351 swap in 88 GT.

wiggy · 06-04-2001, 09:34 AM

Boy man are you lucky. I'm about 3/4 of the way through the swap and doing exactly the same thing you are doing.
I have a 73 351W, strong rebuild.
This is what I found:
You'll have to buy the following parts:
351 Oil pan, double sump for the conversion, PAW sells it for $125 with the pick up and dipstick
351 Electronic distributor from a bronco or like vehicle $75 new
MSD or aftermarket ignition $130
351 Headers specifically for the swap $220
You'll need to keep the balancer and flywheel from the 351
I haven't gotten to the accessories but I have bolted them up and seem to fix right now
you'll need to get a fuel pressure regulator and wire up a hot to your pump relay, I have it to a switch for an anti-theft cut off.
3-core radiator
I'm not sure on the C-4 conversion, I'm using my AOD. I've heard there is a special crossmember or something

They make heads for the 351 so you shouldn't have any problems finding them in the performace catalogs.

These guys on this forum are really helpful.
Let me know if I can be of further service.

------------------
Mike Wigton
89 LX 351W
64 1/2 Convertible

[This message has been edited by wiggy (edited 06-04-2001).]

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06-04-2001, 09:34 AM	#2
wiggy Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Spring Lake NC 28390 Posts: 19	Boy man are you lucky. I'm about 3/4 of the way through the swap and doing exactly the same thing you are doing. I have a 73 351W, strong rebuild. This is what I found: You'll have to buy the following parts: 351 Oil pan, double sump for the conversion, PAW sells it for $125 with the pick up and dipstick 351 Electronic distributor from a bronco or like vehicle $75 new MSD or aftermarket ignition $130 351 Headers specifically for the swap $220 You'll need to keep the balancer and flywheel from the 351 I haven't gotten to the accessories but I have bolted them up and seem to fix right now you'll need to get a fuel pressure regulator and wire up a hot to your pump relay, I have it to a switch for an anti-theft cut off. 3-core radiator I'm not sure on the C-4 conversion, I'm using my AOD. I've heard there is a special crossmember or something They make heads for the 351 so you shouldn't have any problems finding them in the performace catalogs. These guys on this forum are really helpful. Let me know if I can be of further service. ------------------ Mike Wigton 89 LX 351W 64 1/2 Convertible [This message has been edited by wiggy (edited 06-04-2001).]