Posted by Dwight in N. Tx. on Sunday, March 17, 2002 at 5:24PM :
In Reply to: 230 to a 251 posted by Junkyard dog on Sunday, March 17, 2002 at 3:35PM :
If you don't have a complete donor vehicle or access to all the parts needed from one to do a factory type swap, I would stay with the original 230.
Some of the things you will need to do and have are:
1)251 radiator
2)grill extensions(or have stock grill modified to accept further forward radiator)
3)lower radiator core support
4)lower radiator core support mount(mounts to front cross member)
5)all 251 PW specific motor parts: motor mount, water pump, et.
6)2" longer winch extensions(frame)
7)longer winch driveshaft
8)correct rear winch mount for 251 set-up
*) You will also have to modify the front cross member for this swap(if done with all donor parts). The front cross member has to have two holes drilled in it for the motor mount. As well as the front lip of the same cross member has to have two notches cut in it for the radiator core support to clear and line up properly.
Dwight
The above pic. is of my 49 with a 251 and syncro 420 conversion.