The Chevrolet Performance ZZ454 we're dropping in our 1966 Chevelle Malibu doesn't come configured as a plug-and-play drop-in for an A-body—you have to change (swap) the oil pan. And changing the oil ...

Like they say, "It is what it is." That's exactly what we said when we tried to stuff a big-block into our A-body El Camino. For a lot of us shade-tree type mechanics out there, sometimes a build or ...