Nope leaving them stock. Actually, the P heads flow superior to the regular GT40 heads. I have flow charts on both around here somewhere. The Ps are supposedly the best flowing heads Ford ever made for the 302.....cept the boss heads. Not really critical though as I am building it stock. Should be all it needs.

More Bobcat porn. Along with removing the gas tank, one of the other first things I always do to an old car is strip the interior and remove the old carpet. It holds moisture over the years and surely has at least some surface rust there. Sho nuff, I wasn't surprised. The passenger front is the worst and has one very tiny pin hole. Other than that, it is just surface rust. I am very happy. Here are the pictures.

Looks like you got it in time before it rusted away.

I learned that trick from an old seasoned mechanic back when I took a job as his assistant when I was 19......about 1984. Ouch. Time flies. It has never failed me. Just good old common sense when you think about it. This is the most I have been excited about a project in years. It is really helping pull me out of this funk I have been in for several years.

My radiator and gas tank will be ready Friday. 45 for the radiator and 80 to clean and coat the tank. That saved some dough. I have made the decision to go ahead and pull the V6 instead of working on two engines. So I will have a complete V6 drive train available in the middle Georgia area SOON for cheap including the 6 3/4 rear axle. The engine is not frozen either and the feller I got it from was very confident when he said it ran.

I was bored tonight, so I swapped in the 8" rear end. I gotta say I am shocked. It is a COMPLETE BOLT IN SWAP. The only reason it's not on the ground with the rear wheels back on it is because the U joints were bad. Soon as I replace them it will be right back where it was but with the bigger rear axle.

I stuck eight inches in something and can actually post a picture of it.

Here be mah kranmisshun, yo. The guy was super nice. He threw in the separator plate, clutch fork, and stock shifter for the same price.

Heads reworked and ready to bolt on.

It all looks great. Wish I could do that with mine, but I have a 73 wagon with the clearence not there that you talked about on 74 and up. I'm thinking a V6 when the 2000 dies off. I have one in one of my Mustang IIs, from what I understand it's the same engine that's in the Bronco and some others.

Hey, I heard (from my engine also) that tapping noise is pretty common on these engines!

Bobcat wheels landed this evening.

Thanks. So do I. They are from like a 86 or so rustang.

Will Ugly Yellow see the road again?..

Cool, with V8 I assume???..

That would be cool, you could use a Jerico I think they're a bit smaller may fit a little easier???..

http://www.jericoperformance.com/5speedroad.htm