I suspect clearance won't be a problem because I believe the cavities in the 6500 and 638 are the same, but power might be.
I don't see how you could use the PCI slots. Now the 6360 motherboard would have been a better fit. In the 6360 the pci card lays down along the motherboard. I can't remember if it would work if you leave the cover off. I never have my cover on in my G3 DT in order to use Master/Slave drives. But the power supply would be an issue if you use the PCI slot but as long as you don't, it probably doesn't matter.
But as Scott says, the 7300, 7500, and even a 7600 are so cheap these days that it would be better to invest in one, as they are so easily upgradeable. You will save in the long run. They even have bare bones (with at least power supply & motherboard) that are practically given away sometimes, except for the price of shipping. You can even get a PCI card to run IDE drives. The memory is the same. Then just put a G3 card in it. They are great machines. Of course, the towers would be even better but they are more money.
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