Engine Swap

JOHN MILLER · Post by **JOHN MILLER** » November 12, 2008, 10:52 am

How easy is it to put a 302 V-8 into a 1964 Ford Truck. My truck originally came with a 292 V-8. Will the existing manual transmission bolt up to the 302. What year 302 would work best. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Also if anyone has pictures of a 302 swap please post them for me to see.

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » November 12, 2008, 11:21 am

302 wont bolt up to your 292 trans.
you will need to do a bit of fabrication.

DCarr · Post by **DCarr** » November 12, 2008, 11:51 am

Tom at Flashhback F100s has conversion engine mounts just for this. The trans adaptor will have to be made-maybe someone posting has done this already. It's a popular swap.

jwh f-100 · Post by **jwh f-100** » November 12, 2008, 11:54 am

You can use a transdapt mount for the engine. About $175.00 for everything.

DCarr · Post by **DCarr** » November 12, 2008, 11:59 am

Jason, how much clearance between the axle and the crossmember?--David.

jwh f-100 · Post by **jwh f-100** » November 12, 2008, 1:46 pm

DCarr wrote:Jason, how much clearance between the axle and the crossmember?--David.

David, I'll grab you some measurements. The tube is behind the axle.

spstack · Post by **spstack** » November 12, 2008, 4:38 pm

got a 289 in mine used the same crossmember and keep my 3 on the tree with no problems check speedway motors they are the cheapest just rember to use grade 8 bolts on the install we all want to be safe

happenies is a rusting chevy

charliemccraney · Post by **charliemccraney** » November 12, 2008, 5:12 pm

Is there anything wrong with the 292?

Post by **Greg D** » November 12, 2008, 5:44 pm

charliemccraney wrote:Is there anything wrong with the 292?

Ditto?

JOHN MILLER · Post by **JOHN MILLER** » November 12, 2008, 6:35 pm

The 292 is missing the intake, heads, and brackets. I thought it would be easier to just swap the engine instead of hunting down parts for the 292.

charliemccraney · Post by **charliemccraney** » November 12, 2008, 10:08 pm

That should not be difficult. Certainly easier than an engine swap, the necessary driveline modifications, and the myriad of little things that will come up in order to get the job done. New heads will be available soon. New manifolds are available. Used stuff is more plentiful than you might think. Which brackets do you need? Have you heard of Y-blocksforever?

jwh f-100 · Post by **jwh f-100** » November 17, 2008, 4:21 pm

jwh f-100 wrote:
DCarr wrote:Jason, how much clearance between the axle and the crossmember?--David.
David, I'll grab you some measurements. The tube is behind the axle.

David, From the axle to the drain plug it is 5 1/2". The axle to the stops is about 3 1/2" Hope this helps.

DCarr · Post by **DCarr** » November 17, 2008, 7:47 pm

Thanks, it was a bit of an optical illusion. I didn't realize the crossmember tube was behind the axle. plenty of clearance.Thanks---David.

blackagatha · Post by **blackagatha** » November 17, 2008, 9:06 pm

lots better than aggie had with the 390.... It hung down way far with the transdapt xmxmebr, had about 2-3 inches of axle clearance to the pan. It smashed hard all the time until I modded the SHIZZLE out of a pan. And made a leaky mess. SHIZZLE!

jecsd1 · Post by **jecsd1** » November 18, 2008, 10:04 pm

I agree with the y block guys. I'm not the biggest fan of Y blocks but it seems you could scrounge up jun yard parts way easier than an engine swap. JMHO

R Pope · Post by **R Pope** » November 20, 2008, 8:56 am

The Y is probably shot, that's why it was stripped, right? In that case a more modern engine makes sense. Find a wrecked Mustang, LTD, or pickup engine and trans as a unit and slide 'er in. No messing with adapters, or Ford external balance glitches if you use the whole drop-in unit.