340 in early abody

nick455440 said

have been rounding up parts for a /6 to 340 swap in a 65 Valiant, Disk brake k frame off of a 66 formula S, buckets, console,340, 8 3/4, early 70’s 904 ect.. have a few questions for those that have done this, have heard of people running a manual valve body with a floor shifter because it’s hard to get the kickdown right in these swaps, was wondering if that’s true and if so is a manual VB a pain,
also any special oil pan or will any V8 abody pan work
And does anyone know if there a issues with the hood closing on a early A with a V8 and a performer rpm? Thanks all

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Hi there. Done this several times in the past. All I did with the 273 mounts was swap one side in front of the 340 ears. I think I left out one bolt as it didn't line up with the ears. This was a long time ago so my memory may be a little off. I (personally) didn't like the fenderwell headers. Had to use small tires and I didn't like the exhaust set ups. I haven't used the TTI headers yet but I am going to order a set soon, they look real nice but are not cheap. The manual valve bodies worked well no hassles and my wife drove them all. Probably the tallest carb/manifold set up was a stock 1971 340 set up Thermoquad with the stock air cleaner. It fit fine. If the engine and trans/convertor is stock 3.23/3.55 gears will be fine and I'm sure you will love it.