 with 3-2s and Ford trans for propulsion. I love 3-2s and feel for normal street driving the 2-bbl will be fuel conservative, the other 4 throats that occasional punch. It will NOT be a race vehicle, not at all - just a good, quick, and pretty daily driver. [Have a 1981 Chevy C-10 also, with a hydraulic lift bed & '81 Vette rear end {stops great!} that I may keep for grunt work.] Bought a new a '69 Chevy Z-28 years ago and fell in love with its 302. Rodding magazines back then rated the Ford 302 as essentially identical in almost every way in '69, but this is 2010 (& I'm a LOT older - bummer!). Fortunately Ford still has its 302 - but I imagine it has changed BIG TIME. And, from what I read Ford has MANY versions of its 302, but I haven't been able to sort them out.
SO - I have some basic Ford Qs.
1 - I expect to stay with the Ford small-block family, Windsors preferably (from what I have read, Windsors are the way to go). Any opinions or expertise on this?
2 - I have read the 302s in (about) 1995 to 2002 era are the best & strongest 302 engines. Several years ago I acquired a (about 1987) 302 engine & trans (funky ole 2 bbl) as a core. May rebuild it OR may trade for a re-manufactured BOSS long block. Depends on what you guys can tell me.
3 - I have read a Ford ROLLER is a Roller camshaft engine, BUT also read it is a manufacturing process that has nothing at all to do with the type cam in the engine. Which is it please?
4 - I'd seek your wisdom and ANYTHING you can tell me would be greatly appreciated, be it about FORD's Windsor engines, OR their trans, carbs, suspensions, etc., etc. Was looking to use the new Stromberg-97s vs Rochesters or Holleys 2 barrels. E-mail may be easier, if anyone prefers, that is good for me.
Thank you , Murf

 

Welcome to the forum...You will need to re-post in the proper area.I suspect you will get many more replys.

 

Be nice if you suggested "the proper area". I posted in the year area that covered the engines I understood covered what I asked about. The website is pretty weak in guiding a newbie.

 

If I'm understanding what you're asking then this is probably where you need to go.
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The 97-03 boards cover the truck years with the 4.2L V6, 2v 4.6L V8, and 2v 5.4L V8's other wise known as the first gen Modular motors.