My brother is fixing to junk an old Chevrolet pickup that has a freshly overhauled 400 small block in it. I'm kicking around the idea of pulling the 230 out of my 708 and doing a fully reversible installation of the 400. It should be an even easier install than the bbc installation in my 37 was, and that went so easy that it was a no-brainer. This installation requires no changes to the frame or body.
Any thoughts or suggestions?
400 sbc in XM 708
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Re: 400 sbc in XM 708
do you have to make your own mounts. what will you use for a trans.... i would love to do it to my m37 but its allready painted so im not going to tear it apart,
Re: 400 sbc in XM 708
In my 37, I used a Muncie SM465 with my big block chevy. Don't see why that wouldn't work with the small block too. I positioned the engine so that the transmission shifter and the high-low range and 4whd shifters remained in their stock locations. Being lazy, I did the installation without removing the front cap. Took about 3 days. I retained the stock clutch pedal and accelerator pedal. I used chevy mounts saddled onto the frame.
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Re: 400 sbc in XM 708
I had a sbc mounted the same way. I ended up using an electric fan to cool the rad though, as the engine sat too low to use a mechanical fan. Now however, I would purchase a water pump riser from Summit or Vintage air to raise the pump up about 6" and then use a stock style mechanical fan for cooling... Otherwise its a simple installation.
X2 on the Sm465 trans...
X2 on the Sm465 trans...
Ray
1953 CDN. M37
1954 CDN. M152
1953 CDN. M37
1954 CDN. M152
Re: 400 sbc in XM 708
With the bbc, I used the stock fan and water pump.