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Oil Pan:
The first consideration is the oil pan on your engine. Ford engines of the 1960's and 1970's generally used front sump oil pans. These will not fit the Ranger/Bronco II chassis properly. Instead, a rear sump or dual sump oil pan must be used. Rear sump oil pans are originally used on full-sized trucks and Econoline vans and hold 6 quarts of oil. They are the preferred oil pan as the extra quart of oil is of somewhat of an advantage for performance and off-road applications.

The other choice is a dual sump oil pan. These are easy to spot because they literally have two sumps, one at the front and another at the rear with a drain plug on each. The front sump is for clearance to the oil pump and the rear sump is the reservoir for the oil. The biggest advantage to the dual sump pans is that the engine may be situated about half an inch lower in the chassis. Dual sump pans were originally installed on vehicles like 1979 and newer Mustangs, 1980's Crown Victoria's and Grand Marquis, and a few others.

Please note, 1980's Crown Victoria police cars are the only vehicles with a 351W that use the dual sump oil pan. If you need the dual sump pan for a 351W, you'll have to find one from a police car or order one for that application.

Ford Racing is currently offering a dual sump oil pan kit for the 351W which contains the oil pan, pick up tube, attaching main stud, dipstick and tube. You can get it from Summit Racing Part# FMS-M6675A58 or just the pan as Part# SUM-123458.

Exhaust:
Early to mid 70's exhaust manifolds will have to be used. They're short and provide room to clear the frame rail. Jegs offers a Hooker header part N0. 520-6802 and Hedman header part No. 500-89500 that is a shorty header for this swap. Advance Adapters offers Part NO. 717044 which is a shorty header. Summit Racing carries the Hooker, Hedman and Advance Adapters headers. The Advance Adapters header is the only one that says it will work with both 2WD and 4WD. Several manufacturers make swap headers for the Ranger and Bronco II. Hooker Headers manufacturers a swap header for 1983 to 1994 two-wheel drive Ranger and Bronco II's with 289-302's, part # HOK-6802. James Duff Enterprises offers headers for use in a Ranger or Bronco II when equipped with a C4 and 302. They're available in black, part number 3635 and chrome, part number 3636. L&L offers several different headers for Rangers and Bronco II's equipped with a 302. The four-wheel drive header is part # 797304. The two-wheel drive header is part # 797302.

Accessories:
You can use a factory V6 Ranger alternator with a V8 bracket and adjuster. The alternator-mounting bracket is part # E7TZ-10A313-B and the adjusting bracket is E6AZ-2888-A. The stock power steering pump can be used on a V8 with the correct brackets found on many Ford passenger cars. The power steering bracket is part number E7TZ-3C511-A. You can use your original temperature and pressure gauge but will have to re-calibrate your factory tachometer. Contact Specmo Enterprises (810-398-9103) about recalibrations. You can use your air conditioning with the proper V-8 brackets. The wiring will need to be extended and the condenser will have to be relocated to the front side of the radiator.