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| | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 | The 230 is a completely different motor and I don't believe anything of significance will interchange except maybe the distributor.
However this is still a reasonable swap.
You need a V-8 type bellhousing from a '55 to '67 truck. That bellhousing will fit your existing transmission and the 230, and can be adapted to your bellhousing crossmember. You could also swap to a '54 or '55 1st crossmember and the bell would simply bolt up.
You'll have clutch linkage issues and I'm not prepared to explain the solutions.
You can buy a $50 engine crossmember from one of the venders to mount the motor.
If the only reason to change motors is to save money I'd reconsider. Unless your 235 is really bad off the additional cost of parts and fabrication and delays in completion could make the swap more expensive than the rebuild.
If you wanted an automatic transmission and open rear drive I'd say the 230 was the way to go, but keeping the stock trans and rear axle you have lots of things to sort out.
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