05-15-2005, 10:30 PM | #1 |
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engine swap question
I have a 1970 model gmc ton with a straight 6 292 engine that my grandad gave me, and am trying to fix it up. My question is what parts do I need to bolt a 350 into the truck and use the factory four speed with granny first. I have the mounts and manifolds for the engine, but really wanted to know about the bellhousing and if I need to change it, and anything else I may have looked over like clutch linkages ect
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05-16-2005, 07:19 PM | #2 |
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come on guys, somebody has to know
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05-16-2005, 09:24 PM | #3 |
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It should bolt right up.
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Thanks I put the engine up in parts forum, but if I can't find any takers I will try it and see, thanks a lot. I did a 6 to v8 swap in a 77 camaro with a turbo 350 and didn't change anything, but didn't know about the manual tranny.
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05-16-2005, 09:41 PM | #5 |
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If all you're doing is swapping the engine and they're both older model engines, I've had several people tell me it's a bolt-up job if you have the right mounts and the number of splines on the tranny are the same. You might mount to a diff't spot (the L6 and V8 engines use different mount points on the frame, I'm pretty sure). You can probably use the existing bellhousing. Hell, I just got a 4spd manual tranny from an '84 van or something and it bolts right up to my bellhousing for my 3spd saginaw tranny.
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05-16-2005, 10:03 PM | #6 |
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thats what I needed, thanks, I believ I will make the swap thanks a lot that was very helpful
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