Hey all,
I am looking at my options in converting the straight 8 in my '53 Special to a 401, 430, 455 ('65 and later) with a TH400. I am pretty good at fabricating motor mounts and transmission cross members. Is there a resource that is available for this swap? Has anyone here done this before? Looking for any inputs at this point before I proceed. I looked into rebuilding the straight 8 and acquiring a transmission adapter plate to put a 700R4 behind it. Those plates run $1100. I'm thinking I could build a nice V-8 and AT combo for that price minus the rebuild costs for the V-8 and AT.