Kbolden50

I have been looking around on the web and really didnt find to much wanted to see if someone had info on what wiring harness and computer would work I was thinking best bet would be buy a donner car and



swap everything something with a 351c like a OBD2 ford truck if someone knows a good year and model to do it with that would help to thank you

AlsCobra

I really don't remember when was the last year ford had an obd2 system on a pushrod motor. It's probably going to be in a truck. And you're gonna have to borrow quite a few parts from the truck motor also. 302/351 doesn't really matter( heads and intakes can be swapped on either block. The obd2 system allows a tuner to just program it to run correctly (if the induction and fuel system will support it). Personally I would just go with the ohc newer engine. Doesn't require much more work and will be much easier to find. Totaled Shelby donor car would be a great swap. Keep us updated on the progress.

houtex

I don't know what you're doing... you tryin' to keep the I6? Or you gonna swap it all out?

I'd get a 5.0 fox body for cheap. Then throw the fox body away, or sell it for someone else's project. Take that whole setup, appropriately mod it/refresh it and throw it right on in that engine bay. Done.

You'd only need to get a high volume pump, plus a cut off switch. The cut off switch you get with the car. The pump, well, inlines can be had. You'll have to run a return line as well, which means modifying the sender in the gas tank, but really, that's a seriously easy thing in that car.

Upgrade the suspension, of course, for the heaver V8, including disc brakes and a booster.

All day long these kinds of swaps. You can google the heck outta this.

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Far as keeping that I6 and turning it into an EFI setup? Yeah... don't. Just... don't. You won't spend near as much time and effort doing that as the 5.0, and maybe also the money will be high enough to justify the 5.0 swap.

Or, just keep the 1bbl or get one of those trick 3 deuce heads, or make your own intake... but again, gettin' into some seriously odd duck stuff doing anthing on that motor.

67Drewstang

The 1968 is a fairly simple I-6 to V-8 swap. The I-6 has the exact same suspension as the base model V-8, so wheel spindles are the same, which is the only hard to find part.

Rack and Pinion is easier to swap in to 1968 as well.

Kbolden50

Yes I want to put a ob2 351c fuel injection in the car the Inline 6 is what I have now the 302 wiring will work on the 351 just get a 351 computer I was just going to rip the engine bay wiring computer dash harness out a ford obd2 truck and fuel set-up from a Fox body stang

mustang-68

See the problem is the 95 5.0 is ob1 and that was last time they use the 302 and the 96 they went with 4.6L that was ob2 I would just upgrade the 302 or 351 to fuel injection or upgrade to the 4.6L or the new 5.0

Kbolden50

I was think of a new 5.0 engine bu the cost is so high I could find ls1 cheaper or 351c and with the 1996 as a 4.6 I would use a turck wiring and computer I know they make 1996+ with a 351 wiring and computer that would work

LCC

The suspension is different. The spring compression ratios are different, the rear end is not a 9" like the V8. The motor mounts are different, I believe one is in the wrong location. The wheels are 5 lug instead of 4 and I would check to see if the torque boxes are installed as they are on the V8.

You're going to hard pressed to fit a Mod motor in that engine bay. It has been done before but you need to have some fabrication skills, not a level one project. The easiest swap is a 88 to 91, 5.0 (302) with the ECU. Lots of people have done it without issues.

Some of the my observations..

67Drewstang

The base model V8 had the exact same springs as the I6. It's the same parts number in the original parts catalog and everything.

The 68 motor mount bracket locations are the same. It's the 67s that are different. They both require new brackets and mounts, anyway.

The base model V8 had an 8" rearend compared to the I-6 7 1/4" rear, but you have to convert that over anyway, to go to five lug.

An I-6 to V8 conversion in a 68 include new radiator, motor mounts and brackets, front brakes, transmission, exhaust and rear axle. While it's technically possible to use the same driveshaft and "u" joints in 1968, it's not worth it, imo.

'65-'66 are the most involved, '67s have single year weirdness to them, but '68s and up are much less involved in doing I-6 to V-8 conversions.