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    Posted: Oct/18/2018 at 6:14pm
I know this is probably a silly question but will the 258 bolt directly in place of my 1969 232
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Ollie Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: Oct/18/2018 at 6:29pm
yes it will/ transmissions may be different. 
What year 258 are you talking about?
Is the 232 a 69?

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote 232jav3sp Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: Oct/18/2018 at 6:52pm
Unless you have the one year only (1971) 258, your trans will not bolt up to it. But, that just means better trans options 😄
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1969 American with a 232 and I'm thinking about getting a crate 250 horse 258 to swap into it so I'm wanting to know if it is a direct swap as far as to the transmission and such
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It is an automatic car. I've done a lot with the V8 stuff I have a 68 with a 390 in it but have never really done any six-cylinder stuff
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If that crate 258 is a 72 or later engine,  and it probably is,  it won't bolt to the bellhousing you present engine has.
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1971/1972 is the break year -- in 1972 the sixes and eights had the same, new, bell housing pattern and different automatic and manual transmissions. you can't swap parts across that boundary.

if you get a 72 or newer six (or 8) you need to have a newer bellhousing+transmission (manual) or trans (auto).

also lots of trivia changed -- throttle linkages, wiring harness (starter on drivers side pre-72, on passenger side 72 and up). Ford type solenoid vs. integral.

also if you want a manual trans and have an auto, you have to go find all the clutch gunk. its doable, but not that simple.

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AMC used the model 20 rear with V8 engines, many of which have lower HP that the 6 you are considering.
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Yeah I got an extra Dana 30 rear end out of a rogue
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Horsepower isn't what kills axles. Torque is. Horsepower is just torque with speed. 
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