My 351w Explorer EFI conversion thread

[pa69broncoguy]

How did they get that piece of wood to look like aluminum?

I think it was magic paint;D

 

[pa69broncoguy]

forward progress

I got the truck front serpentine setup taken off the front of the motor tonight. I also pulled off the oblonged fuel pump drive excentric off the cam gear. The motor is a 1989 that originaly had efi so im not sure why it was there anyway. Here are a couple pics.

 

[tasker]

really clean looking rig....watching....STILL!

 

[pa69broncoguy]

really clean looking rig....watching....STILL!

Thanks Tasker, Here are some pics of todays progress. I removed the carb, distributor, throttle linkage, coil and alternator wiring. I marked out my spot for my computer in the firewall. I made the computer hole 1" below the body line, it seemed to work out well. I have a couple new issues im going to try and fix wile im doing this

first issue is my one head i noticed is seeping a very small ammount of antifreeze so i plan on changing the head gasket, i was looking at the other head and i noticed it seeping a little oil. Would it be a good idea to just change both head gaskets wile im at it?

second issue is my oil pan i noticed it has a small dent in the pan and it has only been driven on the road so far. The oil pan is the stock pan from the 89 f250, i was hoping that it would give me enough clearance but aparently not. I do only have the stock bumpstops, i never changed them out when i put the 3 1/2" lift on it. Could i get away with taller bumpstops or will i need to get a pan kit?

 

[pa69broncoguy]

Computer mount

I cut out the computer hole with an air body saw and drilled a couple holes for the computer mount. I cut down the original sheet metal with the threaded inserts in it. Im planning on putting the sheet metal behind the firewall and holding it in place with a couple pop rivits.

 

[chuzie]

I can't tell in the picture. Did you get lucky and not hit the defrost ducts?

 

[pa69broncoguy]

the plastic case does rest/ kinda smoosh down the heater vent hoses but not too bad. The picture is kinda deceiving, there is more room than it looks like. it might be a little tough to make a brace for the rear of the plastic box. I might not even need any brace because the way it is wedged in there. Not quite sure yet;D

 

[pa69broncoguy]

Tonight i finished installing the panel that holds the threaded insert behind the firewall. I also prepared the heads to come off by removing the header bolts , intake manifold and valve covers. Here are a couple pics.

 

[pa69broncoguy]

Last night i removed and cleaned up the passengers side head. I had one valve that was white so i lapped it in with some valve lapping compound and put the head back on with new gaskets and torqued it down. Tonight i pulled the drivers side head, the drivers side has two exhaust valves getting hot so I will lap them in too. Here are a couple pics.

 

[pa69broncoguy]

Oil pan

I got my oil pan today from autozone. It came to $101.74 so shipping was free because it was over $75 and i got a $25 autozone giftcard because it was over $100 hard to beat that kind of deal. It is from a 1988 ford crown vic w/a 351. Looks like it should work good, here is a pic.

 

[tasker]

Good job!

 

[Bronchole]

How did the oil pan work out? I am looking for a 351W oil pan that gives better clearance to the axle than the one I smashed.

 

[pa69broncoguy]

Good job!

Thanks tasker , nice to know someone else thinks im moving in the right direction;D

 

[pa69broncoguy]

How did the oil pan work out? I am looking for a 351W oil pan that gives better clearance to the axle than the one I smashed.

I havent got to mess around with the pan yet, i have been too busy plowing snow!! I have been pondering what to do with the dipstick. My block is a 89 f250 and it has a drivers side block dipstick and the pan has a screw in dipstick w/ cork gasket. Im thinking it would be best in my situation to do away with the oil pan dipstick hole. Im thinking i may just weld in a plate to fill in the filler hole. I will post some pics when i have a little progress with it.

 

[tasker]

Lokar makes one, what i used on my first attempt

 

[Bronchole]

I'll check out the Lokar one, but someone mentioned on another thread I started that there may be clearance issues I need to consider for the particular oil pump I am using so .... Like all things Bronco, it's never that easy!

 

[tasker]

used stock 5.8 pump on mine with the matching sump/pan....no problems

 

[Bronchole]

Stock? What year Early Bronco came with a 351W stock? None. Stock for what is the question.

 

[tasker]

Stock? What year Early Bronco came with a 351W stock? None. Stock for what is the question.

REALLY? %) 351 uses only one oil pump. stock Crown vic pan and pickup like a said above....

 

[pa69broncoguy]

I got the heads back on tonight, I ended up having to put in 1 valve in the drivers head. The original valve was too pitted and wouldnt seal even after lapping it in. I picked up a new valve localy for $10 lapped it in it turned out good. Here are a couple pics.