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will my 88 gt heads fit on a 73 302 block?

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any ideas? if not can they be made to fit? or what do i have to do to make them fit?
 

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They'll physically bolt right up, though I don't know what sort of compression ratio will result. You'll probably have to drill a few steam vent holes in the deck surfaces of the block (lay the '88 head gasket on the '73 block, you can see where to drill).
 
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hey guys sorry relooked up the casting number its a 1980 block. i thought it was a 73 but when i looked again i saw that it was an 80 302
 

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I don't think you've started nearly enough threads on this, better try again
 
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