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Title: 302 / AOD> will it fit?
Post by: hoots on September 23, 2005, 01:20:28 PM
My C4 doesn't have long enough legs on the interstate. Has anyone installed the AOD (with the 302) in a Pinto?
Title: Re: 302 / AOD> will it fit?
Post by: 78pinto on September 23, 2005, 11:35:26 PM
it will fit with some clearancing from a BFH on the transtunnel. It is longer than a C4 and the mount will be further back a bit so a custom bracket would have to be fabbed up.
Title: Re: 302 / AOD> will it fit?
Post by: High_Horse on September 24, 2005, 12:36:00 AM
Hey Hoots!!!!Take some pick of your engine compartment. I wanna see how you did it. You have a 302 right?
                                                                                            High_Horse
Title: Re: 302 / AOD> will it fit?
Post by: hoots on September 25, 2005, 09:47:54 AM
Yeah, 302 with C4 tranny with the truck housing, no BFH required. It's quite the process of getting all parts in place. The tranny has to be installed from the bottom while the engine is lowered in place, without the exhaust manifolds on yet. Once the engine and tranny are bolted together then I lowered the unit to install the manifolds, then raised up to install the engine mounts. Here's some pics. Check in the 'Your Project' section here, I have a thread called 'work in progress'.
Title: Re: 302 / AOD> will it fit?
Post by: Pintony on September 25, 2005, 10:57:26 AM
WOW!
Now that has to be the cleanest V8 install I have seen.
GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!!
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