Nokooler's Foxbody

**Nokooler** · 08-14-2014, 12:29 PM

"New" 302 is in the garage. 97 Mountaineer, gt40p heads ... upper intake was recently replaced before the vehicle was wrecked.

Took off the upper/lower with my buddy last night, fuel rails etc... I cannot get the clutch fan off, supposedly you need a special tool(saw jaw?). 2 broken bolts, 1 valve cover(broke flush with the head, and a manifold bolt the I should be able to get out with vice grips.

**Nokooler** · 09-04-2014, 10:52 PM

302 Is almost torn down, gt40p's are taken off... going to Engines r us tomorrow in mtpleast for inspection and cleaning... then resell... motown gets a better deal than craigslist.
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On a side note, How many times have you said, on a week night have you had friends come over and stay the night, after a long night to get the car/engine prepped. staying up late tonight, and my 1 friend bailed lol!

**Nokooler** · 09-04-2014, 11:38 PM

So, this is weird and dumb... I wil edit in a picture later, but how does this little 302 propel me into the mid 13's with little mods... I mean, its my first car, I am setting aside the thing I am pro of and replacing it due to money...

Even with its grinding noise it ran 13.20s without hesitation and hassle. It'll be a 331, next fall.... Though this new engine is spirited by myself, the best brother I can ask for and a fellow close friend who recently passed away. A lot of heart is going into this, and I don't want to be disappointed ... aka 12.50w with 4.10s

**Nokooler** · 09-05-2014, 08:27 PM

**Nokooler** · 09-12-2014, 11:36 PM

I am having the new block degreased, and honed.

New bearings + cam bearings. Money tree is shook...

next year this will breath some life

**Nokooler** · 07-11-2015, 10:28 PM

I'll upload some photo's tomorrow. Cheap kings bearings for the mains/rods, I had the mains torqued and went to torque the rods with my new wrench. Broke a rod bolt .... going to get it repaired tomorrow. If it works, I'll slap it together and she what she does at Tooslo's dyno later this month. If all else fails, I'm thinking 4.8 turbo or somebody else's 302w.

**Nokooler** · 07-12-2015, 05:14 PM

These are from earlier this month. Got the kings rod/mains bearings in. F303, comp timing chain are in. Picking up an oil pump, pickup, pan gasket from summit.