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Old 03-06-2008, 06:16 AM   #2 (permalink)
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will a 1964 190 hp 330 fit in my 1963 f-85 instead of my 215?
Depends. How are you with welding and fabricating?

The 61-63 cars are completely different from the 64-72 cars. For one thing, they're unibody as opposed to body-on-frame. The 215 uses a unique motor mounting and bellhousing design.

It's certainly POSSIBLE to fit a 330 (or any SBO - or BBO for that matter). Pontiac offered the 326 in the 1963 Tempest, so the SBO will likely fit. It will NOT be a bolt-in, however. You'll need to fabricate pretty much everything.
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