Engine being installed, "Power Swap" headline

upon like a trip to the hospital: You feel good after all is said and done, but getting there is no piece of cake. It takes time. energy. and usually a significant outlay of money to get the ailing items fixed. Thats basically how we looked at the engine retrofit for our Deepwoods Bronco. which was in dire need of a heart transplant. We knew the upgrading from the sickly 400-cid small-block to our RHS Performance Enginesbuilt 460 (see Magnum 460. Dec.89) would entail some parts changing and maybe a few minor modifica- tions here and there to make every- thing look factory, so we planned accordingly. A call to R&E Racing in Lancaster, California, secured a space in their fullservice shop to handle the labor part of the actual engine swap. Even though their name implies a strong favoritism to racing applica- tions. R&E is really a full-service performance parts and service facil ity that does everything from tune ups to complete engine and trans mission rebuilds. They are equipped with both engine and chassis dynos, Engine swaps are usually looked 26JANUARY199O OFF-ROAD )0) By Bruce W. Smith Our Deepwoods Bronco rids itself of a sick small-block and makes room for a stump-pullin 460 too, making it easy to see "before and after" numbers regarding whatever performance improve ments theyve made. whether it be an engine swap. electronic fuel injection retrofit. or changing a cam and carb. And having a huge parts inventory meant one-stop .2318 process. _... out to L&L . 7.. Texas. com pa: 3:. ~ .izes in Ford 42.3 a: r; e swap kits for 83:". ~ z': : .:. Wed used the? .e Ford sixto- 4am : pact and knew (I) trap would U (l (l) n. ' 5: their fully illustrat ' ' clear that our '. ...ch came factory 51:":5. .~.::: 17.3 small-block 400. C-6 :. :m'er steering and air needed kit No. 11 to ..gine exchange smooth. includes new engine mount ifi" " oil pan conversion kit. .c'erwell headers, and fac- .- -.....g alternator and power s:e rr pump brackets all made :* ight in and to accept the .. ".al engines accessories. Xe also ordered their optional aluminum billet machined pulleys, antisway bar relocating brackets ineeCec to clear the headers). and the custom bracket to accommo- date the largecase Ford alternator and the factory a/c. L&Ls onepiece. lowtower auto- ,1 I. 'm lln