1983 351w swap

[Sol83ranger]

I have a 1983 ford ranger 2 wd and want to swap a 351w out of a 1990 f150 thats 2wd I beleave I need a dual sump pan and figure out the exhast is it possible to make custom headers that will go on the outside of the frame rail ?

 

[RonD]

Welcome to TRS

Bookmark this page: https://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/index.shtml

And have a read here for some answers to the 351 engine questions: https://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/V8Conversions.shtml

Yes you will need a dual sump, problem is....."1980's Crown Victoria police cars are the only vehicles with a 351W that use the dual sump oil pan"

The article also has info on the exhaust manifolds that will work, maybe

The 302 is a tight fit, need an extra 1.25" on each side for a 351w, which means steering shaft and heater box issues

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I am drawing a blank on who exactly has done it but I know outside the frame headers have been done.

Welcome to TRS! I am about an hour SE of Omaha.

 

[Sol83ranger]

Well I was planing on removing heater box i dont really plan on driving it in the winter dont really want it to rust the ranger is a Arizona truck so it dont have any rust at this point and of the steering box not sure on that yet maybe seeing if I can fab it up on the other side of the rale or what if I put a small body lift on it and made the motor sit a little higher with different mounts

 

[franklin2]

I have a 1983 ford ranger 2 wd and want to swap a 351w out of a 1990 f150 thats 2wd I beleave I need a dual sump pan and figure out the exhast is it possible to make custom headers that will go on the outside of the frame rail ?

That 1990 f150 351w already has a rear sump oil pan. So you should be good to go with that, instead of having to buy a dual sump pan. It will have the rear dipstick tube and be already setup properly.

I have been reading if you use the truck transmission that comes with the 351w, that you might need a body lift to clear the bellhousing. The trucks used the larger flywheel and that had a larger bellhousing, even though the bolt pattern is the same.

 

[19Walt93]

The fox Mustang 351 oil pan Ford Performance sells is the same as the early 80's Crown police car pan, I got the pan at Carlisle used and bought a new Crown vic pick up tube. I used exhaust manifolds with C6AZ part numbers- 66 Galaxie 289- but I'm pretty sure Mustang 289 hipo manifolds would work, too. I found out too late that T Bird and Explorer front drives are shorter than the fox body stuff I used. On a 351 you'll need to buy the Ford Performance left side bracket because of the higher deck height, it's about $90 and is made in Taiwan so expect to spend some time tweaking it to fit.

 

[Sol83ranger]

What could a guy do for motor mounts and will 302 header fit on the heads i know they won't clear fram but was gunna customize them to run outside the frame

 

[franklin2]

The 351w uses the same motor mounts as the 302. If you look in the tech library on this site the have several options for motor mounts for a 302.

 

[franklin2]

Here's a complete kit. https://www.hedman.com/product-detail/97361