Re: 360 swap

[chymar01@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Dooner, 

As mentioned before, you'll need a 360 car oil pan and pickup. Also, the left side motor mount bracket is different, but you can make your original 318 one work with some washers. I have a core engine supply near me that I get the car pans from cheap. 

Your 727 will bolt up to the 360 but you will have one empty bolt hole at the top(no big deal). Your torque converter has a smaller register than the rear of the 360 crank, so there is potential for wearing out the front pump bushing unless you can find the adapter ring that used to be available many years ago. The input shaft spline count is different so no swapping to the later converter, either. I did a similar swap once, a late 318 in a 66 Fury. I didn't do anything and the original trans lasted over 100k miles with no spacer ring. 

For exhaust, i used a set of junkyard 318 car manifolds. The van ones may fit-they may not. They'll surely fit into the car, but the outlets may not be friendly to the exhaust positioning. There's nothing out there that will match the stock poly setup. Aftermarket headers should fit OK, but again, I can't say for sure. 

Mark 



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dooner Funderburk" <doonerfunderburk@xxxxxxxxx> 
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Wednesday, September 1, 2010 5:01:42 PM 
Subject: 360 swap 


My poly 318 in my 64 Belvedere isn't a good running dependable engine right 
now (many different reasons), and I have an opportunity to swap in a running 
360 from a 80s model Dodge van. It has been slightly refreshed and best of 
all, it is free. It will be a temp engine swap till I can save up money to 
restore. I want to enjoy driving the car some. 

Will this swap work? What heads up can you give me, on things that will not 
work (oil pan, exhaust manifolds, fit my 727, etc.)? 

Thanks guys 

Dooner 


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