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Topic: Dropping a 351 down in a 78 Mustang.
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AsTech
Journeyman Posts: 1
From: Indpls. In. USA
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 07-02-2003 11:02 PM
  
..I have a 78 ford mustang II that I ripped a 4 banger out of about 10 years ago and then dropped a 302 down in her...It nestled in like a walk in the park....I just got my hands on a 351 and was debating on rebuilding it adding a 4bbl (and headers would be nice) but pretty much a stock 351...What I'm wondering is how realistic would this task be ya think? Is there a mount kit for such wild dreams?(If not Is making one that hard?)...and would there need to be some cutting done to get it to squeeze in under the hood and between the firewall and fender wells?....Has anybody tried this task?------------------
Just Fix It!
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IIGood
Moderator Posts: 2905
From: Arnold, MD, USA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 07-03-2003 05:37 AM
Windsor or Cleveland?Windsor will go right in, no cutting or anything. Some minor tweaks might be necessary, but it'll drop right in. Cleveland will not fit in the stock engine compartment. I recall reading the decks are too tall to squeeze between the engine bay walls. ------------------
Frank S.----MCA Member 40390
'03 Mustang GT coupe
'99 Mustang coupe
'77 Ghia--"II Good"
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John Holloway
Gearhead Posts: 723
From: Romeoville Illinois
Registered: Jul 2000
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posted 07-04-2003 07:00 PM
KEEP YOUR 302!......Use the money that You would use on the 351 and put into the 302,there are so much more stuff you can do, Put on Aluminum Heads,a cam,etc....351 parts are more money and heaver.I had a 351C in mine for 10yrs... and I went back to a 302, It was a money pit and nothing but problems, plus the more weight you put in the front you will have to up grade the Brakes because the car will be harder to stop!
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Mike Patterson
Journeyman Posts: 34
From: Huachuca City, AZ, USA
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 07-05-2003 09:06 AM
If your planning on a Winsor rather than a clevland other than a little massaging on the passenger side exhaust and making sure you have a front sump oil pan it's pretty bolt in. Actually, if your doing a Winsor rather than a Clevland, there's only about a 50 pound difference. You can shave around 30 pounds with an aluninum intake and another 50 with a set of aluninum heads and end up lighter than a stock 302.
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