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Project "Thunderstruck" - KJWildman's never-ending V8 swap
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Author:  KJWildman [ Tue Jun 22, 2010 10:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 302 V8 KJ - Caution - Wildman's on the loose again!
BugginKJ wrote:
Uhmmmmm Larry, ya forgot the thingy about removing the front axle/craddle BEFORE the engine goes in :jester:



SSHHHHHHH That's a secret!!! nobody knows about the cradle drop yet, that's just between you, Tom and I! 8)
Author:  BugginKJ [ Tue Jun 22, 2010 10:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 302 V8 KJ - Caution - Wildman's on the loose again!
KJWildman wrote:
BugginKJ wrote:
Uhmmmmm Larry, ya forgot the thingy about removing the front axle/craddle BEFORE the engine goes in :jester:



SSHHHHHHH That's a secret!!! nobody knows about the cradle drop yet, that's just between you, Tom and I! 8)

:ROTFL:
Author:  BugginKJ [ Tue Jun 22, 2010 10:36 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 302 V8 KJ - Caution - Wildman's on the loose again!
Wellllllllllllllllll since the craddle will be out and we're this far...................
Isn't the engine and other parts coming from a solid axle ford? :wink: ooooooops spilled the beens again :ROTFL:
Author:  KJWildman [ Tue Jun 22, 2010 11:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 302 V8 KJ - Caution - Wildman's on the loose again!
Dang it! you sure got a big mouth Hart! :ROTFL:
Author:  BugginKJ [ Tue Jun 22, 2010 11:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 302 V8 KJ - Caution - Wildman's on the loose again!
:oops: sorry man but like Tom said no food or beer to stuff in there, so ya know..................
Author:  steve03sport [ Tue Jun 22, 2010 11:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 302 V8 KJ - Caution - Wildman's on the loose again!
sounds like a cool "mod"
Author:  steve03sport [ Tue Jun 22, 2010 11:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 302 V8 KJ - Caution - Wildman's on the loose again!
o yea was looking for laughs
Author:  STINGN [ Wed Jun 23, 2010 1:32 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 302 V8 KJ - Caution - Wildman's on the loose again!
yellocoyote wrote:
"Mod" is definitely an understatement! :-)r

so is kjwildman...more like Dr. KJ Frankenstein
Author:  Fulltimer [ Wed Jun 23, 2010 8:16 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 302 V8 KJ - Caution - Wildman's on the loose again!
WILDMAN: to bad you aren't in Southern Ohio cause I'm in Youngstown right now. Then on to NW Pennsylvania. If you were in the southern part I would swing over on my way back to Florida.

Terry
Author:  tommudd [ Wed Jun 23, 2010 8:41 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 302 V8 KJ - Caution - Wildman's on the loose again!
Not that far across Ohio Terry :wink:
You can then run 75 down through to go back home
Author:  Fulltimer [ Wed Jun 23, 2010 9:41 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 302 V8 KJ - Caution - Wildman's on the loose again!
If I was by myself it would be no problem. But the wife is with me and wants to get back with her old bitties ASAP! :roll:

Terry
Author:  TAHOE [ Wed Jun 23, 2010 1:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 302 V8 KJ - Caution - Wildman's on the loose again!
Larry, looking good. Who cares about wiring, hoses... you're replacing it all, just rip that stuff out of there. :goink: :mrgreen:
Are you going to take a minute or two :seuss: and do a tear down of the 3.7 to see what went wrong???
Author:  stumpjumper_09 [ Sat Jun 26, 2010 9:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 302 V8 KJ - Caution - Wildman's on the loose again!
Progress????????
Author:  KJWildman [ Sat Jun 26, 2010 11:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 302 V8 KJ - Caution - Wildman's on the loose again!
No SJ, no progress, been sick with some kinda flu bug or something. Didn't even go to work a couple days. Feelin better, so maybe I'll get out and finish stripping out the engine compartment tomorrow. EL has a 302 he's gonna sell me and I have a trans and xfer case all lined up. Just gotta get somebody to buy my Mustang or camper or 45RFE or NP231 or..... well you get the idea. A couple people have been interested in the Stang so maybe it'll go quick.
Author:  Xodius [ Sun Jun 27, 2010 5:49 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 302 V8 KJ - Caution - Wildman's on the loose again!
WHAT THE HECK! I don't log on for a few days and I miss a whole engine gut! Wildman, looking good. I am going to keep an eye on this build out :) Did you pick up a motor yet? I wish we had no smog here in vegas! Stupid bureaucrats! Keep us posted and keep the photos coming.
Author:  KJWildman [ Wed Jun 30, 2010 10:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 302 V8 KJ - Caution - Wildman's on the loose again!
Well, halfway thru another week and not much to report. Began preliminary work on the dash cluster.
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Ordered the first 2 gauges for it, along with the sending units.
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Will order the rest as the project moves along. I went with Auto Meter gauges in the white face, 2-1/16" Ultra-Lite II Series. Speedo and Tach will be 3-5/8". The KJ will end up with in-dash mounted (in the factory dash cluster if things go right!) Speedo, Tach., Fuel level and Water Temp. gauges. I also plan on adding an A-Pillar 3-gauge pod with aux. gauges. In addition to the first 4, what other 3 gauges should I be monitoring? The available list of matching gauges in 2-1/16 is: Oil Pressure, Trans. Temp., Oil Temp, Fuel Pessure, Voltmeter ........ Nitrous Pressure :twisted: .... Air/Fuel Ratio, Vacuum/Boost and Pyrometer. :juggle: Only 3 Now!

I'm thinkin' : Oil Pressure, Trans. Temp and Voltmeter. What do you think?





(The nitrous gauge will mount to the dash .... I'll find somewhere for it! :ROTFL: ) NOT!
Author:  Xodius [ Wed Jun 30, 2010 11:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 302 V8 KJ - Caution - Wildman's on the loose again!
Slap that nitrous gauge on a hood mount :frankie:
LOL

looks good, glad you have the 1/4, 1/2 and 3/4 on your fuel gauge...you might get confused otherwise ;)
Author:  stumpjumper_09 [ Thu Jul 01, 2010 6:13 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 302 V8 KJ - Caution - Wildman's on the loose again!
Don't worry, with that 302 it will always be in the left side of the gage anyways. Alot like how it looks right now.
Author:  KJWildman [ Thu Jul 01, 2010 9:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 302 V8 KJ - Caution - Wildman's on the loose again!
Thanks for that Stump! :-)r Just the kind of encouragement I need! Went out and pulled most of the engine compartment wiring out of it. Got everything except the fuse block harness disconnected and pulled out. :BANANA: Both control modules are out. There is still one harness that needs to come out that goes along the DS and then across the front and back the PS. I was going to just rip it out but it has the rad. fan wiring and the windshield wiper wiring in it ( I think from the relay/fuse block, but it's all wrapped )which I want to keep intact, so I'll get those tomorrow or over the weekend. (I'll probably end up rewiring those too, but for now... :roll: )
Author:  Fulltimer [ Fri Jul 02, 2010 4:40 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 302 V8 KJ - Caution - Wildman's on the loose again!
Lets see what that cavity looks like!

Terry
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