Robert Wiehl
Active Member
I know what you are thinking. Why a 4dr? Well it was all I could afford and it is in great shape for what I paid for it. I had the 348 for over 12 years just sitting on an engine stand waiting for a reason to rebuild it. It is a low hp single 4bbl version according to the casting #'s, but my father in law gave me the complete motor and cast iron power glide setup as it was pulled from the car it came from, for free. I like free! Anyways, I am not sure what it came out of. He got it from a member of his car club, and it was out of the car then too. Well now the 348 is rebuilt with eddelbrock RPM intake, billet distributor, double roller chain and comp cams street grind thumper cam and lifter kit, and Summit Racing 750cfm electric choke carb, all detailed and ready to drop in, along with the 700R4. I attempted to drop it in last night and ran into several clearance issues. Pass side cylinder head hit the firewall. Drivers stock manifold is hitting the manual steering box, and the oil pan is hitting the center link. I dropped the idler arm down off the frame and will attempt to drop it in again this afternoon and see if that helped with the other issues. I think some grinding and hammering will have to be done. One way or another I will get it to fit right. I emailed east coast Chevy about their 2 inch drop center link that I read they offer. Still waiting on a reply. Worst case, I will modify the one I got. One thing is for sure, it is going too look so good sitting under the hood when its all said and done. I'll see if I can post pics