aidanahunter
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- Jul 8, 2018
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- Bozeman, MT
Hello, everyone! This is the start of my build thread for my 240 wagon project. I am swapping in the engine and transmission from a Lincoln Mark VIII.
My goal for this project is to create a V8 wagon that can be used comfortably and reliably as a daily driver. I'm not looking to make crazy power. I'm looking to use the engine and trans as is with minimum modification. Stock out of the Mark VIII, the engine is good for 280 horsepower. Not sure what that translates to at the wheels. Transmission is a 4 speed automatic (4R70W).
Why am I doing this? My first car was a Mark VIII and I owned it for almost a decade. The car was getting worn out and I was losing interest in it, but I loved and still do love the engine. The 1993 Lincoln Mark VIII was the debut application of the Ford 4.6L 32V DOHC Modular V8. I joke that this is a period appropriate swap since the last year of the 240 is 1993. It's my favorite sounding engine to this day and I think it would be awesome to have in a 240.
I flew out to North Carolina to find this clean, rust free example for the swap. I came across it on Craigslist - a silver 1990 240 DL being sold by the second owner. The paint is rough and there are damaged interior pieces here and there, but nothing abnormal for a car of this age and mileage. It came with the original window sticker and original 1990 registration cards! I drove the car home with no issues despite having no cruise control or air conditioning. Still, pretty awesome for a 28 year old 275k mile car! It almost makes me feel bad for what I'm about to do...so I'm trying to drive it as much as I can before I pull the engine. I've already put 2.5k miles on it since I bought it.
But before I did that, a friend of mind sold me a beater 1998 Mark VIII with a healthy engine and trans with 114k miles. We pulled them out as shown.
Meanwhile I've been tearing into the Mark VIII and removing wire harnesses so I have them ready. I've also purchased a bunch of gaskets for the V8 that I'll replace before pulling the 240 engine and trans.
I have a few resources on here that I will be referring to as I go through this build.
This one - a guide to a 302/4R70W swap: http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=250257
And this one - the only 4.6 32V 240 swap I can find on the internet: https://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=178398
I'm pretty excited to really get started!
My goal for this project is to create a V8 wagon that can be used comfortably and reliably as a daily driver. I'm not looking to make crazy power. I'm looking to use the engine and trans as is with minimum modification. Stock out of the Mark VIII, the engine is good for 280 horsepower. Not sure what that translates to at the wheels. Transmission is a 4 speed automatic (4R70W).
Why am I doing this? My first car was a Mark VIII and I owned it for almost a decade. The car was getting worn out and I was losing interest in it, but I loved and still do love the engine. The 1993 Lincoln Mark VIII was the debut application of the Ford 4.6L 32V DOHC Modular V8. I joke that this is a period appropriate swap since the last year of the 240 is 1993. It's my favorite sounding engine to this day and I think it would be awesome to have in a 240.
I flew out to North Carolina to find this clean, rust free example for the swap. I came across it on Craigslist - a silver 1990 240 DL being sold by the second owner. The paint is rough and there are damaged interior pieces here and there, but nothing abnormal for a car of this age and mileage. It came with the original window sticker and original 1990 registration cards! I drove the car home with no issues despite having no cruise control or air conditioning. Still, pretty awesome for a 28 year old 275k mile car! It almost makes me feel bad for what I'm about to do...so I'm trying to drive it as much as I can before I pull the engine. I've already put 2.5k miles on it since I bought it.


But before I did that, a friend of mind sold me a beater 1998 Mark VIII with a healthy engine and trans with 114k miles. We pulled them out as shown.


Meanwhile I've been tearing into the Mark VIII and removing wire harnesses so I have them ready. I've also purchased a bunch of gaskets for the V8 that I'll replace before pulling the 240 engine and trans.
I have a few resources on here that I will be referring to as I go through this build.
This one - a guide to a 302/4R70W swap: http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=250257
And this one - the only 4.6 32V 240 swap I can find on the internet: https://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=178398
I'm pretty excited to really get started!
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