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Old March 18th 05, 10:28 PM
Spike
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Your 68 was built for the bigger blocks as opposed to 64.5/65/66 which
could take the 351W but not the 351C, 390, etc. The world is you
oyster. What does the VIN say it should have in it?

On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 22:20:53 GMT, Thomas Cameron
> wrote:

>Well, since I want to be able to restore the '68 back to stock pretty
>easily, what are my engine options? I've heard that the 351C/351W is a
>drop-in for this car. I've also heard that a bigger (390, 429 and 460)
>motor requires modification like moving the shock towers up front.
>
>Is that true? How big a motor can I just drop in? How much work is it to
>put a big block in?
>
>Thanks!
>Thomas


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