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Watch the build on YouTube, from the oil pump in step 4 to the roller rockers in step 15. Each video also plays inside its guide.

Read each guide with its video04How to Install the Oil Pump & Screen on a Small Block 302 V8 05How to Install a Camshaft in a Small Block Ford 302 5.0 | E303 06How to install a Double Roller Timing Chain Set & Gears 07GT40P Heads Freshly Machined & New Crane Cams Beehive Springs | Paintjob 08Fuel Pump Eccentric Installation on 302 Small Block Ford | Mechanical Fuel Pump 09Timing Cover & Water Pump Installation Stage 1 10Oil Pan Installation on Small Block Ford 302 Roller 11How To Install Cylinder Heads on Small Block Ford 302 5.0 | GT40P Heads 12How To Install Mechanical Fuel Pump on Small Block Ford 302 14How To Install Roller Lifters on a Small Block Ford 302 5.0L Roller Engine 15How To Install Roller Rockers and Pushrods on a Small Block Ford 302 | GT40P

We document a small block Ford 302 built on a budget, from a junkyard donor engine to GT40P heads and shorty headers, in 17 step-by-step guides.

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