The 235 is longer than a 216?
That’s new to me
I did that swap but into a 1950
I took everything from the 216 and swapped it to the 235
And it dropped right in perfect
No drilling
No modifying parts
All plug and play like it was meant to work together because it was
The 235 is perfectly the same length as the 216
If it wasn’t the front motor mount wouldn’t have lined up
But it did
I used the bell housing and flywheel from the 216
I kept the timing cover and front mount on my 235 because it was identical to the 216
I swapped the harmonic balancer for the older larger belt pulley
The intake and exhaust manifolds I took from the 216 onto the 235 because they were in better shape and my old 216 carburetor was in perfect condition so I wanted to use it even tho it is a bit small for the 235 the bolt holes required the 216 manifolds
I transferred the starter and generator as well
And my 235 already had the same water pump as my 216 except the pulley was the wrong belt size so I swapped the water pumps too, I should have just swapped the pulleys in hind sight since I have the special tools for that in my water pump rebuilding box of goodies.
My 235 is the full pressure type not the older one with the rod dippers
It came from a 53 truck which would make it similar to the 54 USA truck engine
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