Quick Ranger

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I just picked up my 5.3 for my ford ranger yesterday. I was getting ready to put it on the stand to tear it down for a rebuild, when i encountered a problem. The 5.3 block is missing a hole, not drilled or tapped. This is normally where i mount my stand on SBC engines.

What holes in the block are you guys using? I already have the bolts, just unsure which holes on the block to use to mount it secure.

orange88ls1s-dime

Use three around alignment dowels an the one top one that is there

ZONES89RS

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I use all 4 that are at the dowel area. Hell, most use them in the cars as well and not the 5th one if they use a older Trans.

Quick Ranger

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Thanks alot guys, i just wanted this thing secure on the stand. Still getting used to the LS motors, all new territory for me.

ZONES89RS

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They are great engines. I will never build a small block gen I again. Kind of dislike them now days. Never want to play with a distributor again. Lol

Quick Ranger

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Yeah i have a gen 1, 1970 350 LT1 sitting in the garage that i considered using in the Ranger, but i wanted something different. Out of the box, the LS based engines seem to have more to offer. Instant power without spending 2k of AFR heads.

I plan on building a 408 later, but i gotta make this thing fit in the Ranger. I'm not sure what year the 5.3 is, came from a shop that pulled it from a wrecked truck, they couldn't remember what year it was, but at $125, i couldn't go wrong. I'm guessing it's an earlier engine, 862 heads and has an EGR valve.

ZONES89RS

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Black crank sensor is 6010 box and the headers for a 302 swap can just swap flanges.

Quick Ranger

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Really, 302 headers have same port spacing? If that's the case this will make the swap a whole lot easier, i was planning on fabbing headers.

ZONES89RS

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Yep. A Chevy LS into a ford is pretty much cheating. Lol