Originally Posted by OneBadGMC
Originally Posted by russ67chevelle
if i was u,id keep in mind that with a lot of chevy crossmembers,getting a tall deck in is a pain in da rear!!!if not impossible.if you have a tube chassis car then crossmember doesnt apply!!!BONUS!!! but lots of 540 shot block kits out there if your on a budget!short block 540 start at about 3300 unassembled and go up from there.
Can you explain this a little better? The block, to my knowledge, only changes ABOVE the water pump inlet.
Frame cross members below the motor are unaffected to my knowledge.
Maybe I'm missing something?
I think he means you can't drop the motor to provide clearance above.
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