[Dawger]

I have a 63 Studebaker larl with a V-8 3-speed O.D. with a worn motor.I also have a good Chevy 327 motor. What is involved in the swap to the chevy. I would like to keep the stock trans. I believe that Studebaker used Chevy motors before going under and hope this will be an easy swap. Any coments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[jimfulco]

I think the Studebaker V8's were not related to the Chevys. A friend of mine in high school had a Lark with a 289, also not a Ford motor. The Avanti's did use Chevy 327's & 350's, but this was after Studebaker bit the dust.

[woodz428]

Offenhauser used to offer a trans adapter #4058 for that swap.Might check then out as well as soome of the old speed shops on line.

[BOBCRMAN@aol.com]

I had a 60 Lark with a small block chevy in it, the stock Stude trans is an early borg-warner with a Ford style bolt pattern and input shaft if I remember correctly. I used a muncie 4-speed (chevy three spd would work) had to fabricate the clutch linkage, and engine mounts, replaced the driveshaft with the correct length from a pile of shafts at the bone yard. The stock Stude rear is an early 50's Ford type unit and will break(spent many evenings replacing spider gears, untill a 9" 57 Ford rear came along).

Also the 259-289-304 engines were Studebaker engines, they looked similar to early fifties Caddies.