<VV> swapping Caveman engine

[Tony Underwood]

>
>On Mar 8, 2012, at 11:59 AM, Cliff Tibbitts wrote:
>
> > This has no doubt been covered a gazillion times, but here 
> goes.  I recently
> > came across someone in my area that has a 1960 with a seized engine.  He
> > claims to have a running 63 that he wants to put in the car.   What I know
> > about the cavemen, you could write on the back of a matchbook cover.  Could
> > someone give me a heads up about the various differences between the two
> > engines.  Specifically, can the 63 be mated to the 60 transmission?

Yes.   No difference.


>Aren't the starters different?


Yes.  You MUST use the '60 starter.  Any other will get in the way of 
the rear package area floor sheet metal.  The solenoid on the '60 
starter is located differently.


>The engine tins, etc?

Engine tin is close enough that there won't be any real issues.  The 
only part that's actually is the tin that meets the rear firewall and 
it's not all THAT different.   The '60 engine and the '63 engine can 
easily swap their tin.



>Is the 63 block similar
> > enough to the 60 that the peripheral pieces like bell housing, engine tin,
> > etc be transferred from one to the other?


In a word, yes.


>In short can it work and how
> > difficult would it be?


Yes and not at all.  BTDT Twice, once with my own '60 which currently 
has a '66 110 in it.


tony..