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I've got a friend who's lost his patience troubleshooting his EFI and wants to convert his 88' over to a carb. Never actually having retrofitted one before I wanted to ck with anyone who's done it to see what we need. Obviously we need the intake & carb as well as a durasparkII distributor...

Ok, one more question I'm hoping someone can help out with. I'm going to swing over in the next couple days and pickup my 460 from the scrapyard. While this will be my 3rd 460 swap it's the first time I *haven't* used a Lincoln engine. The one I'm picking up is coming out of an old FedEx E350...

I'm getting ready to build a 460 for my 79' and while this will be my 3rd big block conversion I've learned more & more each time I build & swap one. My first was a basic performance rebuild: larger carb (750 dbl pumper), aluminum intake, RV cam & headers. A conservative build but...

I'm getting ready to start on another 460 swap and wondered if anyone here had additional info. The last two that I did I used Lincoln engines, First one I picked up a Brand-X swap kit that was just engine mounts & an oil pan. I used the L&L fenderwell headers and redrilled the 351M...

Has anyone looked into or done a swap putting an 80-96 body onto a 78/79 frame ? Is it a direct swap or do some/any of the body mounts need to be relocated ? I'd like to swap a 5th generation (92-96) body onto a 78/79 frame as a long-term project with my oldest son. I'm currently looking for...

I was just out goofing around with my friend's 88' lawn ornament trying to get it to fire (now it has spark but no fuel :) /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> ) and it keeps cranking even after the key's been taken out of the lock cylinder. I'm wondering if it's related to the...

With the new 79' sitting in the driveway I've been kicking around another 460 build. Doing a little reading I came across an interesting article on the 540 stroker using stock parts. Now let me be the first to admit that a .140" overbore is a bit much in my book and I really don't want to lay...

Finally got my friend's 88' ignition sorted out (the guy who "worked" on it before me reversed the leads on the resistor between the coil & dizzy smoking the resistor & causing the no spark problem) but in doing some research I ran across this little tidbit that I hadn't known about...

There have been a few recent post about parts interchangeability between various engines. I knew I had this kicking around somewhere & finally found it. It's a good .pdf about smallblock crankshafts and what swaps with what as well as some good general info and helpful stuff on parts...

Anyone know of a source for replacement roof panels ? LMC doesn't carry them and neither do any of the other vendors I know of. I really *don't* want to start shopping nationally for a used roof assembly (although I suppose Jeff's would have one. didn't see it in the catalog though. oh, wait...

I was just wondering if anyone has ever come across or tried adapting one of the SD 534 engines. I had a friend call with a question that sent me to the 78 shop manuals looking for an answer and almost *every* time I open that book I have to thumb past, then stop & read the section on the...

Anyone know offhand if the 80-96 rear seat fits 78/79's ? I thought I remembered reading something about it here a while back but can't find it in the archives. I'm going to look at a 78' this wkend and I know it needs one. I'm sure it can be made to fit but I wanted to know if it was a direct swap.

I'm putting a new dizzy in a friends 88'. Anyone know off the top of their head what the stock distributor gear is ? It's a 302. I'm trying to remember but I was thinking that back in 88' the HO 302's got the roller cam and those ones used the steel cam gear while the standard 5.0's used the...

I used to have a link for a place that had a reasonably cheap ($350 or so) 4" lift but I just can't find it. Anyone else have a line on something like that ? I can't recall what brand it was but it wasn't one of the major names.

I'm working on an 88' for a friend and this truck is just wearing me out. His initial problem was that he couldn't get the truck to crank/start by using the key. He was turning the key to the run position & jumping the solenoid to get it started. He brought it over to a 3rd party to look at...

I've kicked this one around for a few years now. Now I've run several trucks with dual batteries and never had a problem and the last time that I had a camping trailer it was made from a F-truck bed and included the complete rear axle. I removed the driveshaft yoke and fabricated a pulley that I...

Here's everything from both the Factory manual and the Factory EVTM guide (electrical, vacuum troubleshooting guide) about the 87-91 Bronco ignition switch. If you're having ignition problems and suspect the ignition switch, lock cylinder or actuator rod then this is pretty much everything that...

Well I finally got around to transfering the photos and posting the info. I hacked up my spare hardtop last week and here's what it wound up looking like. Attached photos show the top in the driveway marked out for hacking and then a couple more of the hacked top installed on the truck. Just...

After receiving a few questions about the Holley/MotorCraft 2300 2-bbl carb it seemed easier to simply scan in ALL the relevant info from the factory manuals rather than answering the same questions time after time. For those who have one or care about the info here's everything the Ford factory...

Ok, now I'm just plain pissed off. I haven't spun the engine in two months & tonight when I do it acts like it's got no fuel. A quick squirt of either and it fires right up and then dies. Do it again and it does the same thing like it's not getting any fuel. THEN the third time around when I...