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wbulick76 · 07-11-2009, 09:11 PM

Hey everybody, I did a search, but didn't really come up with much. Looking to build my 53 pretty cheap to get it on the road. I have a good running 350, and an early side mount bellhousing, and was wondering about swapping it into the truck and keeping the same trans and closed driveline. Any snags in this swap? Can that trans use a universal style floor shift? Mount donors or scratch made? Eventually, want to do a MII front and the whole works, but the budget is a little tight at the moment. Any suggestions?

07-11-2009, 09:11 PM	#1
wbulick76 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lancaster, SC Posts: 7	Budget V-8 swap in my 53? Hey everybody, I did a search, but didn't really come up with much. Looking to build my 53 pretty cheap to get it on the road. I have a good running 350, and an early side mount bellhousing, and was wondering about swapping it into the truck and keeping the same trans and closed driveline. Any snags in this swap? Can that trans use a universal style floor shift? Mount donors or scratch made? Eventually, want to do a MII front and the whole works, but the budget is a little tight at the moment. Any suggestions?