<VV> engine swap

[NicolCS at aol.com]

You are right Harry, the easy way to get the bell housing right is  to get a 
late bell housing for the late engine.  As far as the  clutch is concerned, 
the forks are all the same and in my experience (confirmed  by the GM parts book 
info), all the pivot studs are the same. The throwout  bearing has to match 
the pressure plate and flywheel combo: Bent finger pressure  plate/stepped 
flywheel/short throwout  OR Flat finger pressure plate/flat  flywheel/long 
throwout.  . Don't forget to add a new, lubed pilot bearing  to the crank.  You may 
have to change the alt/gen bracket if the buggy has  a generator or convert 
wiring to alternator.
Craig N.

<snip>I've been commisioned to put an old dune buggy back into  running 
shape. The
powertrain is early. Havn't figured which early, but  it's a 145. 4 speed.
Now, the engine's locked up (been sitting out in the  weather too long), and
I want to put in a late model motor with the late  bellhousing and clutch.
What needs to be done to make this work? Something  tells me the clutch fork
pivot ball and throwout bearing need to be changed  to late. Is this right?
Anything else? Been awhile since I've done  something like this <unsnip>