Patrick that might be a good idea

Do they use the motor mount ears like a old LA or do they use the 3 bolts into the side like a magnum?

I think I would be limited to a custom roller cam unless the early ones had a flat tappet and either magnum style or 302 style heads and 2 bbl intakes are the only manifolds I know of. I would basically need a whole motor to start with though. And rods would have to be custom or live with the stockers. Oh and I would have to get custom headers witch really defeats the purpose of this build or make the magnum manifolds work.

The benifits however would be less surface area for friction and a few less cubes to feed. I think the rear cyls are cut off so the A-500 would fit easier being moved forward.

Any one have any more thoughts about this???