350 CHEVY MOTOR in my 49 Chevy?

Ratrod94 · Feb 3, 2013

ok my question to you guys. and i know, i ask a lot of questions. but knowledge is power and im new at this stuff. what would it take to put this 350 v8 and 5 speed in my deluxe... and could i use my original gauges? http://omaha.craigslist.org/pts/3574613283.html

Old Iron · Feb 3, 2013

You will need to install different motor mounts, a tail shaft cross member and cut a hole in the floor for the shifter.
Then change your electric system over to 12 volts.
All the light bulbs will need to be switched out for 12 volt ones too.
On the gauges, the oil, amps and water temp will work.
The fuel gauge is 6 volts I don't know if just a 12 to 6 volt resister will work or not. Someone else chime in here.
The speedometer is cable driven and the tranny has a tone ring and sensor so, you may have to run an after market speedometer.

Ratrod94 · Feb 3, 2013

My dad and i are making mounts. I can get a reducer for the gauges. But my worry is
The 5 speed is long. Would i need shifter kits?

Dirtyrat · Feb 3, 2013

if you search around, someone might already make the mounts you need for that swap people have been putting 350s into everything for ever... cheap easy go fast, and tons of aftermarket support.

Anything 6v you would be able to use a kit to voltage down from 12V. (Speedway motors sells a bunch of stuff for this for instance)
Now, the speedo if the 5 speed has a gear driven sensor, I'm sure someone makes a conversion or a stock part to go to a mechanical style gauge. If it a hall effect style magnetic sensor you may have more trouble going from that to a mechanical speedo.