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#1 |
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: hamilton,ohio,usa
Posts: 1,499
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swapping the 250 for a v8......
what would fit ? i need to put in a small v8 with auto trans and hopefully power steering because i have some bad back problems and sometimes cant shift the old three on the tree.I was thinking about a small 283 or 305?
Anybody ever swap from the 6 to v8 on a budget? whats a good donor vehicle to look for? |
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#2 |
Fabricate till you "puke"
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Ill
Posts: 9,403
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To install the auto trans, you need to chopp out the bell crossmember. the v8 is set on different stands from the factory(slides the eng ahead approx 3 1/2"). You can however set it in on the 6/250 stands & set it up . I like to drill the holes in eng mount stands to 5/8", & slot the trans crossmember holes(the ones in the center), to give a little adjustment(the HEI dist fits really tight. I run the later style long water pump & accsessoris on my longhorn to get the fan in proper location without 5 " of spacer. On the exhaust, you can run the center dump rams horns(angled back dumps are the easiest to work with), or headers, I have run both headman & hooker.....just depends on the budget. of coarse you will have trans coolant lines to deal with, & you will need to replace the column & auto trans linkage, or go to an aftermarket floor shifter( I used a B&M z gate).The short tail 350T should be the proper lenght /spline for your drive line. good luck......Al
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#3 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2002
Location: hamilton,ohio,usa
Posts: 1,499
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thanks crazy l. i printed that off for future reference.
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#4 |
Fabricate till you "puke"
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Ill
Posts: 9,403
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No trouble, good luck with your project......Crazy Al
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