At 12:10 PM 5/5/99 -0700, you wrote:
> Tully,
>
> you will need to get the little engine mounts and the brackets that bolt
>onto the frame, (the frame should already be drilled for these to fit) you
>can use the posts and rubbers that supported the front end of the 6. The
>engine belhousing should bolt up to the tranny just fine. The valve covers
>and std distributor are close to the firewall, but should clear if using
>stock valve covers. All chevy small blocks from 265 thru 400 are the same
>on the outside. My '56 had a IL6(235) and I swapped it out for a 283, then
>350, then 400, now I'm headed back to a 350 (give me a break, I've had it
>since '76). The biggest challange is throttle linkage, I actually bent my
>origional rod and it worked great for many years.
>
> Good Luck....
>
> Sheldon Schmidt
> '56 Napco 4x4
>
>
>>>Maybe yall can help.
>Will a 1970 Chevy 350 bolt up to my 4-speed standard transmission and drop
>into my truck with out modification to the firewall, steering column,
>radiator, etc...?
>Someone told me this would work because the Chevy block was the same size
>as
>the 283 V8 offered as an option in '57.
>They also told me they thought I could just invert the front motor mount
>holding my 235 in and use them with the 350.
>
>All of this sounds just TOO EASY!
>
>I appreciate this informative list and any help you can give.
>
>Tully Morrison
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I would also use the ramshorn exhaust manifolds to make sure I cleared that
stock steering box. It's pretty close even with the rams.
Bill Bailey
57 Chevy 3100
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