Thread: Falcon might get V8

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My oil preassure issue still remains. I have now put in another new oil pump, and good gaskets, and I got 5 PSI when I primed it so that leaves the bearings, and for me to even think about doing a re bearing, I will send the crank to a machine shop, and have it checked/ turned if it now needs it, and get the correct bearings. I know this will cost between $150-$300 at Napa, where I get my machine work done. I still need $100-$300 worth of parts for the turbo setup.

What I might do, is buy a Used 302/ Auto out of a junkyard ( run all basic condition tests, ) I can get for $300 for the package, fab some mounts that will bolt the V8 to my 6cyl mounts ( There is a kit from Dearborne classics 4 this, but I can do it myself ), anything that the V8 snaps, the Turbo 6 would anyway. then when I get time/ money I'll do a swap back to the 6 ( which would be compleatly checked over/ re bearing'd ) and do a T5 5spd swap, that I had planned on anyway. I'll get a DSII distributor 4 the V8, and I can use the MSD box and coil, that the 6cyl uses.

If I get around to it tomorrow, I might pull the 6cyl

Matt,
That really sucks, after all that work. I screwed one up yrs ago. Put a 394"
Olds in my 56 Ford truck. I left the galley plugs out behind the timing gear
and no oil pressure. Luckily I shut it off and didn,t hurt it. Hope not too
much is wrong with it.
Ron

yea. it didn't knock, so I'm shure it's fixable. crank was std size when rebuilt, so even if it's in need of work, I still can go undersize all the way to .030.

Well, I just found out, there is supposto be a galley plug behind the timing gear, my teacher had told me it was a drain back. and I couldn't remember ( month or so, block was at machine shop ), so... At least now, I know what I have 2 fix

well thats not too bad of a fix then.... just a bunch of work and some gaskets... hate pulling that front conver

Yea. pretty easy. I was about to pull motor cause I thought bearings were not clearenced correctly ( even tho I checked them when I installed them, did seem odd/ unlikely ).

I had a 68 falcon, and put a 302 out of a 68 Galaxie. Bought the Galaxie just for the swap, so had mounts and brackets and stuff. Dropped right in, no problems whatsoever. put some side pipes on it, and man that thing ran SWEET. Plastiguaged the mains, and they were within ( outside ) tolerance, so I just cleaned up the Quaker State gunk out of the block, put in a new timing chain and gears, high volume oil pump ( compensate for the worn mains ) and dropped it in. DAM that thing ran smooth.