Well I know its not an LS.....
BUT, I had everything sitting around in the garage (Mopar 360La motor, Canton road race pan, 833 4speed with shifter & rods, bell housing, a new clutch, etc) which makes room and doesn't cost me anything as its already paid for. Truth is I am a lifelong Mopar addict and have a lot of A body (Demon, Duster, Dart) parts for my 72 Demon 340. So after some curious thought I realized my Demon isn't going to be done anytime soon and I had a complete driveline sitting around. So out came the cherry picker and I threw all the parts together for a mock up and what do ya know, it fits...quite well actually. Clutch linkage will need some consideration but even the 72 340 exhaust manifolds fit! The shifter should require very minor cutting to fit but the trans and rods has plenty of clearance. Plus its lighter than the AMC engine and the "good 360" engine I have has more aluminum on it to get it down to stock LS LQ9 weight.
If there is one thing I realized, its that life is short and cars can take a long time to finish if you want them perfect. My thoughts are to get it running /driving with the 360 and get the car sorted out while I save for the LS swap. Track time is track time and this will get me out there a whole lot sooner. Ride height in the front is about where I want it, rear needs to come down an inch or two.
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