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How to make enough room for a 60 deg. to 90 deg. V6 Swap- AC box specific advice & Measurement requests?


HadASplash/XLTSC

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NE PA
Vehicle Year
'93
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Manual
So my son's 88 STX 4x4 Buick 3.8 Turbo swap has started.
He currently has the cab blocked up on wood 3" from the frame.
The truck had NO engine/trans/tcase/trans crossmember when he got it so we have no factory reference points/measurements we can go from, and we no longer have another Ranger for reference.
We placed a bare 3.8 Buick block and factory Buick mounts into the bay.
It looks like we have a future interference issue w/ the right bank cylinder head & Valve cover and the AC box on the firewall, especially if he just goes w/ stock body mount or 1.5" body lift like he wanted (with a 2" suspension lift.)
It will help if I had a factory correct reference measurement from the Block /Trans mounting face to a fixed point on the frame or the front axle centerline.
I have included pictures without the block being placed in any specific orientation/squared, etc.
 

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I know with v8 swaps the plenum is massaged to make room. I think just a heat gun can be used.
 

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