351W into a 67

ohyaa said:

Will the brackets from a 70 351 model work for the alt, p/s, and a/c? What about the timing cover and oil pan, take them from the 289?

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mikec35 said:

Whats the best headers to use with this swap? Something reasonably priced but good quality/fit.

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rbohm said:

the brackets from a 70 351w will work fine.

timing cover you can take from the 289, or use the 351w cover as they interchange.

oilpan is a different story, it has to be 351w specific. there were a couple of changes to the 351w oilpan;
1: the rear main on the 351w is larger than the one on the 289 and thus the seal cutout on the 351w pan is much larger.
2: the pan rail was changed slightly, thus the pan gaskets are different. the nice thing is that any 351w front sump pan will work just fine.

one small problem regarding the pan though, check the clearance between the pan and the crossmember that runs under the engine. sometimes the pan will hit that member, and you will need to dent the pan at that point for clearance.

for headers i like the tri-y headers for the street. look for a 1 5/8" tube header though for the 351w.

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