302 in a bodydrop

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nvr2loranger@aol.com's avatar
302 in a bodydrop
oneandthenanother's avatar
oneandthenanother
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will i have to cut the firewall to allow enough clearence to fit or will it fit
oneandthenanother's avatar
oneandthenanother
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it's b/d 3.5 i had a 302 in one before and we had to bend the lip for the transmission to fit but it wasn't b/d
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35hundo
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Good question, Id like to know the answer too, its not like cutting the fire walls the end of the world or anything. You going carbed or EFI 5.0??
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injunjoe
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check ssm-festers profile hes running a 302 bded to the doors heres a link to his profile if u have any questions give send him a pm im sure he would be more than glad to help
Http://www.streetsourcemag.com/Profile.aspx?ProfileID=45601

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oneandthenanother
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i'm running carb 2 4's
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tbmx86
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is your truck traditionally body dropped? if so, then all youll hav eto do is bend the lip like a non bagged one. if its stockfloored lik emine, then yeah, you gotta section the tranny tunnel a shitload.
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oneandthenanother
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yea it's traditional
lucky_brew's avatar
lucky_brew
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bump,,,, good luck
oneandthenanother's avatar
oneandthenanother
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well i should have the motor out next week so i'll post on here for what i have to do
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tbmx86
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then you shouldnt have to cut anything.