In a message dated 08/02/1999 8:03:29 AM Mountain Daylight Time,
mytruck@hehe.com writes:
<< How possible/practical is it to put a 307 Buick engine in a 1959 Chevy 1/2
ton? THanks, David "Tex" Carr >>
Tex,
That depends somewhat on whether it's a 307 Chevrolet engine (4-bolts per
valve cover) or a 307 Olds (either five or ten bolts). IMHO, the 307 Olds
should work well. I'm installing a 403 (same exterior dimensions) in my '62,
and the front (side) motor mounts were the hardest thing about it. Actually,
not all that hard, since I obtained the frame mounts from the donor car (78
Bonneville). The crossmember of my truck is flatter than that of the car, so
I raised the outside of each mount with 1.5" angle iron. I wanted to use a
Chevy 350 I had lying around, so I used a TCI adapter. The original
transmission mount was long gone, so I fab'd one from rectangular tubing
(angle would also work well).
Are you going to use the original trans or the one the 307 came with? I'm a
staunch fan of automatics, and you should be able to score a 200R4
(overdrive) trans that will mate with the 307 without an adapter. That would
be my choice.
If you have any other questions about your swap, let me know. I also
installed power steering from a later model Chevrolet and the tilt column
from the Bonneville.
Mike Jensen
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