Hello, I’ve been working on a 48 chevy 3800 for a couple months. Recently swapped the frozen 216 for a 1955 235. Couple setbacks- need short water pump, 235’s 12v starter wouldn’t work with my original flywheel so I had to go back to original which I’m not sure will work long term, had to drill mount plate on 235 for original front motor mount location, harmonic damper on the 235 has 3/8” pulley and original water pump has 5/8” (still not sure what to do here), throttle linkage needs removed and shortened. Other than that it’s a fairly easy swap. I used original bell housing, pressure plate, and 4 speed Tranny.
