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anyone here put a 440 in a pilot house? Wondering if there is enough room.


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Sure,there's always room for a 440. Same areas as a small block install will need to be addressed. Firewall modification is a given, frame boxing suggested, brake upgrade, drivetrain upgrade, steering box/starter clearance.

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I have the same question except with a 360, Would I need to box the whole frame and Does the 360 weigh more than the original flathead?

Don't know about the weight, but the 318 - 360 is a larger engine and has sucessfully been put in our trucks often. You either will have to push it forward, which puts alot of weight way out front, or tub the firewall to make room. Let's remember these trucks are 60 years old and had an engine that only put out approximately 100 horse. You're going to need to strengthen the frame to handle the additional stress that the power from a V8 will be capable of generating. And then you need to consider how you're going to stop this new beast because I know you're going to want to go faster than 55MPH with the newer engine. And you're probably going to want power steering since you're doing all that work. This all adds up to reworking the whole front end. It's been done by many of us, but it is a lot of work.

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I had a pilot house someone put a volare front end under it. They spliced the frame under the cab and used the volare discs and power sterring. They also used the volare rrend. It ran good and sounded real good.

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I'm doing a 440 transplant, exhaust and firewall clearance are your big concerns. I have posted pictures in members gallery under 70rtse440 . I haven't uploaded any pictures lately ,but will do tonight hopefully.

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