72 k-10 big block swap

[trukman1]

I swapped a '72 454 into a '69 frame, moved the engine, transmission, 1 3/4" forward to give clearance for distributor to firewall.

Had no issues other than I was using '79 square body Hedman headers that had to be dented n slightly to clear frame.

Later swapped to Hooker '69 4x4 headers without an issue.

When I tried to replace the Hookers with Hedman's for the same setup they wouldn't work with the engine moved forward.

Never had issue with balancer/crossmember clearances.

Used long water pump and accessories (pulleys and brackets) from '72 donor 2wd Suburban 402 which placed fan exactly where it needed to be in fan shroud.

Not sure this is of any help just relating what I did and results as I understand you straightened out the cross member which resolved your issue.

Just hope the header information might be of help to you, or others, in the future.

Unfortunately, I did this swap a couple decades ago so no pictures.