Ford D series tilt tray on Ebay

Saw this little d series on ebay

Now its out front of my House,
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz71/cribpointtowing/Dseriestilttray003.jpg?t=1285586761http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz71/cribpointtowing/Dseriestilttray001-1.jpg?t=1285587030I needed a truck to cart my junk around it works well for $7150 with reg and RWC (dodgy im sure) needs an engine transplant i cant put up with that 300 6 for much longer :'( think a 302 or 351 cleveland will be the go anyone with knowledge in this area??

we had one years ago windsor small v and a bell housing i think cleavelamd v is to wide don

pretty sure the v8s bolt straight in ..the 300ci 6 is canadian so why not a canadian 302 or 351 ?... i think most that had the V8 from the factory used the 302w?

Cribby, as Aussiehooker suggested, put a windsor in it. Nice small Vee, plenty of parts around(with the current 5.0 litre Falcons, F series etc.) and it'll go like the proverbial off the shovel. I have got a 5.0 litre out of an F150 on my engine stand at present that I can give you any measurements should you require. Did you have a win at lotto mate, 2 trucks in a short space of time, tell us your secret, how does the other half react???. cya Tim

Hmmm .. maybe ya could take a closer look at the 300 first dude. A previous neighbour had one in a F100, and towed all kinds of stuff around, including his tractor with slasher mounted.
350 Holley is an easy fit, and a bit of searching you may find a manifold for triple carters, or even a 4bbl carby. Exhaust extractors are readily available also.

Plugs, points etc ... usual stuff. Check all this out, and if still not happy, only then start looking at the V8.

302/351 WINDSOR will bolt straight in.

Cleveland is a bit wide but can be made to fit, from memory, by moving the engine and gearbox mounts upwards a couple inches.

300,s pull way better than Cleveland or Windsors, I've run plenty of these in the early days on f700s,in tippers, parts are a little scarce these days though!if you go the v8 route you will need a different adaptor to suit that Clarke gearbox, Windsor and clevo are the same pattern, i have converted small hino diesels into these ,but its more costly. hope this helps

clifford in the states made manifolds for them.. but id personally go the V8 route more options for the motors and parts are cheaper and easier to source ..but remember the 351w is a wider motor than the 302w

Spot on there! increased deck hight makes the 351 winsor wider than the 260,289,and 302,s

the 300ci 6cyl aint a bad motor just to slow and thirsty for what it offers(without modifying it) ..and obviously a tiltray is heavy !

yeah the deck height is higher on the 351W, but it's still narrower than the clevo.

Parts for the six shouldn't be too hard. they're still made.

have a peek through this lot ..

www.truckforum.org/forums/

www.ford-trucks.com/forums/index.php

www.fordtruckfanatics.com/