Re: 258 for AMC Spirit

[Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>]

The first year for the 258 (1971, I think) will not work since it has the 
old Borg Warner transmission bolt pattern.

Matt

At 09:41 AM 12/31/2005 -0600, you wrote:
> My son is taking high school auto tech, and is wanting to rebuild his first
> engine.  He's thinking of doing a 258, and then installing it in our 83
> Spirit.  I'm thinking of picking up another 258 for the rebuild, then
> swapping them out when he's done.
>
> Will any 258 fit in the Spirit?  Are the mounting points different for a Jeep
> or an Eagle?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Todd

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