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If it was me I would do a compression check on that 383 or 400 in that 74ish truck you posted. If it checks out, grab the all of it, and slam it in there in one shot. That thing has just about everything you would need, mounts and all.
That wrecker is an interesting thing, motor looks to be...
You might have a point about the direction of rotation with that motor. I believe I talked to the guy with that 361 you are after (guy from wisconsin), he had two of them, perhaps from a boat application where one spins backwards.
There are three possible bolt patterns on the mopar stuff, one...
From a real mopar guy:
That motor you have is a 361, a big block just like a 350, 383, 400, 413, 426 and 440. It uses a big block bellhousing pattern, meaning to install it in your truck you need to swap the transmission case for a big block case.
There may be an issue with the crankshaft...
Bendtsen can hook you up. Likely going to be pricey, but the chevy-to-mopar swap is a bastard with the starter locations.
Transmission Adapters
Another option is to cut the bellhousing off the 727 and bolt on an aftermarket bell. I am not sure that Ultrabell makes this one, but you could...
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