31 AA rescue

[trevorsworth]

Originally Posted by Chris Haynes

A V8 and four speed would be a big job to swap into your AA. The V8 trans has no way to mount pedals or wishbones.

Yep, it's a lot of work for sure... When I got into this hobby my intention was to put this V8 into a coupe I had dragged home but I fell in love with the banger and the V8 fell by the wayside. I had bought a bunch of books and stuff to learn how to fabricate the motor mounts and pedal hangers and all that but never actually did it.

Now it looks like there are 1-800-hot-rod parts available too. But everything has a hydraulic brake conversion in mind... which is probably less straightforward on the AA than on the A.

I have seen some AV8s with fabricated crossmembers to capture the wishbone and hang pedals for the clutch and mechanical brakes, so if I have to replace this engine that is what I'll be doing. But with this truck being so complete and unmolested I really don't want to unless I have to. If she will run for me, I think it'd really be fair to call this truck a survivor.