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I've got an 350 engine from an '85 Chevy Custom Deluxe 20 that I want to put in a 63 Pontiac Tempest. Will this work? Thanks, Brett > I've got an 350 engine from an '85 Chevy Custom Deluxe 20 that I want to put > in a 63 Pontiac Tempest. Will this work? > > Thanks, > > Brett Sure. I once knew a guy that put a Ford 390 in a 63 Tempest. ? Paul ? wrote: >> I've got an 350 engine from an '85 Chevy Custom Deluxe 20 that I >> want to put in a 63 Pontiac Tempest. Will this work? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Sure. I once knew a guy that put a Ford 390 in a 63 Tempest. HeHe, I once put a 350 Chev in a 1960 F150. http://www.hotrodder.com/cyberbiker/60FordEn.jpg http://www.hotrodder.com/cyberbiker/60FordF.jpg http://www.hotrodder.com/cyberbiker/60FordSi.jpg You shouldn't bastardize a Pontiac like that. I've got an 350 engine from an '85 Chevy Custom Deluxe 20 that I want to put in a 63 Pontiac Tempest. Will this work? Thanks, Brett >I've got an 350 engine from an '85 Chevy Custom Deluxe 20 that I want to put >in a 63 Pontiac Tempest. Will this work? > >Thanks, > >Brett If you replace the trans, it will fit. IIRC The tempest Poncho uses the Pontiac/Buick bolt pattern, not the Chevy/Olds pattern on the bell housing. This particular car is a bit wierder than that, although I am claiming no personal knowledge here. I've never seen one, but the '63 uses the torque tube and rear transmission, right? So, all you would have to do there would be adapt the tube to the chev. It's your car, but I would personally hate to see that happen... > >I've got an 350 engine from an '85 Chevy Custom Deluxe 20 that I want to put > >in a 63 Pontiac Tempest. Will this work? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > the Pontiac/Buick bolt pattern, not the Chevy/Olds pattern on the bell > housing. Yes, you'd be hard pressed to find a wierder car to bastardize. Seems hardly worth the trouble. These "can I put a engine X in car Y" questions come up a lot on usenet, and I always wonder, if you have to ask should you be swapping engines at all? We put a man on the moon, so you can put a 350 in a Tempest somewhat easier than that (or a flat 4 subaru engine in a Ford Ranger pickup, or whatever). Nobody ever does this swap, so it's not like anybody has step by step instructions. > This particular car is a bit wierder than that, although I am claiming no > personal knowledge here. I've never seen one, but the '63 uses the torque [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > the Pontiac/Buick bolt pattern, not the Chevy/Olds pattern on the bell > > housing. >Yes, you'd be hard pressed to find a wierder car to bastardize. Seems >hardly worth the trouble. These "can I put a engine X in car Y" questions [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Ranger pickup, or whatever). Nobody ever does this swap, so it's not like >anybody has step by step instructions. Wasn't the '63 the first of the "conventional" tempests? Came as the "leMans" with a 326? Same body as a '64 GTO??? If not, I was mistaken and putting a 350 in it might be a bit of a chore - and ill-advised. >> This particular car is a bit wierder than that, although I am claiming no >> personal knowledge here. I've never seen one, but the '63 uses the torque [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >> > the Pontiac/Buick bolt pattern, not the Chevy/Olds pattern on the bell >> > housing. Nope - '63 is the last of the odd balls... In fact (not that we'd want to trust a movie as a reference) in "My Cousin Vinny" the real perp was driving a '63 tempest, not a metallic mint green buick convertible! > >Yes, you'd be hard pressed to find a wierder car to bastardize. Seems > >hardly worth the trouble. These "can I put a engine X in car Y" questions [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > >> > the Pontiac/Buick bolt pattern, not the Chevy/Olds pattern on the bell > >> > housing. |
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