I am new to this board and camaros in general, so if i posted this in the wrong spot please let me know. I have just bought a 1977 camaro with a perfect body, problem is that it has a stock straight 6 and a 3 speed tranny. What I would like to know is what trouble i may run into swapping this out for a 350 or a 327 with preferable a 4 speed tranny (not sure if i could get a 5 speed?) and would also like to do the rear end out to posi as well. The camaro has always been one of my wants and now maybe i can make it happen here. any help would be appreciated.

the engine swap should be a direct bolt up , of course youll need different exhaust, Im not sure if that bell housing bolts right up or not?

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1972 camaro street car
smallblock, fun to drive

6-8 swaps r tough, i did one in my 79 (still working on it) all i have to sya is make sure you label everything, and remember nothing goes in the same way it comes out. Good luck keep us updated.

This swap is not that hard and can be done rather easy.

i did a swap.. it was a V6 to a v8 though.. it wasnt that bad.... just label everything and dont rush yourself...

I did it once in a chevy truck but we ripped out 6cyc 3spd man, and dropped in 350v8/350thm

Just like Mwilson, I did it in a 65 chevy truck. On that one the motor mounts were 2 piece and when you removed the 6 cyl engine and took off the little pillars, you were left with...the motor mounts for the small block v-8! Doesn't get easier than that. Can't say if your Camaro is that easy but as has been noted its a generally easy swap.

I had hopped up the 327 a bit so I had higher HP by at least double the six and I didn't need a bigger rad on that one. Certainly there has to be a limit tho and with enough HP from the 8 you'll have to consider the rad. Springs weren't a problem going 6 to a small block but would be if you tried a big block. Starter, distributor, guage senders and alternator connections were the same or an easy swap. The carb wasn't hard to convert at all. I had never done it before then and I was about 20. Go for it...it's pretty hard to get wrong!

I really apprecitate the info. it sounds like it should not be too much of a hassle, i was hoping for that. now i just gotta find that engine that i want and i can buy without the wife noticing the cost http://www.nastyz28.com/ubb/frown.gif