302 surprise

[68conv4sp]

I just pulled the heads on my 68 C code (should be a 289, 2V) to put on new heads and cam. Surprise! The block said 302 and the stroke measured 3 inches. The block code was C8oe and the heads were '68 302 2V heads. I know the engine was rebuilt several years ago, but I'm surprised that the components are all 68 vintage. Could my C code have gotten a 302 2V from the factory?

Also, it had Ford stamped valve faces, an original timing chain (very worn), original balancer, orig engine mounts, and so on. The cross hatching on the cyl walls is clear and the bore is 40 over. The heads have new looking springs. Anyway, whatever the history, it is getting alum Edel heads and a stump pulling bumpstick.

 

[LMan]

68 was the changeover year from the 289 to the 302. No surprise to see what you found there, IMO.

 

[golf4283]

In 68 the C code was a standard 302 2bbl. It's a sweet surprise for you cause you have an extra 13 cubes you weren't aware of, but it's a standard feature in the 68's

EDIT: Come to think of it though I don't know if in 1968 the cars were still designated C codes. I know there were J codes that came with the 302 4bbl. So there must have been C code 2bbl 302's. Maybe someone else can shed some light on that subject.

 

[68keyblr]

EDIT: Come to think of it though I don't know if in 1968 the cars were still designated C codes. I know there were J codes that came with the 302 4bbl. So there must have been C code 2bbl 302's. Maybe someone else can shed some light on that subject.

Yep, they were C-code 302 for 2 bbl.

 

[danny clemens]

I'd have to check and make sure but I thought the 68 289 2 bbl engines were C code and the 302 2bbl was an F code. I've been wrong before though.

 

[golf4283]

I know for a fact though that the 289 was abandoned in 68. 1967 saw the last of the 289's

 

[mr-fixit]

I know for a fact though that the 289 was abandoned in 68. 1967 saw the last of the 289's

Part true, the 289 was abandoned in 68. There are plenty of 68 Mustangs with the 289 2bbl. engine installed from the factory. and I have seen 68 Mustangs with 302 blocks that had 289 rotating assemblies in them, from the factory. It seems they used up the 289 stuff first.

 

[bnickel]

c code would have been a 289 and f code would have been a 302 2v. the 289 was only offered for the first part of 68 and when the supply ran out they switched to the 302 whether the car was ordered with the c-code 289 or not, so it's totally possible your c-code was either in the changeover period from the 289 to the 302 or they had simply already run out of 289's at whatever plant your car was built.

i had a friend in high school who had a c-code 68 fairlane coupe that was one of those cars that got the 302 instead of the 289 it was ordered with, same deal it had all the correct casting numbers and date codes and was the original engine it came with from the factory

 

[zookeeper]

I know for a fact though that the 289 was abandoned in 68. 1967 saw the last of the 289's

Wanna put some money on that? My '68 had a 2 barrel 289 (even had 289 fender badges) and is a C-code.

 

[65ShelbyClone]

My '68 had a 2 barrel 289 (even had 289 fender badges) and is a C-code.

+1 here. C8 block even(or was....it was .060 over and .020 under and badly rusted up).

 

[RedGTvert]

Wanna put some money on that? My '68 had a 2 barrel 289 (even had 289 fender badges) and is a C-code.

Can I get in on some of that as well. Plenty of '68 C code 289's out there.