Re: Pontiac engine in a C10
I ran a 1985 Olds 307Y & TH200R4 from a wrecked Delta 88 in a 1974 C10 and a 472 Cadillac V8 in a 1979 K20.
The 307Y had noticeably more torque than the smallblock 305 it replaced and was noticeably better on fuel than the clapped out 350 & TH350 I pulled out. I used the 1979 Olds 350 Diesel motor mounts and re-located the transmission crossmember. It fit great.
The 472 was an animal but fitting it so it wasn't a bodge job was a challenge. All kinds of fun to mate the SM465 & transfer case with the Caddy engine. I ran 1985 pedals and clutch master. It's a BOP bellhousing bolt pattern but the Caddy starter doesn't clear the Olds & Pontiac bellhousings. I ran a Buick bellhousing. That one cleared the Caddy starter. There was a bracket kit for using the 1985-1991 CK/RV hydraulic slave cylinder.
A buddy had a 472 Caddy in a 1977 C20 towing a 29' Airstream back in 1992. The TH400 & Caddy engine didn't take a lot to install in a 2wd truck. Cliff said he could accelerate Southbound up the grapevine with the AC running with that beast in tow. I drove it up the other side going North from Burbank to Santa Clarita and it had torque to spare even with that big 29' two axle monster behind it.
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1959 M35A2 LDT465-1D SOLD
1967 Dodge W200 B383, NP420/NP201 SOLD
1969 Dodge Polara 500 B383, A833 SOLD
1972 Ford F250 FE390, NP435/NP205 SOLD
1976 Chevy K20, 6.5L, NV4500/NP208 SOLD
1986 M1008 CUCV SOLD
2000 GMC C2500, TD6.5L, NV4500
2005 Chevy Silverado LS 2500HD 6.0L 4L80E/NP263
2009 Impala SS LS4 V8
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