92 5.0 swap thread

[Kris Guilbeaux]

We made cuts in the oil pan to make a small sump to hug the drop brackets and we are welding up two holes in the James duff bracket and drilling two new holes in the bracket to get the motor to drop down in the engine bay

[TxPlates]

Have any pictures?

[Kris Guilbeaux]

[TxPlates]

So is the welded piece going to be recessed in the pan? Is that going to limit your capacity and effect it in any manner?

[Kris Guilbeaux]

If it effect capacity it would be less then a 1/4 of a quart so it's a marginal loss

[KF5ZXT]

Nice work.

[nice59fordf100]

We should have the redone mounts soon. Once we have them the motor should sit down further.

[TxPlates]

And when can we expect this machine to be back to being road worthy?

[Kris Guilbeaux]

So after months of head scratching looking at the motor in the engine bay and wondering why is this thing so flippin high in the engine bay. These aftermarket motor mounts put the motor up way higher then I wanted the motor. So, with the help of a welder buddy away I went cutting a notch in the oil pan and modifying the James Duff motor mounts to get this motor to play limbo in the engine bay. So how low can you go 5.0?


New oil pan clearance at the drop bracket




AC compressor clearance at the frame rail


Hey look the exit of the passenger exhaust has clearance now!!!


Looks like I will have AC too.


Room for the transmission to fit too


Steering has clearance too



The motor is sitting in the engine bay as low as I can get it now.

Thoughts? comments?

[KF5ZXT]

, is it now low enough to not need the body lift?

[Kris Guilbeaux]

It's closer but I still think the inch of body lift might have to stay on. I think you can do it with out the body lift but I don't think u can keep the ac at the same time. Russell is hoping we can take the body lift off as well but I don't know if this is gonna happen

[TxPlates]

Why do you want remove the lift, so it looks more stock like in the movie? If so, when is the bubble roof going in? Lol

[KF5ZXT]

Personally, I just don't like body lifts. PLUS, JPX looked better with the real suspension lift.

[Kris Guilbeaux]

I want the body lift off so I could put the shackles and spacers back on. But I want everything to function on this explorer too so if it means body lift to make it 100% ill leave it on

[KF5ZXT]

Can't argue with that. Not sure why you think the spaces/shackles & body lift are mutually exclusive though. You can run the shackles/spacers either way.

[Kris Guilbeaux]

I'd rather not run both

[TxPlates]

I like the Trac with her shackles and body lift, but it is a personal preference. Is the JP going to sit level?

[KF5ZXT]

With it's current zero inch lift fron and rear? Or just worried about the extra weight of the motor?

[Kris Guilbeaux]

Parker the truck is currently sitting level and I would assume that it will stay that way lol.

[Kris Guilbeaux]

We re-fitted the trans last night as you can see I'm getting much closer to final fitment of the motor and trans

[KF5ZXT]

Sweet. Any updated ETOC (Estimated Time of Completion)?

[Kris Guilbeaux]

No, because now that I'm close to final fitment I will do a rebuilt on the trans since I do not know the condition and re-seal the motor. Once that is done I can start final bolt in place not to come back out. Then the fun will start with the plumbing of the truck.

[Kris Guilbeaux]

So this project is about to go full steam ahead again.. Mainly Cause Bandit Customs has a paying 5.0 swap coming this summer and I need to have all the R&D done on the BC V-8 swap done. Randall this could help you in the future as well. As we plan to make this to where we can knock these out in a month on first gens (providing the parts are sourced a head of time).

I bought this earlier this week. for JPX...

http://www.jamesoaksenterprises.com/ind ... cts_id=609

Couple of reasons for going this route. Transfer case from a stock explorer bolts up, and atlas II transfer cases set up for the 1350 bolt pattern. Less drive shaft mods needed will off set the cost, and will make a better fit and finish in the end.

My plan on JPX is to use the 4r70w Auto trans. This trans is computer controlled and very reliable, with OD.

To install the Advance adapter you need the AOD to 4r70w shaft kit.

http://www.jamesoaksenterprises.com/ind ... cts_id=613

Ill re-post once I get the kit.

[KF5ZXT]

Nice. Looking forward to the next update.

[Kris Guilbeaux]

Got my adapter yesterday hoping in the next few weeks I get jpx out of the back yard so I can start the final mounting of the motor and trans.