You will need to drill two holes in the front engine plate on which mounts the timing-gear cover. The holes must match the spacing of the bolts on the front engine mount of the 216.
Because this engine is going into a truck, it would be a good idea to swap the fiber timing gear for an new aluminum one; in which case it's only one more step to pull the front engine cover/motor mount plate off the 216 and swap it for the one from the 55 car. Then it's nearly a bolt-in except for the fan location. You can get a water pump location adapter from one of the Stovebolt vendors here and use the 216/style water pump, though I'd have it rebuilt first. You might also need to swap the crank pulley, which will be off already anyway.
This parts swap is commonly done from late 235 truck engines to early 235 truck engines. I'm not sure the 216 parts are a direct swap but somebody here does and will weigh in soon.
Last edited by Phak1; 06/08/2025 6:50 PM. Reason: Typo
