1952 Ford 8N 302 v8 conversion

[milkman636]

I will get picks of those things but my digital camera bit the dust and I don't want to use my Canon T4i in the cold dirty barn.
So I should have my ruggedized snap shooter tomorrow. Exhaust manifolds are steel by Don Knasel along with an extended engine mount that links the tranny to the adapter plate to front axle mounting plate.
The motor mounts to the engine mount with standard motor mounts and to the adapter plate that bolts to the tranny. The only problem I have with the manifold is that the steel is so thick that there is little clearance for a wrench or socket. I had to grind down a sacrificial 9/16" 1/4" drive to make a really thin wall socket. That worked for all but one of the bolts. Had to use an open end the best I could on that one. I am new to all this so I hope I am making sense.

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Yeah those manifolds got my attention. Your description makes perfect sense to me. What are you planning for an air cleaner?

 

[wploetz]

Air cleaner is a low profile polished aluminum with a paper filter.


Headers Pictures - I think cap screws with allen heads would be easier to install because there is not enough room for a socket and I had to jimmy around with an open end on a couple of the bolts.

Yeah those manifolds got my attention. Your description makes perfect sense to me. What are you planning for an air cleaner?

 

[milkman636]

Air cleaner is a low profile polished aluminum with a paper filter.
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Headers Pictures - I think cap screws with allen heads would be easier to install because there is not enough room for a socket and I had to jimmy around with an open end on a couple of the bolts.
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The air cleaner looks like it'll fit nicely under the "hood". Black cap screws would like nice in the manifolds too. Is the any plan for muffling the exhaust or are you sticking with straight pipe?

As a fan of Ford Tractors and the 302 engine, I wanna drive that thing!

 

[wploetz]

Since we will starting this up inside the barn, un-muffled would probably cause hearing loss so we are "Hushpower"-ing it by Flowmaster. This will get installed Saturday. Man, that Aluminum exhaust paint takes for ever to dry and now my hands are all silvery from picking them up for the photos. It has been 22 hours, so much for quick drying. My friend at the local Midas bent the pipe for us.

The air cleaner looks like it'll fit nicely under the "hood". Black cap screws would like nice in the manifolds too. Is the any plan for muffling the exhaust or are you sticking with straight pipe?

As a fan of Ford Tractors and the 302 engine, I wanna drive that thing!

 

[milkman636]

That should sound sweet. What did the donor engine come out of?

 

[wploetz]

1983 Mercury Marquis w/only 19K on it. I heard it run before we pulled.

That should sound sweet. What did the donor engine come out of?

 

[milkman636]

That was a rare find. I remember the pics of the bottom with pan off and the oil pickup screen. It should be happier now in its new home.

 

[wploetz]

Yep, and best of all, I thought $500 was a very fair price. Usually you don't get to hear them running. Hope it starts up tomorrow!

That was a rare find. I remember the pics of the bottom with pan off and the oil pickup screen. It should be happier now in its new home.

 

[milkman636]

Shoot, I'm excited for you. That's a great project you have going there.

 

[wploetz]

Bummer, my helper (with the brains) is snowed in so we are now shooting to fire it up next week!!!