Information and Parts list for the I-6 to V-8 swap

I used an 84? or thereabouts Capri cable shifter, it looks like every other floor shifter made by fomoco and has the same wiring just bolts on the tranny using the tail shaft bolts and the shift lever points down instead of up like linkage shifters. haven't test fit the headers with this arrangement yet though.

 

i have a 76 4door, with the 250 inline, i want to put a 302 in it, if i were to get the engine out of another car (like an older crown vic.)would i be able to get everything else i need out of that car also, i really don't know much bout it just know that i want to do it

 

MAV76 go up to my post above , you`l need to do every thing I did ...

 

What year of maverick was it that come from the factory with a 302 v8 init, that would be the easy way to go and if a automatic floor shif was wanted then just change the trans but i think some also come out with the floor shifter automatic in them during that time also.

I could be wrong but i think it was afew of the 73 and 74 mavericks that come like that, but like i said that would be faster and easyer for the ones who don't have much time on there hands.

Thanks for any info thats give.

 

You could get a floor shifter in the v8s as well as the I6s in any year of the mavericks and comets as far as I know.

 

I think from '71 on, that the maverick could be ordered with a V-8 in it. (Correct me if I am wrong) Also the floor shift automatic was an option. Any Ford 302 will slide right into a Maverick/Comet, but the early 80's and older model 302's are easier (in my opinion) to do. Any C-4 Ford Transmission will bolt right up to a 302, and both will fit perfectly into a Maverick/Comet. If you install a 302 and C-4 tranny in a Maverick, the simplest way to have a floor shift is to either get a ratchet shifter (cable operated) or just a simple aftermarket floor shifter. Either of these two items can be found at places like Jeg's and Summit-not to mention E-BAY. Does this help? Just use all of the items I listed at the beginning of the post, and read the article carefully. If you still have questions, PLEASE ask questions. If I don't have an answer, I can guarantee that someone on here does. Take care, and good luck!! Preston

 

Yeah i think thats right but i don't think they put the 302 v8 in them every year tanks for the info.

 

need a how

Need a step by step how to on puting it togather, i would like to be more safe then sorry and want to be sure it was put togather the way it should be i just have trouble having fath of me doing it myself i guesss from feeling like things would not work the way they should it just seems it would be harder then made sound.

But i would love to doit.

 

Do you mean putting the engine itself together, or putting it all together in a Maverick? There are a lot of books out there that detail how to build an engine, and these often provide little tips on getting a bit more power out of the combo. Do a google search or try an online bookstore. They should be able to hook you up with just what you need. Once you get it built, just follow the steps I laid out and if you have any questions or things that need clearing up, just ask! Good Luck!! Preston

 

Building the motor up is no trouble at all, i guess my > was more on the side of with all the right parts to doit would it be a bolt it in and get it done job or would it be do the fibercating bolt it in get it done job if theres driling that would need to be done what areas would call for it to be done if fibercating would be call for in the swap what area most likely would it have to be done in.

But it looks as if it all will bolt in with the right parts.

 

Glad you got the column shifter to work, guess I should have tried harder cause I really wanted to keep mine.

Beware of that power steering power bar bracket you fabricated. I did something similar and about a year later the added leverage actually worked out the mounting nuts for the bracket clean out of the frame. With the car at rest, running, and with the weight on the front tires have someone turn your steering wheel while you watch the bracket. If it moves you are going to have to reinforce it in some way. The bushing will move so you got to watch the bracket itself. I just fabricated a way to reattach mine and have done so but it does slightly move when the wheel is turned with the car at rest. I am going to have to add some support to mine so I know it will last.

I never bothered to look under there after I did it the first time to check for movement and it broke while I was making a low speed turn and left me with very little control. Thank god I was going real slow as I could not steer very well and bent the Power cylinder. I don't know the exact set up you did maybe you already tested this all out but I just thought I would give the warning.

 

Thinking about

thinking about just not even puting the power steering on the swap im planong to do I was thinking about till i hear the trouble it takes for it to be added.

would be nice but i think it will be a no go for me on the pwer steering Not unless i get someone to doit that has done it before

 

you can also get the floor shifter and consoles out of a granada but I am having problems findingthem I know they work but a car buff friend of mine has told me that the the newer subaru station wagon and other sporty style subaru will work fit wise in the car (between the bucket seats) and connecting wise if you go with the cable acc. I am not sure I am still in the poss. of building mine

 

The power steering pump is different between the 6 and 8 models. The hoses, the connectors, I think even the brackets are different.

I pulled my 6 PS pump to replace my 8 PS pump in a pinch, didn't work at all. Both 74 models.

 

The PS pump is the same. Just the pully is different, which can be changed. I put a '73 PS pump (from a V-8 Maverick) on the '75 Comet (250 I-6) I had. Just had to change the pully. Worked great along with the original '75 hosees and brackets...