Engine Swap

[money pit]

I bought a 70 Barracuda with a slant six with an auto trans. The engine runs great but I would like to get a little more power. I don't plan on racing it, just a daily driver. Can I install a 318 or 360 without changing the K member? I know they make conversion motor mounts for A bodies but not the E body. I know I will need to get a new trans but can I use the same drive shaft and rear end? Thanks

[70chall440]

Yes you can easily swap in a small block. If course you will need motor mounts, but you will should change the torsion bars as well (a lot of drag racers back in the day left the slant 6 bars in, but not overly recommended for street/driver use). You should be able to reuse the drive shaft but you might have to change the yoke (I don't think you will, but you might). You can use the rear end you have.

This is a pretty common conversion. Depending on how original your car is now, you would be smart to keep everything you remove as the slant 6 cars are becoming more popular.

[1 Wild R/T]

K member is different...

[70chall440]

True but I know you can put a SB in there, we used to fab the mounts and weld them in, now you don't have to.

http://www.engine-swaps.com/Pages/ProductsType/EngConvKits.html

[1 Wild R/T]

True but I know you can put a SB in there, we used to fab the mounts and weld them in, now you don't have to.

http://www.engine-swaps.com/Pages/ProductsType/EngConvKits.html

As the O/P already stated, they make mounts for a V8 on an A body \6 K but not for a E body \6 K...

So yeah, he can cut & weld... Or he can bolt in the V8 K an set the original \6 K aside since many these days will cry foul when there's one less \6 E body driving around.... 

Sorry I drove a \6 E body for a couple years, I was gathering parts for a 340 swap within the first three months.....  Runs better, sounds better...

[money pit]

I checked on line again and checked the website 70Chall440 mentioned. It looks like I will need tp change the K member since there aren't any conversion kits.  Thanks everyone.

[70chall440]

My bad, I didn't read it through, just saw the "slant 6 to SB". I have done it but as I said, we fabricated the mounts. All that said, just replace the K frame, it isnt that hard and gives you a chance to rebuild the front end. Or you can work on the /6 and get more power out of it, or just change the rear gears and make it more snappy.

[money pit]

Thanks for the info.