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318 to 440 swap, what parts can i use from the 318?
« on: September 11, 2010 - 09:41:31 PM »
hey all,
what parts (pulleys, brackets, ps pump, etc) can i reuse off my 318 for my new 440?

the 440 has an electric water pump.

what parts will i need to source from elsewhere?

cheers,
aaron




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Re: 318 to 440 swap, what parts can i use from the 318?
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2010 - 08:12:49 PM »
nothing? or is it really obvious?

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Re: 318 to 440 swap, what parts can i use from the 318?
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2010 - 11:45:23 PM »
virtually nothing , the fan , starter is about all .
 The tranny will not fit , the rad will be too small with outlets on the wrong side at least on the bottom m none of the pulleys or brackets cross over

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Re: 318 to 440 swap, what parts can i use from the 318?
« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2010 - 11:11:03 PM »
Turn it all in for scrap metal.
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Re: 318 to 440 swap, what parts can i use from the 318?
« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2010 - 07:48:03 PM »
power steering pump?
crank pulley?
alternator pulley?

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Re: 318 to 440 swap, what parts can i use from the 318?
« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2010 - 07:56:38 PM »
While the pulleys LOOK like they will work and some even bolt up (Read Water pump), they won't work without reworking ALL the rest..Alt. pulley is usually pressed onto the alt. and replaced when you replace the ALt. So, I'd think the entire ALT would interchange, but the BRACKETS will not...
As for the PS pump? yes, the PUMP will work, but you will need the BB brackets in order to mount it up to the BB...
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Re: 318 to 440 swap, what parts can i use from the 318?
« Reply #6 on: September 17, 2010 - 09:50:02 PM »
cheers,
i've bought brackets for the alternator and ps pump, just wanted to know if the units themselves were
interchangeable. and i read online that the crank pulley was the same for big and small blocks.
just trying to save money where i can.

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Re: 318 to 440 swap, what parts can i use from the 318?
« Reply #7 on: September 17, 2010 - 10:56:37 PM »
SOME of the pulleys will interchange, but like the cast crank 440 and the steel crank 440's the crank pulleys have ONE bolt hole that if dremeled out a little, will work...The same prolly holds true with the small block cast and steel crank engines as well...
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