I'm trying to drop a 7.5 into my truck in which originally had the 5.0, in the process of dropping the motor in, i realized the oil cooler was keeping the motor from sitting in properly, something with the frame between my truck and the donor truck is different to allow clearance for the cooler, so i will more likely have to take off. I have read about people putting in adapters to put the oil filter back on the frame, but i can not find them anywhere, Anybody care to help by giving me a website? Please and thankyou

 

I put a 460 in my F150 in place of the original 300 and had the exact problem you are having. The crossmember is chamfered on the 460 truck to allow the oil cooler adaptor to clear whereas your crossmember is not. As you see, the original adaptor is a 45 degree affair. Ford Motorsport makes a 90 degree adaptor, which I tried, but it makes the oil filter hit the fan belt. What I ended up doing was deleting the oil cooler and using a remote oil filter that I got from Jegs. I put the oil filter up behind the front bumper where it is bolted to the frame rail on the left side.

In hindsight what I should have done, and what you might consider doing if you don't have the engine in place yet, is to remove the engine and cut out the hole where the 302 oil filter came thru the crossmember. This would allow you to put a straight adaptor on and then screw the filter directly to the block. You would need to make a round cut with a cutoff wheel so it won't be prone to cracking later on. I felt I could not do this from underneath and I already had the motor all bolted in so I went with the remote oil filter instead.

FYI if you go with the remote oil filter, I recommend you make or buy some braided oil lines with the colored ends like they use in NASCAR ("AN" fittings I think?) - my oil line as provided by Jegs came off after only about a week and dumped all the oil out on the street. Luckily I just happened to be looking at the oil gauge at the time and I saw it go to zero so I pulled over right away.

 

i do in fact have the motor out, so you recommend cutting a bigger hole in frame where the oil filter went in before with the 302? Just making sure i do it properly.

 

Yes, that is what I would have done on mine in hindsight, then you can just screw the oil filter to the block just like your 302.

 

will cutting the frame compromise the strength in anyway? also, best way to cut the hole? and, where can i find this adapter?

 

Yes, it will, but since this is on the crossmember, and not the frame itself, in my opinion it should not be a problem, but you have to decide that for yourself. I guess it depends on how hard you plan to beat this truck.

I would use a cutting torch to cut the hole bigger and then use a handheld grinder to clean it up. Here is the adaptor I am talking about:

Ford Oil Filter Adapter Block-to-Filter ET3821 | eBay

 

Considering my options, i think i will attempt to do it this way, or at least look deeper into it. Thank you my good sir

 

Just saw this on Summit, think this could work, versus cutting holes. Ford Racing M-6880-A50 - Ford Racing Oil Filter Adapters - Overview - SummitRacing.com ?

 

I tried that one as I mentioned in my first post on this thread, it didn't work for me, I had to send it back.

 

I was thinking of ordering the Ford Racing 90 degree adapter for my 92 F250 7.5L. It sounds like I would have the same problem with interference with the serpentine belt. Is that correct?