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Old Jul 29, 2003 | 11:25 PM
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351m to 351w conversion, 1978 f150, any ideas ?

i know that i am going to have to recase the transmission, besides that, anybody know if the moter mounts will work, and if they wont, what my options might me? just wanting to know if there are to many roadblocks in swaping these moters. anybody ever do it on a 78-79 f150? its a 4x4 auto tranny,
 
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351m to 351w conversion, 1978 f150, any ideas ?

Use your 351m frame brackets with 302 rubber mounts.
 
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Old Jul 31, 2003 | 11:26 PM
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351m to 351w conversion, 1978 f150, any ideas ?

almost they fall a couple inches short youll need to fab up some spacers to leval the motor back out or else it will sit at a horrible angle
 
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