I am looking at getting a boat with a '72 ford 302 in it with oil that looks like a cappucino (investigating the cause, believe to be a cracked block) for dirt cheap (because of the junk motor) and I am wondering if an '88 5.0 that I still have sitting in my garage would bolt up correctly as a replacement. The 5.0 was originally slated to go into a '69 stang project that was aborted, so it has all the parts to run carburated with a mechanical fuel pump on it at the moment.
My main problems I think are whether the bolt pattern on the bellhousing is the same between 72 and 88 (I forget when they changed) and what to do about the odd marine flywheel I will need with a 50 oz imbalance but I can figure that out on my own. They are sometimes identical to the car ones and I hope i can just use the stang flywheel with the funny marine coupler bolted to it. (no clutch so it just physically bolts something to the clutch cover holes that the input shaft goes into) I am hoping the huge exaust manifold things will bolt on the same and flow well enough also, marine headers are over $1k. Anyone think of any other trouble spots?
Or maybe I should just try and fix the 72, its in for repairs right now (iam a marine mechanic) and I discovered the oil issue but havent had time to investigate yet so I dont know if the block is cracked or what. Its an 188 hp 2bbl holley carb setup so I dont know if it relates to any of the motors the mustangs got or whether or not the head and cam are car pieces.
Itll be interesting to do if nothing else.
My main problems I think are whether the bolt pattern on the bellhousing is the same between 72 and 88 (I forget when they changed) and what to do about the odd marine flywheel I will need with a 50 oz imbalance but I can figure that out on my own. They are sometimes identical to the car ones and I hope i can just use the stang flywheel with the funny marine coupler bolted to it. (no clutch so it just physically bolts something to the clutch cover holes that the input shaft goes into) I am hoping the huge exaust manifold things will bolt on the same and flow well enough also, marine headers are over $1k. Anyone think of any other trouble spots?
Or maybe I should just try and fix the 72, its in for repairs right now (iam a marine mechanic) and I discovered the oil issue but havent had time to investigate yet so I dont know if the block is cracked or what. Its an 188 hp 2bbl holley carb setup so I dont know if it relates to any of the motors the mustangs got or whether or not the head and cam are car pieces.
Itll be interesting to do if nothing else.