I'm looking at buying one of several goats and one of them would be a good candidate for an engine swap out. I remember seeing one somewhere that had a 350 in it. Have any of y'all ever done a swap out like this and if so, what do you think after you did it, would you do it again?
The engine is an easy swap, The trans of the Gama goat trans is late 60s GM truck trans so bell housing should be easy to find.You might want to check over at gamagoat.com for more info.
John
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I took a look over on gamagoat.com and didn't really see anything that was a "how to" guide. Is it really as simple as pulling the 353 out and bolting in the 350? What about the fuel system? Exhaust, cooling system?
Can a different transmission be used? I know this is probably ruffling some feathers amongst the purist, but I really am shooting for a goat that's very safe and reliable,,,
Have any of you done a swap out? Can anyone recommend a mechanic or shop that's done a swap?
I am doing one right now. I have a dummy block bolted up with the mounts done and am fabbing the cooling and the wiring. The bellhousing bolted right up. from feedback that I have recieved I am looking for the largest radiator that will fit into the stock location due to the extra heat generated from more cubic inches. I am converting the goat to 12V entirely so the starter and alternator and all the rest of the acc work. I will change the wiper motor out to a 12v as well. there will be a fair amount of fab, the exhaust is one, I am planning to use some short headers through a muffler then out the top. As far as a trans, it would be nice to use an auto with the overdrive to get that little lower rpm on the highway, at this point I am using the stock trans. maybe later will change it out for the auto.
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Anybody have any photos of a 350 in a Goat? Sounds like 10 pounds of do-do in a 5 pound bag.
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Did you need to fab up the motor mounts? Could you send me a pic? I would think a 3 core aluminum radiator would do it for the SB. Also, electric fans might be useful to pull more air through the radiator. As for the exhaust I was thinking you could route the driver side exhaust under the engine and have it collect with the passenger side and follow the current system. You would need some heat protection, but it should work. Do all of your lights work with the 12V system or do they all need converted?
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350 Chevy swap out questions
