Re: 356 & 359 info and choices.

Posted by Scienceaddict On 2022/7/17 8:45:37

I wanted to install a bigger motor, anyway. If it wasn't a 356 or 359 I probably would have gone with a flat cad. Fabrication and modification to fit I'm not afraid of.

I'm just looking for input on which to go with for now, and why it'd be the better choice of the two.

When I was hunting for an engine, I was offered a 359 that was already in a 120 so it's not like it's impossible.

With the 359 I'd need to get a front cover, flywheel& clutch assembly, distributor, fuel pump, and carb to make it work, and will eventually need to overcome the larger input shaft on the 356 trans when I put that in to get overdrive. 356 needs a water pump, carb, and fuel pump, and the drive shaft shortened to drop the whole thing in the car as is, and make linkages for the trans. Neither engine has a starter.