Yes indeed an experiment! I did something very similar when I was 16. I purchased an 84 f41 Camaro with a 2.8 and 4 speed. Anyways it had a horrible rod knock, being a cheap and experimental high schooler I ended up getting a FWD 2.8 from a Chevrolet car. I didn’t realize when I purchased the engine that the blocks between FWD and RWD are different.
I stripped both engines and installed the rotating assembly from the FWD engine into the camaro block. Had a tough time installing the pistons, I found out they were oversized pistons! I didn’t want to spend any money on it other then the $45 for the gaskets and the $25 I spent for the FWD engine. I ended up spending hours honing the block to accept the larger pistons!
Got the engine together with all used parts, camaro block and heads, FWD crank, pistons, rods, along with the used bearings and rings. Amazingly the engine actually ran very well, didn’t use oil or have much blow by! I was told that the engine would blow up, but it ran for the year I had it, I ended up trading it for a seized up dirt bike.
It was a fun experience, it was the first automotive engine I put together.
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