Originally Posted by boostedOne

As to the .40 being too much, I was bustin your chops about missin a decimal. Its .040 over.... If it was .40 over thats .400, or almost half an inch. A .400 overbore would be siamesed, if not running into the next cylinder

As to the pins, any 302 pan will fit on the engine on the engine. But fitting on the car is a different story.. All of the car pans BEFORE 1979 had a big huge front sump(like a small block chevy pan turned backwards). After 79, most cars got the pan that was on your car from the factory. Back when I got into Fords(and Fox chassis) this old timer I used to get stuff from said a Van pan would fit since they had like a mid-rear sump, but I never tried cuz I thought he was full of shit.
If they have aftermarket pans with a screw in tube, great. But it does drive up the cost a bit. DO NOT use a late model pan while using the dipstick in the front...You can be empty in the rear sump and still show adequate oil on the stick since it only reads the front sump portion, which does nothing since the pickup is in the rear.

An aftermarket pan at a couple hundred bux, plus the conversion roller kit, its getting into some money to get to a point youd be at with a good condition factory roller motor depending on the price of the 289...Strength wise I dont think the 289 block gets you anything. From what i remember just the Mexican and Boss blocks were significantly stronger.