'71 Dart 6.4L swap progress being made!

Another week of fun - talked to the guys at the shop - sounds like next week is the week!

Good news that came out - another local shop is doing an A-body Gen 3 swap and is offering some free assistance to my guy in exchange for knowledge of how to fit it. The other shop is actually a body shop, so if we need to do any firewall manipulation, it'll be good to go.

My pile-o-parts will be going with to the service bay, but I'm removing some of my wish-list labor items at the moment. Got news that the engine alone was $24k, so when you add up the transmission and new rear-end... I'll be writing a decent check to keep things at "zero."

Oh well, it just means I'll have to do more wrenching on the car to get the finishing details done. Once it leaves this shop it should be running / driving. The same guy who did the tuning and wiring for the harness on the engine will be doing the rewire on the car body / interior, so that's a HUGE relief!

Time to switch back to Ramen and water... because if my wife finds out where the budget is going I'll be couch surfing.