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38 coupe · 05-22-2025, 07:34 PM

The 36 intake, generator, and fan should swap directly on the 38 motor and allow normal clearance to the radiator.
Not that it matters much if it is an assembled and running engine, but the short nose crankshaft 38 engine (if it is one of the one year only 24 stud engines) should make fan belt changes easier in the earlier chassis.

05-22-2025, 07:34 PM	#15
38 coupe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Texas Posts: 2,040	Re: What's needed to install a 24 stud into an earlier 21 stud car The 36 intake, generator, and fan should swap directly on the 38 motor and allow normal clearance to the radiator. Not that it matters much if it is an assembled and running engine, but the short nose crankshaft 38 engine (if it is one of the one year only 24 stud engines) should make fan belt changes easier in the earlier chassis.