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>At 04:01 PM 9/28/98 -0600, you wrote:
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>> So my question is this. I'm considering a roller cam 302 as a
>>replacement for the 289 (either a freshened one from a salvage yard, or the
>>Ford SVO/SVT crate engine). If anyone out there has made this swap, I'd
>>appreciate any info they could share. Of particular interst to me is:
>> Will generator bracket bolt on to later model heads?
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> Do not know, recommend changing to an alternator.
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>> Where can I find the appropriate six bolt bell housing?
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> Most any junk yard. The 6 bolt has been standard for a long time.
>May be able to find in both iron and aluminum. The iron case
>may be able to handle a bigger flywheel. Some bell housings
>for trucks will work. Also you could use a Lakewood Scatter
>Shield.
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>> What about clutch slave cylinder adaptation?
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> The Tiger II has a 6 bolt bell housing. There was a 3 legged
>assy to hold the slave cylinder.
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>> Does original flywheel have the proper amount of imbalance?
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> I understand that the early flywheels had something like 23
>oz. of unbalance and the later 302's had around 50 oz. unbalance.
>Recommend you get a new flywheel, clutch and pressure plate while
>you have it apart. Have the motor balanced at an engine shop.
>The crank damper may also have different balance weights.
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>> Are there any timing cover/water pump, starter motor issues?
>> Headers or manifolds?
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> Depending on the motor there may be a bunch of pollution
>controls that you will have to work around. Probably none on the SVO.
>
>The stock waterpump on a 302 may have the fan mounting flange too
>close to the Tiger's Radiator. The flange was reversed and machined
>down for a 1" fan hole on the Tiger. The normal 302 flange has a
>5/8" shaft. You could bush the fan hole and use washers under
>the mounting bolts to hold the bushing. Check out a universal power
>landmower blade kit at a hardware store for the 5/8 to 1" bushing.
>I remove the rear plate on the waterpump, support the shaft from the
>rear and press the flange in some more to make the pump fit. Measure
>the old pump for the proper distance to press the flange. Have not had
>a flange come loose yet.
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>Do not press off, machine, flip and then back on.
> Probably will have a loose flange in that case.
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>Beware of 302's with a single flat
>belt for waterpump and alternator as the pump runs opposite the
>Tiger and the fan is wrong. You can change out the pump and pullys
>for the old V belt setup. Crank pully on the Tiger may be 3 hole mounting
>while the 302 may be 4 hole. Maby you could use the reverse fan if the lower
>pully will clear the steering rack. Measure old setup versis new setup first.
> Use an alternator with the single flat belt.
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> Fuel injection manifolds may not clear
>the hood ( don't know for sure.)
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>> (Does anyone have a set of the cast iron Tri-Ys for the Tiger any more?)
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> Get a set of headers.
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>> Bob Burruss
>> (burruss@camber.com)
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James Barrett Tiger II 351C and others
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