Viper engine and transmission in my 1974 Dart Swinger

I would love to see someone who is working on this also. I always wanted to do this but I do not have the time now to try it, hope someone out there has some good feed back on this post.
I've always wanted to do this too. I'm gathering info to make a decision.


I will be book marking this thread Christopher.

That would be quite the sleeper!


Tony
Yes it would brother. It would be the king of all sleepers.


I considered doing something similar at some point, but was told that the truck engines are not worth using. That's why you can get them a lot cheaper than a car engine.
I know about as much about the viper engine as the surface of Pluto. I didn't know their was a difference. That's why I'm asking a lot of questions.

I have looked into it, deeply. It's definitely doable, cutting the firewall, moving the radiator forward... It will fit. The reason I'm not doing it is because it's around 120 pounds heavier than my 5.7 Hemi and will be too much forward weight on my car. I'm building a car for the twisties and that is far too much weight ahead of the spindle to maintain reasonable balance. If you look at a Viper chassis, the entire engine is behind the spindle center line. That's part of the reason the car is so balanced.

I can buy everything I need for my 5.7 Hemi, engine, controls, etc, build it to 500 HP, or whatever the Viper engine your looking at is, and have a more balanced, better performing car, for less money; typically (depends on the deal you can get on the engine). The only benefit I saw in the idea is the WOW factor when popping the hood.

This was a hard decision for me because the vision for my 69 Dart, is essentially a squared off Viper with a back seat. I'm using Viper suspension all around, trans, interior bits, etc, but it's just not worth the added weight in front for me.

Personal opinion here, if all your doing is going straight, doing car shows, or basic daily driving, it's not worth it. Even then, it's probably only best suited for car show duty. Just my .02.

Thanks for your post brother, I have always wanted to do this and your post was very informative:read2:. I new there would be a substantial amount of work and fabrication and I can do all my own work/fabrication needed. If it was easy, everyone would do it. If you can think of anything else I need to think through please post your thoughts. Thanks, Christopher