Swapping a 302 in a 66 Ford Econoline

Custom installation of a 302 V8 into a 1966 Ford Falcon Club Wagon Van

[@alanfrost4809]

I had a old econoline that had a small block V8 in it. overheated until I fabricated a scope on the bottom of the body. The air scope provided plenty of air and no more overheating!

[@philipjohnson323]

Awesome video! I recently purchased a '63 Econoline 3 window pickup. It already had a 350ci Chevy V8, Edelbrock Carb, 3 speed automatic, front disc brakes. It was missing a tailgate, but I found one in New Hampshire that I'll have perfected.

[@davepete8643]

Amazing! This is the best video I have watch in a long time. Good work all the way around. MORE VIEOS PLEASE. Love the popcorn bit, you need to make that your trademark

[@bohemianmachine]

Hey, thanks so much! More videos in the works and I'm making more popcorn.

[@darylarmentrout252]

Man, you should have a helper for jobs like that. Will work for beer 🍻

[@bohemianmachine]

Hey, I might take you up on that! Recently started a keto diet and have some good beers that need to go away. Before I get weak, lol!

[@jorge699686]

👏 good job, following your example, im about to do a swap on my 73 Torino from a 302 to 460! Now I know what I didn’t!!!!

[@reddyfreddy]

I did a 351c to a 429, the HP upgrade will blow your mind.

[@mikefargo4339]

As a kid I had a '67 Econoline and we installed a 327 corvette engine in it. That was 42 yrs ago... wish I had that van now. 17:33

[@georgetudhope408]

My old 68 Chevy had a louver panel under the front and without that I had to run without a thermostat

[@jaygee9249]

America's favorite tool: the sawzall

[@apocolypse11]

This was fire guy actually knows timing tuning.

[@bohemianmachine]

Lol, some things you never forget.

[@lextricket]

Dude, you’re the kind of guy I want to hang with. Swap a 302 in no time! I’ve got a hot little six in mine and was looking for a 302 to run cooler and faster. I wish I was still in SoFlo to give you a hand and pick up some tips. I’ll be following your vids for more info! My 61 is on my LexTricket channel.

[@flyman1185]

I’ve got a 67 econoline truck. It had the 240 but I found a 68 300 on Craigslist. The 300 has 20 more horsepower, 170 and 30 extra foot pounds, 286. And the torque comes on at 1600rpm. I’m going to leave the 3on the tree because I just like it. Cheers!

[@bohemianmachine]

Right on

[@KareemRashid]

title should be “accidentally swapping a 302 while eating popcorn”

[@bohemianmachine]

Ha, I like it! Thanks for watching!!

[@413x398]

I noticed that is a Torker intake. I ran my old 302 out to 8500 rpm with one, long duration cam and a 750 Double Pumper. Not my first choice for this application, but hey still fun. Good video!

[@bohemianmachine]

That was literally the only decent intake I could find locally in the week I had to drop the motor in. Going to fuel injection soon but it served its purpose to get me up and running. I’m really pretty amazed how much torque it does have because I had a Weiand Xcelerator back in the day that was the same design basically and had no low end torque. Thanks for watching!

[@413x398]

Being a single plane intake it will probably do fine with a throttle body FI setup. Have at it!! @@bohemianmachine

[@bohemianmachine]

@@413x398No, going with Ford MPI and GT40p heads.

[@413x398]

Whichever, as long as it will pull the wheels! 😄@@bohemianmachine

[@edrosa5079]

you are right on that sound

[@bohemianmachine]

Makes me smile every time I drive!

[@Livininmy67]

I swapped a 300 into my 67 8door.. took a different approach 8 bolts an the cross member/engine, transmission came right out from the bottom. Lifted van up rolled it backwards. Nice little package right there

[@bohemianmachine]

Sounds like a great alternative!

[@Rob.Ingram]

I need to agree, I really want to like the inline 6... I am having the same issues with over heating no matter what I seem to do and I feel like I am missing the power of the Ford V8!

[@user-yx3yt8mm3r]

Nice very nice van love it hopefully some day comes I can get me one pretty cool with that 302 in there but I'll b happy with the straight 6

[@bohemianmachine]

Thanks, I love it! There’s still many good vans out there for decent prices. Join the FB groups, more for sale every day.

[@elkedrechsel2318]

I am so proud of you baby! You are a genius!

[@centralbears3010]

I wished you lived in my trailer park. we would have a blast. I love all that; every bit of it. PERFECT RIG. I got a 63 Fairlane wagon same set up. DO NOT PAINT PLEASE.

[@bohemianmachine]

I lived in a trailer park once. Yours sounds like a lot more fun. I can appreciate your love for the look, but understand, I was driving patina long before patina was cool. I’m ready for a shiny orange paint job! Thanks for watching!!

[@marshallferguson7610]

Really good video! Enjoyed this.

[@bohemianmachine]

Glad to hear it, thanks for watching!

[@randiricci5620]

TransAdapt cross member adapters... btw i had a 1st gen e100 1966 with stock rebuilt 170 with headers and stock radiator and that thing ran the hotter side of the temp gauge 99 % running time;prob shoulda bought some electric fan kit..lol : p

[@joshy0369]

Very cool 😎

[@JamesAnderberg]

Very good vid. Two things: did you upgrade from 6 to 12 volts and, why not a 283?

[@bohemianmachine]

Thanks! Ford went to 12 volts starting in 1956. Do you mean 289? 283 was Chevy. Went 302 for the roller cam.

[@charlesharper7292]

Nice! I have a 64 Ford van. I've been thinking about this swap. What brakes are you using?

[@bohemianmachine]

Thanks! I still have the factory drums but almost finished with a custom disc setup for the front. I’m probably going to offer them as a kit after I get them tested. Will be 11 inch discs with 4 piston calipers.

[@rudymccollum5742]

I have a 65 ford falcon van that has a 240 six cylinder I'm it

[@williamwoolcock]

Take the radiator out first! It fits as well as the six.

[@thetruckersmanifesto3873]

I got the sliding door .

[@memog1973]

Do you have a 4 row radiator cause im having trouble with my 302 on my econoline over heating i have a 3 row radiator just like your plus i have a mechanical fan

[@bohemianmachine]

I have the Champion 4 core which does NOT flow enough. I added an ATV radiator in the heater circuit that keeps it under control. Champion is now making the 240 style tall Econoline radiator but I don’t know anyone who has tried it yet with a V8.

[@memog1973]

@@bohemianmachine thank you for that idea ! 👍🏻

[@thetruckersmanifesto3873]

I went to belize with her brother n he found out n told her. She cold as a witch

[@sabre6986]

Why would you do that when a 300 cubic inch six cylinder would be so much easier and about the same performance? Yeah yeah yeah yeah less horsepower but more torque about the same amount of cubic inches

[@bohemianmachine]

Like I said in the video, I really wanted to like the big 6. But there’s just no comparison. The rumble alone, puts a smile on my face every time I start it. Yea, yeah, yeah, the six has more torque.. I did NOT find that to be true. The 302 is just a joy, 8 cylinders of groovy manliness!

[@sspence65]

Why does yours say falcon? Our 65 said econoline.

[@bohemianmachine]

The Falcon was a special passenger model. It’s still an Econoline!

[@mikeklakowicz1186]

Harbor freight sells nice cherry 🍒 pickers at a good price ha ha just messing with you 😀

[@bohemianmachine]

Yeah, I looked at many options. If I thought I would need it again anytime soon, and had room to store it, I would have gone that route. But mostly, I just love to try unconventional methods and I wanted to see how the davit did before mounting on my work boat. Thanks for watching, I really appreciate it!

[@user-wc4uh4rl3z]

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[@thetruckersmanifesto3873]

Man ingotva 72 econoline 302 in it. I'm waiting for my ex to cool of to get it. She tried stabbing me u know. I cheated on her with a black girl , lost her mind.

[@josgalindo2405]

Se ve mejor con el Ford 200 en linea 😎

[@therockandrollcreeps9398]

id have built the 300

[@bohemianmachine]

Yeah, I looked into that. I have the technology. But the V8 is just… Macho. That rumble makes me smile every time I fire it up.