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[oletrucks] 235 swap or not 235 swap.. tht is the question

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Subject: [oletrucks] 235 swap or not 235 swap.. tht is the question
From: jeastman@appliedtheory.com
Date: Thu, 04 Feb 1999 13:05:37 -0500
Hope somebody can help me out w/ some engine swap questions.. came across a
'55 235 that came out of a Chevy car, and am looking to pick it up and
rebuild it as a spare for my current 235 in my daily driver.  I want to
make sure it'll be a direct swap onto the existing motor mounts, but it's
located several states away yet.

My 55 1/2 ton chevy suburban has a block w/ casting number 3836233
(Chevrolet, 55-57, 235) w/ 3-spd.  The one I'm looking to pick up has
casting number 3837004 (Inliners International spec's this casting number
as a Chevrolet, 55-57, 235-261) and a Powerglide.

1. Are these two models completely interchangeable w/out motor mount, etc.
fixes/adjustments?

2. Has anybody ever hooked up a standard shifting lever & linkage rods to a
Powerglide auto linkage? (If only to totally confuse the hell out of a
would-be truck thief or as a quick substitute for a bad standard tranny..)

3. Anybody looking to pick up a '55 Powerglide tranny?

n. Just out of curiosity, if the block casting number is for a "235-261,"
what makes it either a 235 or a 261?  Is it just a wider bore diameter
milled out?

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