Small blocks are tight in early A bodies, Big block are even tighter! Very hard to do without putting in a tubular k member and rack and pinion steering. Then you come to the exhaust nightmare, but it is nothing that lots of money can't fix.
Money? Whazzat??? Hahaha! Poor school teacher here. The big block swap is kind of intimidating! Always been a GM owner-66-67 GTOs, ChevyIIs, easy stuff to modify. I saw this little A-body in a salvage yard complete with a set of original keys, and I couldn't say no! Turned the key, and she fired up. Been sitting since 96.
