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302 into the 70<\/span><\/h1>\n

Not sure where to even start on this one. I had NO freaking idea what I was doing.\u00a0 I posted that how I had to pull out the i6 (here<\/a>) and cleaning up the 302 (here<\/a>), but I really haven’t touched on all the things I had to learn to get this thing in and running. I hope to touch on those things now.<\/p>\n

but first the obligatory pic of the engine in the Mav\u00a0 Click here for a ton of pics<\/a><\/p>\n

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Front sump pan<\/h4>\n

well the first thing I leaned was I needed a front sump pan. I had no idea what this was. Turns out its the oil pan. The pump in the pan can be mid, front or rear. I thought I was good to go since I had a front sump. Nope, after I got the engine in, i found the drain plug hit the cross member bar. I had to end up getting a new pan and replacing it. This was probably one of the worse things I have ever done. If it leaks, I will take it in. I am NOT doing that again.<\/p>\n

Mounts<\/h4>\n

Gotta have some mounts to attach the motor too the car. Guess yo need a log of different one. I got lucky and found a set not to bad a price on ebay. These included…Motor mounts, Frame mounts, cross member bar and its special bolts, transmission cross member. I did not use the transmission cross member. I kept my i6 one because the 1970 did not ever have a V8 and I would of had to drill and modify stuff. It wont be a problem till I go to do exhaust as you need the V8 with the double curve up to run dual exhaust, the i6 only has one side curved. I am doing side pipes, so I will let the exhaust shop worry about it.\u00a0 I also need a bracket that goes on the end of the transmission to bolt said cross member too, luckily it was still readily available.<\/p>\n

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Radiator and fan<\/h4>\n

I tried to reuse the radiator from the i6. Nope hoses different sizes. Then I bought some aftermarket, thing didnt fit. I got a uses one cheap, flushed it out. Hope it works when I get on the road. Then the fan was gonna chop off my hose, so I had to get a smaller water pump pulley and decided to go with an old Taurus electric fan. Those details are here<\/a><\/p>\n

EGR valve and plate under carburetor<\/h5>\n

The truck 302 had a LOT of EPA and EGR stuff on it. I didnt need any of this since it was a 1970. I had to come up with some way to fix the plate under the carb and still have a place for the PCV. So I did this here<\/a><\/p>\n

Gas pedal<\/h4>\n

This turned out to be a bigger PITA then I thought. I had to take out the break, clutch and gas pedals. Then I had to put in the V8 \/ auto ones. Then had to figure out how to route the shorter V8 cable and hook it to the carb. Info for all that is here<\/a><\/p>\n

Firing order for spark plugs and TDC<\/h5>\n

This is the thing that made me almost throw in the towel. I had two issues; A) what order do I put the spark plus wire in\u00a0 \u00a0B) How do I know where to start on the distributor cap.<\/p>\n

There are two different firing orders for a ford 302. Normal and H.O. Since H.O. did not start till the 80s. I had a normal.<\/p>\n

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I had a hell of a time finding TDC, I still dont know if it is right. I guess I will find out once I try to drive it, it runs fine at idle.<\/p>\n

Ignition Module<\/h4>\n

This one took a while. I had to figure out how the wiring hook up was. I had to then make a harness. Details are here<\/a>. The main issue is that Ford had decided to switch wire colors at one of the plugs. Info is on that page i linked.<\/p>\n

Headers<\/h4>\n

Once the engine was in, it was time to put on the headers. Very scary job. Go here for pics<\/a><\/p>\n

And finally after messing with the ignition module, and firing order, and TDC I got it to run….<\/p>\n