Bought a 351 Windsor out of a 1995 lightning pickup truck. It's a roller cam block, so I am going to take advantage of a mustang cam grind. Maybe even stock 1986 speed density cam.
My 351 windsor out of a 1995 Ford Lightning has Ford/Crane Cams roller rockers! In order to put a 351 windsor where a 302 windsor used to be, you need certain pieces to compensate for the fact that you now have an engine with a taller deck height, as well as a different rotating balance. I started to buy a few of those pieces.
When last we left our hero...Haha! Well, I have purchased a couple things since my last visit here. I got some used autocross tires off of craigslist just to sample the proper tire size for this car. I also bought new mustang specific wiring harnesses to use in lieu of the conversion harness I originally bought so that I could retain the emissions stuff. I also bought brake caliper paint. I found out that the fox body mustang h-pipe will bolt right up to the cobra mustang cat-back exhaust and might possibly be the proper length for my wagon. Pics to follow.
Oh! I also started the roller cam conversion of my engine which necessitated the purchase of new pushrods.
Well at least you are still working on it. Too tall? Darn those look nice on there. A Sawzall will open those wheel wells up like my 55 Chevy wagon did. Of course salt and rust started mine before I bought it.
My youngest son knows how to hook those up. Anything more than eight spark plug wires and HEI and I'm lost. Sometimes I can hook up an alternator with more than one wire!