350 Rocket for my '78 Monte Carlo?

It is doable, but will require some work. You will want as many parts from the donor car as possible, including engine, trans, radiator, P/S pump, A/C compressor and hoses, exhaust back to at least the crossover, etc. Depending on what engine your Monte originally had, you may need heavier front springs. Driveshaft modification is a real likelihood, be sure to save both the one from the Monte and the Olds.

Sounds very straightforward, since both are basicly same car. Are both 2 doors ? if so, driveshafts should be same. Use Olds engine to frame brackets, and get new mounts for Olds V8. Trans mount should be same for both. Disconnect exhaust at CAT, no use screwing with headpipe. Trans is different. Chevy uses " flat " mount, Olds uses " sculptured " mount Unsure if you use Chevy or Olds crossmember. I wanted to this very same swap to my 81 El Camino, but wound up rebuilding 229 cid 6, as it's an excellent winter engine. I like the looks of the Olds 350, would look terrific detailed up.

OOOHHHHH, YEAHH, baby :) :) :Þ

You may have probs mating older engine to newer tranny (Chevy has a different bolt pattern than the rest). There are adapters out there, or you certainly could reuse the Olds tranny. Driveshaft should not be much of a problem at all (Cutlass and Monte Carlo are same frame)

Other pitfalls? Warn your local sheriff that you'll be doing this conversion, as s/he just might want to pre-print speeding tickets in your name. More seriously, check with your local (state) authorities, especially if you live in California (they don't like cars there, especially ones with the right wheels driving them). Some states require emissions tests for cars that old, and an *older* engine (than the body year) may automatically fail - even if you completely rebuild it.

No prob.... I'll be looking for advise when I pull the 305 from my Regal to make way for a 350 (with fuel injection?)

Vuarra

Quid quid latine dictum sit altum videtur. (That which is said in Latin sounds profound.)

Thanks guys. Based on your info, and talking to my uncle more about it, I believe I'm going to go forward with the conversion. May God grant me patience!

Glad I don't live in a state like that :D

You like that gaudy oil fill tube? LOL Just teasin'

GW

GW

GW that oil filler tube was very easy to put oil into, unlike a valve cover cap cocked on an angle that the funnel keeps tipping over when you let it go.....

My 78 Olds 350had the big tube !

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WaaaahTubeeeeeeeeeey ! GW

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