360 swap
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360 swap
well you probably remeber a few weeks ago i was asking about putting a 360 from a 72 f250 into my 82 f150. i didn't take any of your advice on it since it was all not to do it. the swap was very easy i just had to lift the motor up about an inch to clear the pan. i took it out wheeling over the wwekend and it was great. the motor runs excellent and has plenty of power for my truck compared to the 300 inline 6 that it replaced. ill get some pictures up so you can take a look
justin
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well, im glad it went easy for you. for something thats free i guess you did ok, just not the route i would have taken. one question......if you know what you wanna do, why bother asking us what you should do?
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well i was hoping for some helpful advice, when i was first asking about it. just like every other question asked here, but i didn't really get much. i do understand all the advice that was given and all but it was definatly not as hard as it was made out to be
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You know 82, you might want to document what all you did to shoehorn that beast in, since I'm sure that someone around here has an old 427 side-oiler (since they share the same engine mount placement) just waitin to go into their 80's truck.
Good for you for going against the grain. Nuthin beats free, even if it does take a little, shall we say, ingenuity...
Good for you for going against the grain. Nuthin beats free, even if it does take a little, shall we say, ingenuity...
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actually it was very easy to do, i did have to relocate my oil filter because it wouldn't clear the crossmemebr. that was easy enough with a kit. i used the stock rubber mounts that go onto the block of the 360 and built 2 3/4 inch aluminum spacers to put in between there and the crossmemeber since the pan on the 360 was a bit deeper, i raised the tranny and t case to compensate, i used the np435 that was already in the truck. i also had to cut the fender well on the passenger side to get the hedder to fit. i did allof this with only hand tools and a die grinder. not to brag or any thing but im only 17 ill be 18 next month but im not sure of many 17 year olds that are doing stuff like this. im going to get some pics up in the next few days
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Originally Posted by 82f1504x4
actually it was very easy to do, i did have to relocate my oil filter because it wouldn't clear the crossmemebr. that was easy enough with a kit. i used the stock rubber mounts that go onto the block of the 360 and built 2 3/4 inch aluminum spacers to put in between there and the crossmemeber since the pan on the 360 was a bit deeper, i raised the tranny and t case to compensate, i used the np435 that was already in the truck. i also had to cut the fender well on the passenger side to get the hedder to fit. i did allof this with only hand tools and a die grinder. not to brag or any thing but im only 17 ill be 18 next month but im not sure of many 17 year olds that are doing stuff like this. im going to get some pics up in the next few days
justin
justin
did you have to cut a hole in the crossmember, or did it bolt into the stock holes with the spacer?
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Since you raised the engine at the engine mounts, did you raise the transfer case also? If not, then you probably do not have transmission output shaft and pinion angles that agree. Don't expect long u-joint life.
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Originally Posted by MBDiagMan
Since you raised the engine at the engine mounts, did you raise the transfer case also? If not, then you probably do not have transmission output shaft and pinion angles that agree. Don't expect long u-joint life.
Originally Posted by 82f1504x4
i raised the tranny and t case to compensate, i used the np435 that was already in the truck.
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