saxman
Sr. Member
I have the chance to pick up a rebuilt 1972 351W with many new and expensive parts for pretty cheap. Everything is new excpet the block, heads, and crank which the machin shop said were in great shape to begin with. the mtoor only had 70K miles and was running when it was rebuilt.
How hard will it be to get this in the truck? I know that the water pump inlet is on the driver side. I have read an article that says you should put the harmonic balancer, sheet metal timing pointer, water pump and pulleys from the 302 onto the 351W.
I also know about clearance issues with the hood. The engine has a 4 bl carb. I would rather cut a whole in the hood rather than put a body lift on.
Does anyone have any suggestions about this or comments??
here is some more info about the engine:
The compression ration is about 9:1
The Cam is new
The crank was polished and the whole rotating assembly has been balanced.
heads have been completely redone I had chevrolet style 1/2" rocker studs installed and the runners have been polished.
double roller timing assembly,
high volume oil pump
Comp Cams Grind, Speed Pro Forged Pistons, Roller Rockers 1.6:1 Ratio,
How hard will it be to get this in the truck? I know that the water pump inlet is on the driver side. I have read an article that says you should put the harmonic balancer, sheet metal timing pointer, water pump and pulleys from the 302 onto the 351W.
I also know about clearance issues with the hood. The engine has a 4 bl carb. I would rather cut a whole in the hood rather than put a body lift on.
Does anyone have any suggestions about this or comments??
here is some more info about the engine:
The compression ration is about 9:1
The Cam is new
The crank was polished and the whole rotating assembly has been balanced.
heads have been completely redone I had chevrolet style 1/2" rocker studs installed and the runners have been polished.
double roller timing assembly,
high volume oil pump
Comp Cams Grind, Speed Pro Forged Pistons, Roller Rockers 1.6:1 Ratio,