Thread: 48 chevy 216 to 305 chevy swap
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05-02-2005 12:14 PM #3
come on almost everything he wants done is a bolt on or a simple weld on, with the proper info just about anyone can do it....joe
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measure your rearend but most folks use a nova or camero rearend here's some suspension info and go to ur Mopar dealer & ask 4 part ##4120074 that'll get ya a pair of spring perches for about $15. make sure u measure the distance between the spring perches & dont weld the on untill you set the rearend degree angle, look at this post it'll give ya an idea.
w/an auto tranny u'll either have to go to a floor shifter OR swap out the column, IF u decide to stay w/the stock column u'll have to off set the motor to the passager side a little so the exhaust will clear. BUT if u have decided to go P/S w/a column shifter i'd get a kit that will let u use a cable to shift the tranny rather then a rod. makes it simpler to adjust the shifter, cleaner too.
since u'll be changing the rearend u
Can't forget front brakes
12volt chang over is easy too, either swap out the gauges or try this or this and this they will all give ya hints on how to do it. &&& lets not forget the wiring, more then likely it need to be rewired. lots of folks are using EZ Wiring which seems to be a great product
there's just some of the info i dug up. it's NOT a weekend project for sure & YES a few thing do need to be welded on. MY advice is to read lots of info on this & other forums ChevyTalk, Hotrodders, Stovebolt to see what others have done ALONG w/reading lots of truck magazines. there is LOTS of infor out there. hell if ya feel adventurous some folks have done frame swaps too, but then some say thats opening a whole different can of worms, even though myself & other have done it b4...joeDonate Blood,Plasma,Platelets & sign your DONORS CARD & SAVE a LIFE
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