351w engine swap
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351w engine swap
Hey yall,
I need some info on where i can get the mount kit to swap a inline 6 300ci to a 351w for the years of like 83 through 86 i cant remember what year it is but i need to know if they made them or at least had 351w at all in the f150s during any of those years
thanx
TheSlyWolf
P.S. please email any info to TheSlyWolf(No Email Addresses In Posts!)....thanx
I need some info on where i can get the mount kit to swap a inline 6 300ci to a 351w for the years of like 83 through 86 i cant remember what year it is but i need to know if they made them or at least had 351w at all in the f150s during any of those years
thanx
TheSlyWolf
P.S. please email any info to TheSlyWolf(No Email Addresses In Posts!)....thanx
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From: S. Mississippi
351w engine swap
[updated:LAST EDITED ON 20-Sep-02 AT 00:59 AM (EST)]There were trucks that came with the 351w factory, and parts are plentiful in junkyards such as motor/trans mounts and brackets etc.
if you are looking for new parts, l and l products should have the mounts you seek, i'd also check the store here at this site to see if they are in stock, and you will help support the site too. the website is motorhaven.autoanything.com
your trans on the 300 six will bolt to the 351w but you'll need to use all the parts from the 351 to mate it to the trans, including flywheel, brackets etc. you will also need the dizzy from the 351, i don't think the distributor from the six will work in a v8.
Best of luck to you.
if you are looking for new parts, l and l products should have the mounts you seek, i'd also check the store here at this site to see if they are in stock, and you will help support the site too. the website is motorhaven.autoanything.com
your trans on the 300 six will bolt to the 351w but you'll need to use all the parts from the 351 to mate it to the trans, including flywheel, brackets etc. you will also need the dizzy from the 351, i don't think the distributor from the six will work in a v8.
Best of luck to you.
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From: Drummonds, TN USA
351w engine swap
Inline 6 is the same frame mount as a big block V8 if I'm not mistaken, for the Windsor motor you'll need to get a set of frame mounts from the boneyard.
The passenger side mount is bolted onto the frame, but the drivers side is attached with large rivets, and has to be cut off with a torch.
Pull all the bolts you can off the donor truck before calling in the yard's torch guy, because you'll need the extra bolts to install the mounts.
The frame mounts will probably cost ya fifty bucks, but the good news is that smallblock V8 rubber mounts are only 9 bucks each.
http://greywolf.clubfte.com/oldandnew2.jpg
The mounts laying on the crossmember (crusty looking, in this photo) are fresh from the wrecking yard. They are the ones you want - the installed ones here are for a V6, believe it or not. With the new setup you can run any smallblock from 255 up to 351W.
The mounts have the engines they are designed for stamped into the underside of each of them, if you have any doubt about which ones you have found at the salvage yard. Just look up underneath!
http://greywolf.clubfte.com/302stamp.jpg
The stamp on the bottom of this mount for example, is telling us that it's for 255 through 302 C.I. and 351 Windsor engines.
Finally; This shot shows you roughly where under the mount you can expect to find that stamp. It's much the same on all of them -
Dead under the highest point, right next to the frame when they are installed. You may want to bring a mirror with you to make it easier to look under there...
http://greywolf.clubfte.com/v6mmp1a.jpg
~Wolf
The passenger side mount is bolted onto the frame, but the drivers side is attached with large rivets, and has to be cut off with a torch.
Pull all the bolts you can off the donor truck before calling in the yard's torch guy, because you'll need the extra bolts to install the mounts.
The frame mounts will probably cost ya fifty bucks, but the good news is that smallblock V8 rubber mounts are only 9 bucks each.
http://greywolf.clubfte.com/oldandnew2.jpg
The mounts laying on the crossmember (crusty looking, in this photo) are fresh from the wrecking yard. They are the ones you want - the installed ones here are for a V6, believe it or not. With the new setup you can run any smallblock from 255 up to 351W.
The mounts have the engines they are designed for stamped into the underside of each of them, if you have any doubt about which ones you have found at the salvage yard. Just look up underneath!
http://greywolf.clubfte.com/302stamp.jpg
The stamp on the bottom of this mount for example, is telling us that it's for 255 through 302 C.I. and 351 Windsor engines.
Finally; This shot shows you roughly where under the mount you can expect to find that stamp. It's much the same on all of them -
Dead under the highest point, right next to the frame when they are installed. You may want to bring a mirror with you to make it easier to look under there...
http://greywolf.clubfte.com/v6mmp1a.jpg
~Wolf
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351w engine swap
Hey yall,
Thanx for the info im glad i can count on all you Ford enthuisiests for help. Ill be sure to post the sfter pix of my truck when its done but if any of you wanna check out what the truck looks like before im done heres the link http://www.geocities.com/theslywolf2004/index.html
It says im using a 300inline six but i changed my mind cause i have to get a new block anyways and why not a classic 351winsdor. But the general plan with everything else is the same.
Thanx again
Thanx for the info im glad i can count on all you Ford enthuisiests for help. Ill be sure to post the sfter pix of my truck when its done but if any of you wanna check out what the truck looks like before im done heres the link http://www.geocities.com/theslywolf2004/index.html
It says im using a 300inline six but i changed my mind cause i have to get a new block anyways and why not a classic 351winsdor. But the general plan with everything else is the same.
Thanx again
