Thread: 348 in a 37 chevy truck

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My 37 Dodge Pickup/Hemi project is pretty much the same situation. To avoid moving the fire wall back (I'm going to have to rebuild it anyway as the previous owner butchered it before I got my hands on it) I'm doing the following:

1. Moving the radiator foward into the grill. I'm using a custom radiator thats a little narrower than stock, but with the barrel shaped nose I have it will still leave me room for the AC condencer.

2. The firewall on my truck has a recessed section in the center that allows the distributor (the rearmost part of the engine) to sit back farther, but still keep the drivers and passenger firewall in the stock location. Another option that might also give you a little more room is a smaller distributor such as a Mallory UNILITE.

3. I'm using the stock seat simply due to the fact that it's about the thinnest one that will work and thus provides a little more leg room.

4. I'm 5'9" and this seems to fit the truck pretty well. As a last resort, you could have the appropriate amount surgically removed from your shin bones.

Personally I think it's a great Idea if you can figure everything out. (A tri-power setup would be neat too). Keep in mind you will also likely need to upgrade the front springs for the extra weight.