1968 Plymouth Valiant First Gen HEMI
".....take note in the video .....#1 primary tube and steering box......"
Yeah I did see that. It also looks like the engine may be offset to the passenger side just a little bit, but it's hard to tell.
“…….and modified passenger shock tower…….”
I did miss the shock tower, any idea what that was about?
".....The challenges are many but not "mission impossible", just a lot of mock -up and fabrication work....."
Fortunately I'm going into this fully expecting that. My setup for doing swaps is kind of old school but works pretty well for me.
You can't really see it in the picture but there is an I beam that spans the width of the shop. The manual chain hoist is connected to a trolley that rides on the I beam. You get fore and aft movement by rolling the vehicle and side movement with the trolley. I like the manual chain hoist as it allows for very fine adjustments. Of course the engine leveler for tilting the engine and trans is an absolute necessity.
And I know it will hold a 1st Gen HEMI and 46RH. LOL
https://flic.kr/p/222yDch]
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Like I said it works, and I know if I walk away from the mockup for a few minutes or even over night the engine will still be exactly where left it.
Again thanks for your insight.
".....take note in the video .....#1 primary tube and steering box......"
Yeah I did see that. It also looks like the engine may be offset to the passenger side just a little bit, but it's hard to tell.
“…….and modified passenger shock tower…….”
I did miss the shock tower, any idea what that was about?
".....The challenges are many but not "mission impossible", just a lot of mock -up and fabrication work....."
Fortunately I'm going into this fully expecting that. My setup for doing swaps is kind of old school but works pretty well for me.
You can't really see it in the picture but there is an I beam that spans the width of the shop. The manual chain hoist is connected to a trolley that rides on the I beam. You get fore and aft movement by rolling the vehicle and side movement with the trolley. I like the manual chain hoist as it allows for very fine adjustments. Of course the engine leveler for tilting the engine and trans is an absolute necessity.
And I know it will hold a 1st Gen HEMI and 46RH. LOL
https://flic.kr/p/222yDch]
Like I said it works, and I know if I walk away from the mockup for a few minutes or even over night the engine will still be exactly where left it.
Again thanks for your insight.
