1989 Mustang LX 302 To 351W Swap

[DieselSlug]

Studs came in today.

 

[DieselSlug]

Got the heads bolted on last night. Time for some valve train geometry.

 

[btfarm]

I take it your attached garage is where your utilities are. I see a wash tub and water heater.
BTW, engine looks good :hihi:

 

[DieselSlug]

I take it your attached garage is where your utilities are. I see a wash tub and water heater.
BTW, engine looks good :hihi:

Thanks! The car is actually in my dads basement. His house is a ranch with an attached garage that can hold 4 cars and a compact tractor tight. The basement is a walkout style in the rear of the house. So a few years ago my dad had a garage door put in back there, so thats how we got my car into the basement. That's why you see the new smart water heater (old one started leaking about 2 months ago), and the wash tub my dad put in (have yet to see him use it lol)

I will see if i can find the pictures showing how much work it took to get the car in there.

 

[DieselSlug]

Here are the pictures. My dad framed off the "car" portion of the basement from the "rest" of it. So he build the wall with a removable sections (meant for 4 wheelers or snowmobiles) but hey, measured the car and it would fit! So instead of me freezing in the garage un-insulated garage upstairs why not be warmer in the basement!

Last pictures has me and the old water heater in it lol.

 

[btfarm]

Excellent! :thumbsup:

 

[DieselSlug]

Replaced the o rings and pintle caps on my 24lb injectors (upgrading from 19's). Ended up breaking 1 pintle cap, of course the kit came with 1 extra o ring instead of 1 extra cap. Trying to get into contact with the company i purchased them from. Vice with a screw to removed the pressed in filters.

 

[DieselSlug]

Called the company on ebay about getting an extra pintle cap. Told them id be willing to pay since it was my fault. They are shipping me 2 extra caps for free. Silvershot_Platinum is the sellers name on ebay, definitely a good company to do business with. They should be here any day now. Got some stomach bug yesterday and that has slowed me down, buried in school work. Once i get caught up i will be back to the car.

 

[DieselSlug]

Here is the progress from this past weekend!
Anyone know what this connector is to? Was underneath the coolant overflow bottle un plugged.

Gear off an old 302 distributor. Ready for new 351w distributor.

 

[DieselSlug]

Anyone know why the coolant rail for the heater core works on my 302, but when i take it to line up with the 351W intake (Gt-40) it hits injector #1. DO i need a coolant rail off of a explorer or truck??

Also found out the 351w truck fuel rail wont work, very different, will have to remove my 302 rail and extend it.

 

[btfarm]

The connector you asked about might be for a low coolant or washer fluid sensor...:dunno:

 

[DieselSlug]

The connector you asked about might be for a low coolant or washer fluid sensor...:dunno:

Could very well be, not sure if these cars were equipped. But i took out the fan shrowd and bottle and there isnt any electrical piece on the bottle. I first thought a foglight for a GT model, but that pigtail is dangling behind the bumper.

 

[NVW]

Most likely an unused connector. You could put a test light on it and turn stuff on.

 

[DieselSlug]

Most likely an unused connector. You could put a test light on it and turn stuff on.

I got a reply on the mustang forum about it being a coolant sensor. I guess they started installing rods into the coolant jugs under the caps.

 

[DieselSlug]

Thinking about purchasing a small sand blasting gun to clean this coolant tube up...
I went at it with a torch and strategic bending to allow enough clearence for injector 1. Success.

Moved the car to its final engine/trans extraction point in the basement.

 

[DieselSlug]

Bought this used kit from Doug Vanstrom performance in NY, gave me a sweet deal, dont have to go to the junkyard now!

 

[DieselSlug]

Picked up a new harmonic balancer, billet distributor w/ steel gear and pushrods. Waiting for my T5Z to me completed. Will hopefully remove the engine and trans this weekend.

 

[DieselSlug]

Some progress. Got hooked up with a t5z trans, which is a bit more stout than the W/C t5. Trying to sell the engine/trans/headers to recoup some money for more parts.

 

[DieselSlug]

 

[DieselSlug]

Just picked up a ford racing 351w swap A/C bracket off Amazon, was only $60. Looks good too! Ended up selling the old 302 the other day. Made a mistake on this one, the guy ended up showing up an hour early before i could get all the parts i wanted pulled and double checked in case i needed. Ended up letting the motor go with the trans dust cover still attached and the hardware for the clutch system. But i got a hold of the guy and im paying for shipping to send me those parts back. THe 351w has a cover on it for a AOD trans.
Picked up an 80mm Pro-m mass air calibrated for the 24's. Looking into getting a anderson power pipe/making one to keep my intake a true cold air. After this car gets running i might change out the 65mm Lightning throttle body for a 70, but we will see how this runs.