I have now finished two volumes on “Swapping a 5.0L engine into a Fox body Ford”. This is a short clip from the valve lash adjustment chapter in volume one. Understand, this video clip is for setting non-adjustable pedestal rocker arm. When I torque the rocker bolts down, they are fully tightened to the head. All checks for pushrod length and rocker tip contact were checked earlier in the DVD. The finished video series shows what is needed when installing a V8 into a Fox platform that may have had a 4 or 6 cylinder engine originally. The Fox that I’m using in this production is an 88 Turbo Coupe TBird and the engine is from a 99 Explorer. This video can be used when swapping a 5.0L into any Fox platform. In the first volume, I pull the 4 cyl. and A4LD trans. from car, make changes to the engine so it can fit in a Fox frame as well as do a partial tear down of the engine. The AOD tranny is installed in volume 2 which is the same one that I overhauled in my “How To Overhaul the Ford AOD” repair video. The engine is pretty much stock in vol. 1, however I show how to install a high lift cam, degree it in, check piston to valve clearance, talk about valve train geometry and how to set valve lash. I also do simple bearing and cylinder wall wear measurements. Volume 2 has chapters on putting the drivetrain together, wiring/plumbing engine for EEC IV EFI, and how to troubleshoot electronic fuel injection. I may add future updates on building and tuning an aftermarket “stand-alone …
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