1974 Ford Mustang II Ghia
11/27/09 | 12:48 AM
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From: Berkeley/Redwood City, CA
11/27/09 | 08:24 AM
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BTW, I never could figure out how they got a 302 in that car
Last edited by WaltM; 11/27/09 at 08:37 AM.
11/27/09 | 10:43 AM
#14
Love the II's !!!
11/27/09 | 11:45 AM
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anyhow, the way to get a 302 in properly, is the correct mounts and exhaust manis. my install was a hack, so fox mounts have been installed on the stock cross member, this causes my motor to sit a few inches too high. the stock exhaust barely fits in there. truth be told, i often wish i had left it as a v6. lighter weight, better handling and i could have made 300hp with it
hindsights 20/20 right? :P
I've also seen IIs with 351 (windsor and cleveland), 429s, 4.6L, 5.4L lighning motor. you can with enough work, get anything in there
(btw, in case it wasnt apparent, i do love the fox
)
Last edited by future9er24; 11/27/09 at 11:47 AM.
11/27/09 | 11:53 AM
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coulda sworn it was the fairmont platform that th fox and granada were on
anyhow, the way to get a 302 in properly, is the correct mounts and exhaust manis. my install was a hack, so fox mounts have been installed on the stock cross member, this causes my motor to sit a few inches too high. the stock exhaust barely fits in there. truth be told, i often wish i had left it as a v6. lighter weight, better handling and i could have made 300hp with it
hindsights 20/20 right? :P
(btw, in case it wasnt apparent, i do love the fox )
anyhow, the way to get a 302 in properly, is the correct mounts and exhaust manis. my install was a hack, so fox mounts have been installed on the stock cross member, this causes my motor to sit a few inches too high. the stock exhaust barely fits in there. truth be told, i often wish i had left it as a v6. lighter weight, better handling and i could have made 300hp with it
hindsights 20/20 right? :P
(btw, in case it wasnt apparent, i do love the fox
)Please correct me if Im wrong.
Last edited by WaltM; 11/27/09 at 11:56 AM.
11/27/09 | 11:56 AM
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yeah there were, but its so hard to track down those factory manifolds and motor mounts. and the aftermarket heades you can buy are either:
1. good, but out of production
2. cheap, in production, but POS
3. decent, in production, expensive as *****.
at least my chassis/suspension mods were easier than the motor swap. as soon as efi is up, ths car will be tearing it up
1. good, but out of production
2. cheap, in production, but POS
3. decent, in production, expensive as *****.
at least my chassis/suspension mods were easier than the motor swap. as soon as efi is up, ths car will be tearing it up
11/27/09 | 12:02 PM
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I had a near duplicate to your car. Same color - bright blue on black with blue vinyl interior. Mine was a 1975 Mach 1 with the 2.8L V6, 4-speed manual, 3.55 gears. I bought it used in 1982 and it was my very first car. Modded the heck out of it and knocked 4 full seconds of its 1/4 mile ET's vs stock. My girlfriend at the time always knocked my car for not being as cool as her dad's 1977 Cobra II that had the factory 5.0L (302) V8 and automatic. His was white with red stripes & interior. I owned my II for 6 years and really have fond memories of it, even though I've had many, much faster cars since.
11/27/09 | 06:07 PM
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great little car...a 302 fits very easily in that thing. Correct engine mounts and correct front springs and you are in business
Last edited by burningman; 11/27/09 at 06:08 PM.