okI have a 1977 C10 chevy truck with a 250 inline 6. I want to swap out to a 350 crate motor. My question is, will the motor mounts work? if not, are the mounts for the 350 bolt on? or do I have to do some cutting/welding? Also, I believe it has a 350TH 3 speed tranny, this truck only has 52K original miles and all the maintenance was kept up to date on the truck so the tranny is not hurt, will I be able to use that tranny with the new motor? will I need a different drive shaft? is the tranny a simple bolt up? Also, I have been around engines for years, but how about wiring the new engine? will I need a complete new wiring harness? or can I use the stock harness and are there hook ups for things?, coil ignition module etc. I'm more experienced on fords that have a seperate ignition module. does the GM have the ignition module in the distributer? Also, will the stock radiator need to be replaced? and will I need to fabricate new mounts for that, or are they available as bolt on?
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17 years ago