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| | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 9 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: May 2004 Posts: 9 | i have a 1951chvy halfton with the 216.would it take a lot of cuting and welding if i was to install a 327 from a 1968 camero ss? i would like to keep the push starter on the floor. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | any V8 into an AD will require creating the mounting arrangement, some welding may be required depending on how you choose to go about it - will also require some modifications to the steering box and probably certain specific exhaust manifolds or custom headers, and likely moving the radiator or fitting a fan shroud .... no V8 will accept the foot start setup
might get more help looking thru the posts in the HiPo forum, where folks have discussed V8's in AD's
Bill | | | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 9 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: May 2004 Posts: 9 | thank you red58.my grandson turning 11yrs and it will be his truck so in my mid 64yrs i just let him deal with it.that old 216 would take from houston to galveston that was in the 1970.now in corpus area and take her to the ranch.thank youall | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,749 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,749 | It's possible to fabricate a fake foot start pedal by putting a push button under a spring-loaded rod through a piece of pipe mounted to the floor. The original-equipment accordion boot will hide the fabricated assembly and it will look like the original setup. Making the 327 fit and work right will be considerably more difficult.
Jerry
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