Model T Drag car.

Yes. Generally speaking the bigun will bolt right where the smallun will. Same bellhousing pattern, same distance, same mounts. Although the big block heads are very wide, the difference went inside, towards the center of the intake. The intake on the small block is actually wider. This makes the outside dimensions on the two engines very close together. In fact, the bare blocks are very close to being the same width.

I have built a slew of Chevy hot rods in the past. Actually thinkin about another 68-72 Nova.

I've built some Chevies, too, but never made a mouse/rat swap, or vise-versa. That's real interesting, though that they had the foresight to simplify things like that.

I liked the first two Nova body styles. That sounds like a fun project.