Below is a set-up I am working on to replace the engine. The new set-up will have a 2 barrel Cleveland head and a custombuilt intake manifold. The Cleveland head has been modified to accept the 302 block. This is called a "CLEVOR". It is the base of the BOSS engine.The intake manifold is a Hi-rise, open plenum, air-gap design. I personally fabricated the manifold from scratch. This conversion manifold has been out of production for a long time from the US market. So, my only option is to make one. As for the Cleveland heads, it has to be drilled to accept the intake manifold water passage and head-manifold water passage, and two of the heads water port has to be closed-shut. http://www.flickr.com/photos/8185603...n/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/8185603...n/photostream/
Down rear has a 9" 3.5 gear to be stopped by 11" cross-drilled, slotted, and ventilated rear rotors. to be stopped by 2 piston caliper from a Granada.
The engine will have a set of 10:1 Clevor pistons, 280 roller cam and lifters, 780 Spread bore dual pumper Holley. Mallory Unilite distributor, Mallory hyfire and coil will take care of the ignition.
Tires are 225/50/17 front and 255/40/17 rear.
The car will have front and rear spoilers, new set of chrome moulding and chrome grill surround.
Interior will be restomoded to a 2 seater.
Last edited by turbo; February 16th, 2007 at 05:02 PM.
The Clevor engine is a 302/351 Windsor engine that is topped -off with a set of Cleveland heads(2V or 4V).
For the street, the 2V version of the Cleveland head is best(this is what I am using for my brother's FB). Using the 4V on the street will be sluggish, because the intake/exhaust runners and valves are so huge that the air velocity slows down that the fuel separates from the air. If you are to use a 4V head, have your rotating assembly balanced and instal 4 bolt main caps. Kasi a BOSS clone with 4 V must hit 9000rpm for maximum efficiency.
Use also dampened valve springs because 9000rpm will disfigure a valve spring.
The regular 302 pistons will not do because the valve reliefs are in different position. The large 2v head valves are in splayed arrangement.
The 4 bolt main caps are necessary for the 9000 rpm runs(kala nyo Honda lang ang may kaya ng 9000rpm, 1960's pa ginagawa na ng Muscle cars, push rod engine pa!).
Dual point distributor pa ang gamit ng Boss, Mallory Unilite ang gagamitin ko.
All in all, simply lang ang gagawin ko sa FB ng kapatid ko.
Last edited by turbo; February 16th, 2007 at 05:49 PM.