Introduction:

The 302 swap is costly and should only be done if you have a good had at wiring and mechanics.  First off your going to have to pull out all the old.  This is pretty easy other than the exhaust bolts which were a pain on mine.  Then comes the fun!

Procedure:

 First I really suggest putting on a body lift I tried doing this without a body lift and it didnt fit hardly at all.  I put a 2 inch body lift which was really easy and the only thing that was hard was that the steering adapter they gave me was too long so I just cut it down to size.  The next step is to get some motor mounts.  I went with James Duff motor mounts which I'm not to fond of because the directions SUCK! But the people at James Duff are more then willing to help you.  Then you drop in the motor.  You will need to relocate the oil filter in order to move your it out of the frames way (there is a kit available from James Duff).  Now you need to cool the engine off. I went to advanced adapters, big mistake. They cost a little more then James Duff and they come with no directions.  I ran a mechanical fan from Summit with a 1.5" spacer and it seems to fit nice.  Wear gloves when you install this fan because they are very sharp.  Then for the exhaust I used James Duff headers which are a very tight fit but they work and I'm happy because I don't think anything else would have fit.  I backed the 302 up with an AOD which wasn't too hard to put in.  I would suggest if you do get it from a junk yard replacing the torque converter.  The stock transmission mount will work, you just have to drill some new holes for the bolts to go through. I ran a B&M shifter which personally I think is a waste of money but I needed it.  I also need to put in a shift kit conversion kit which I got from Summit.  The directions are good other then they forget to tell you to put a pin back in that holds the shift are in place. I put a BW 1356 in which did need me to grind away some of my frame but not to much and I'm going to go back later and reinforce it with some steel.  Now all that I'm waiting for is for some money. 

If you have any questions email me at: rockcrawler_101@yahoo.com