Replacing a 273 motor for a 5.9 360 Motor Question

RichardJ916 said

I would like to know what type of problems i will have if replacing a 273 motor for a 5.9 360 motor. The person I am getting the motor from says it a complete motor. Will the motor mounts match up, with the headers mount up, with the bell housing match up. Or what else am i looking at to replace the old tired 273 motor...

Thanks

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is it a LA 360 or Magnum 360?

What transmission?

Driver side motor mounts are different from 273 to 360...the 273 mount can be used but needs to be shimmed with washers...as it is wider then the 360...and if it s from a truck...as noted above the oil pan and pickup tube will need to be changed from a rear sump to a center sump pan...

headers will from the 273 will fit the 360...