sorry I can't help, but did 71 chevelles come w/ 307's? I think they do. I found this 71 all white malibu w/ blk top, and it has 23,863 original miles on it, and a 307 in it, and then to top it all off, there is a LS4 BBC 454 included w/ the car (TH400 is included also) and he's asking a grand total of only 7 grand. Dad says that is too much money???????????????????????! I looked at this car and pictures, and it is totally worth it! Dad says that it isn't worth much since its a malibu...jeez!
Chad ---- Original Message ----- From: "Rodney." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 7:28 PM Subject: [Chevelle-List] frame bracket help! - 307 to 350 > Hey guys, > > I've been thrown a curve ball while doing this engine swap. I have a 71 > Chevelle and this is the history that I know about it. When the previous > owner bought the car it had a 350 in it. He went to have the engine rebuilt > and (SOMEHOW) they convinced him to let them put a 307 in (don't ask me > why). So when I bought the car it had a 307 in it. I bought a 350 crate > engine and I have the old 307 out, the engine compartment painted, the > engine was going to go in last night, but we can't get the thing on the > frame brackets. Actually after a lot of hammering and bending, prying, etc, > we got one side on, but now the other side's not even close. I remembered > hearing somewhere that 307 frame brackets are different than other engine > sizes, so I looked up an article online and got the right part numbers that > I needed, etc. I got a pair of frame brackets off of a 69 chevelle from the > salvage yard today. According to the article I have with the part numbers, > I need the short style frame brackets, not the tall ones. So I looked at a > pair of tall ones on a 69 and a pair of short ones on a 69 and bought the > short ones. I looked all over for a part number on those things, but they > don't have one stamped on them. (doh!). So I bought them anyway since > they're just like the description in the article I have. I came home to > compare them with what's on the car now and to my surprise they're TOTALLY > different. The ones on the car appear to be mounted toward the front of the > car, whereas these ones I bought mount in the center. I'm REALLY confused > because the holes don't seem to match up with the front crossmember. > > I was wondering if anyone doing a frame off who has their engine out could > snap a quick picture of the location of the holes on their front crossmember > where the frame brackets mount? Please send it off list if you have one. > Thanks! It can be any year from 68-72, and a NON-307 car. Thanks! > > I've given up for the night, but tomorrow I'll pull the engine back out, > unbolt the current frame brackets and see if I can get a better view so I > can figure out what I'm going to do. Is it possible that someone welded in > a crossmember from another car? Thanks for any insight anyone can provide! > > Rodney. > 71 Chevelle > El Mirage, AZ > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
