Big block
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Frames are the same. The AIM clearly list everything needed to take a base 300 3 speed to a BB
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Do you simply want to put a big block in your small block car or do you want it to look like the car came from GM with a big block?
VERY big difference.
VERY big difference.
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Radiator, fan shroud, hood, hood prop, engine, z-bar, throttle linkage, front springs, shocks, rear sway bar, differential u-joint caps, potentially the instrument cluster, and I’m sure I’m missing some things.
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you are forgetting the engine itself, all the brackets, pulleys, and linkage. Factoid if he has a L79 I/C and cloning the L36/L68 it uses the same I/C
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Might want to read this current thread. Lot of answers to your question.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...lock-66-a.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...lock-66-a.html
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This is not an inexpensive proposition, im in the process of doing very much the same thing to my 65, however I’m not just swapping an engine I also will be upgrading the transmission and full front and rear suspension, I currently have roughly a little over 30K in parts and that includes a brand new crate motor, and I’m not finished with ordering parts, you would be surprised how the little things you need will add up quickly, good luck , if you have the budget for the swap and the ability to do it go for it, there truly is nothing like the feeling of a big block.
