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Whats your opinions on this?

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Car RamRod

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this is borderline tech, so move it if you think you should.
Anywho, I might be getting a fox (87-93, not sure), with a spent 302 in it. At this place that my father has been doing jobs at for years, they are scrapping a batch of ford pickups. Im pretty sure a handful hav 351s in them, and the rest are non h/o 5.0s.
Considering I can find a good 351 from the bunch, what would it take to get the 351 into the car, and give it a little extra go?

Keep in mind, this car isnt a keeper, Im gonna sell it once its done and catch a little profit. So is the free 351 worth the essential mods, or should I just grab a h/o 302 (I cant get them for a few hundred)? I would think the 351 would bring in some extra dough. Anyways, what do you think?
Thanks alot.
 

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Doing the little bit of research that i have the 351 is a hard motor to make fit and needs lots of little extras to get it going (brackets and oil pans and such) I would suggest the 302-347 conversion if you want to make some extra bucks. Good Luck.
 
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I'd do a cheap rebuild on the 5.0 and sell it with the 5.0 engine. The 351 swap will have extra cost parts needed and any extra vlaue for having the 351 in it will be eaten up by the specific parts you will need.
 

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tjm73 said:
I'd do a cheap rebuild on the 5.0 and sell it with the 5.0 engine. The 351 swap will have extra cost parts needed and any extra vlaue for having the 351 in it will be eaten up by the specific parts you will need.
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AGREE
 

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my neighbor has a shortblock with an aftermarket cam if your interested.. cheap too
 

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tjm73 said:
I'd do a cheap rebuild on the 5.0 and sell it with the 5.0 engine. The 351 swap will have extra cost parts needed and any extra vlaue for having the 351 in it will be eaten up by the specific parts you will need.
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ok thats exactly what I wanted to know, thanks alot.
and fox racer, thanks anyway, but Ive got a good connection for engines.
 

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Car RamRod said:
fox racer, thanks anyway, but Ive got a good connection for engines.
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no prob.. just thought id throw it out there.. good luck wiht the car
 

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hah...ill need the luck to finish mine and the car after it, then Ill start on this one lol.
 

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hey if you ever need help or soemone to work with send me a pm i can come up one saturday or sumitn
 

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sounds good. I will probly need a hand with the bodywork or something. To be honest though, Ive got more help than I know what to do with lol. Anywho....just painted my car, came out nice.
 
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