buick motor in 1985 truck?

Question

have i a chance to buy a buick car 350 motor off from a guy all bord out and stuff but i donno if it will fit in my 1985 chevy truck i think it will but not sure would like to find out before i buy it please help

Answer 1

if your gonna run stock exhaust manifolds - no problem there. gm made auto trans to withe dual bolt patterns - no problems there- but engine mounts you will have to make.

Answer 2

There's an old adage about engine swaps that goes, "You can fit anything into anything if you use a big enough hammer." Bearing that in mind a little more info would be helpful here. For example: what year is the 350? If this indeed an old Buick engine then it will fit with some minor mods but you'll be needing either a Buick/Olds/Pontiac long shaft transmission to match up to the Buick's different bolt pattern or an adapter plate (Edelbrock used to offer a good one many years ago, dunno if it's still available).

Of course if the 350 came out of a later model Buick then it's the 350 corporate block engine, (read: Chevrolet small block) in which case this is pretty much a drop in swap. Pederson publications detailed your proposed project in one of their engine swap manuals years ago, you might want to contact them and see if they still have a copy lying around.

Best of luck.


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Answer 3

The buick engine will in fact fit the truck, but you will have trouble finding the mounts that will work. I'm 55 years old and I have been wrenching on cars for about 40 years, or at least ever since I was big enough to crawl up on a fender to do so. Some of the older GM vehicles used what is known as the clam shell mounts. These same mounts were used in many cars and trucks. You will have to find a set of these to make it fit. You can still buy them new. The transmission will not work unless you have one that has both bolt patterns on it. Yes they did make some that had both bolt patterns. I own a transmission shop and have seen this many times. Measure from center to center on your top bell housing bolts to make sure. Also measure from center to center on the dowl pins. You may have to use a set of headers to make your exhaust work out. The 85 is a computer controlled vehicle, so you will have to do away with the computer, but this is not a problem. I own a drag car, and a old 74 chevy truck that I run at the track every weekend, weather permitting. I have seen every kind of engine stuffed in every kind of vehicle, so I know this can be done. If you can get the motor at a deal, then I would say go for it! I see this VW Bug at the track with a 350 chevy engine in it, so it just depends on your own determination.
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Answer 4

Won't work you have problem with transmission bolt patterns the motors mounts that won't fit. Besides who the hell wants a Buick motor
thats been bored out and why would anyone bored out a Buick. You asking for a nightmare of your own making, You be better off getting an 1985 replacemnt chevy truck motor. Think of it like this then was the last time you saw a Buick truck DUH

Answer 5

Different motor mounts and trans bolt pattern

Answer 6

it will fit. all gm small blocks will inter change