Cleveland into Maverick.

[mattsluxtruck]

I had searched and find a bit of info here and a bit there but there are some big holes in it. Im looking at doing a 351 into a Maverick and would like to get some info and possibly pictures of peoples setups that have done it.
I would like to know anything to look out for , hints , tips ect.
Some piccies would be nice too!
Thanks for any help.
Matt

[gq351]

hey mate, how r ya,, the cleveland is a really tight fit on the firewall, i had 2 belt back the firewall 2 clear da heads, i used a kit from dellow automotive in sydney 0297744419, it comes with belhousing,engine mounts that i keep breaking ,& a nissan clutch plate, & spickit bush, it cost me $1045 to get it down to melbourne.. u need 2 use a ford 11'' presure plate & flywheel & depends on the year of your gq u may need 2 grind some of the gearbox shaft, the nissan slave cylinder diddnt push out enough to select gears, so i used a big resivior of a tanem trailer with a ford xe top loader v8 slave cylinder, i just used standard v8 manifolds but is very tight on the firewall. with the cable i got it made up longer & 2 suit the holley carbie. for the cooling system i used EL falcon twin thermos with a 3 core radiator which keeps it cool enough, the other problem is the sump pickup nearly sits on da diff so you need 2 either reverse da pick up 2 da back or buy a bronco 4wd v8 sump & pick up, i tried to get away with da standard but i sqashed da pick up 4wding & seized da first engine,so do it straight away coz it was very costly,,, the conversion was a pain in da ass to do but they do go really well, dellow make it sound very easy but there full of shit haha,,, anyway i hope its some kind of help 2 ya, sorry im not sure how 2 send pics yet will try soon & if u have more questions just send a msg or my MSN is jess351@hotmail.com,, wish u luck , dont worry its well worth it,, jess

[fatmanjt]

I used Dellows, never again. Use Marks adapters Melbourne, my 2 cents worth.

[bogged]

Chevs and 308's are much easier conversions as more people have done them... kits are available from Marks..
but go with what you can get.

[mattsluxtruck]

Jesus what a mine this one took!
Scrapped the Clevo idea long long ago. Wound up doing a very successful EFI windsor conversion.

[macca81]

good to see ya can still get your info... even if it is 8 months late

[gq351]

haha ,, better late than neva i guess, good 2 here everything went well with the windsor

[DA22LE]

Wound up doing a very successful EFI windsor conversion.

Where's the pics man???? Got my maverick certified Monday last week.

Cheers

Daz