Foxy Green Foxbody Build

[89 Fox 427]

Time to put some oil in and prime it. Still won't be be started for a while, but life is about to take me across the country again, so I need to get it in transportable condition.

 

[89 Fox 427]

Everything looked good as far as oil coming up. 55psi on the gauge while priming. The only strange thing I found is how far off center my valves are on the roller rocker. Several are like this. I don't know how normal that is.

 

[Raidmagic]

Where across the country?

 

[Patriot Racer]

Everything looked good as far as oil coming up. 55psi on the gauge while priming. The only strange thing I found is how far off center my valves are on the roller rocker. Several are like this. I don't know how normal that is.

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Adjust your pushrod guide plates. See if you can straighten those out.

 

[89 Fox 427]

Adjust your pushrod guide plates. See if you can straighten those out.

It would be a shame if another fucking engine builder could do their fucking job.

 

[89 Fox 427]

They sent the wrong clutch for my flywheel, so out of boredom I put the headers on and bellhousing. Turns out the bellhousing rubs the headers. Nothing major, I can clearance it, or potentially bend the headers outward slightly.

Fyi they are mac 351w swap headers for foxbody I bought a long long time ago.

Thinking about painting the intake black though.

 

[Briansshop]

Turning out . Some nice details.

I vote paint the intake.

 

[Blackracing]

A fun one was an interference between shorty 1 3/4 headers and my Dart block...

 

[89 Fox 427]

I'll be sure to post the cluster fuck with steering shaft when I get to that point!

 

[Blackracing]

Enjoy! I have the MAC long tubes on now and that was an adventure in clearance as well

 

[89 Fox 427]

Enjoy! I have the MAC long tubes on now and that was an adventure in clearance as well

Oh please share the procedure if you don't mind. Spare me half a headache. I did notice they do not sit lower than the oil pan which is interesting

 

[Blackracing]

Since I have a 363 the headers are a bit different than the swap headers. Just to say that there was a good bit of interference with the steering shaft near the rack joint. Never feels good to have to dent new headers. I hope you manage to do better than that.

 

[89 Fox 427]

Since I have a 363 the headers are a bit different than the swap headers. Just to say that there was a good bit of interference with the steering shaft near the rack joint. Never feels good to have to dent new headers. I hope you manage to do better than that.

Not sure how the manual rack will work. I bet the knuckles will be a bigger pain in the ass. Do you lay the headers in the engine bay before dropping engine in?

 

[Blackracing]

The 363 is a smaller form factor so was able to feed the passenger side in from the top and the driver side from the bottom. I did have the mounts loose and could tilt it but didn't come to that. I have had them in place and dropped the engine in at another time so done both.
With the taller block I don't have experience but I'll bet that is going to be a bit more towards the in place option as easiest.

 

[Patriot Racer]

Not sure how the manual rack will work. I bet the knuckles will be a bigger pain in the ass. Do you lay the headers in the engine bay before dropping engine in?

Sometimes is easier to put them in from the bottom after the engine is dropped in.

 

[mcgyver racing]

Speak kindly to your headers as you clearance them. They will forgive you. Never met a set that didn’t need a little clearancing. Good luck man.

 

[89 Fox 427]

In case someone else is trying to plug the hole in the block for a dipstick tube, dorman part number 555-115 is a 3/8" expansion plug. A little silly cone and pound that turd in there.

 

[89 Fox 427]

Needed to cut out some rust in the trans tunnel. Patch going in! Will need to por15 the floor at some point.

 

[89 Fox 427]

I should have started with the before pictures.

 

[89 Fox 427]

Good enough. On to the next thing..