[shadowgames81]

Dropping the 351w in my ugly ass 89 tomorrow. Got some solid mounts. Hoping to get it dropped in and work on slowly hooking everything up I can tomorrow so I can start seeing more things I need to get. Find more and more things everytime I look at the car. Going to be a long project I think but I'll try to post pics. Can any of you guys who have done this before give me any tips of things to watch out for or things I should be prepared to have to modify etc? Going to keep it carbed for now.

[shadowgames81]

got it in. opened it up to swap pans and I swear it looks like my old $200 motor was just rebuilt maybe 6000 miles ago. engine is black after I knocked off the mud and there are no wear on the cam or crank or lifters or valve, pistons, or nothing. Hell the oil looked like it was pretty new also. Pics to come later when its not late an I not drunkated.

[NeverEnuff]

Swap parts needed.

351 headers L/T or short
Tie bar lifters or have a 351 roller block
Distributor
OIl pump/pan/pickup
Lower intake if you have a upper already...if not...then both.
Heads unless you drill your head bolt holes out to 1/2"
Pushrods
28oz balancer
28oz flywheel/flexplate
widen the fuel rails (fuel injetion hose from parts store)
351 swap P/S or P/S/A/C bracket


Everything else should swap over...this is off the top of my head when I did the swap...so I may have left something out.....

[shadowgames81]

I plan on leavin it carbed and leavin the v belt for now