426 Whipple Supercharged Gen3 Hemi Swap

[67Dart273]

Lordi. What a "shoehorn"

 

[1meanfish]

Lordi. What a "shoehorn"

Yes, It's snug...everywhere!

I haven't even measured or tried to test fit the hood yet. I have a scoop, but that Whipple is so wide, I'm still wondering if it'll fit.

I got the tranny installed this weekend and relocated those rack and pinion brackets. Almost about down to plumbing the intercooler system, radiator, fuel lines, exhaust, etc. Hopefully things will move a little faster from here.

 

[1meanfish]

Making some more progress. I want to run the oil pressure sensor for the dash and came up with this idea as opposed to a tee off the one running the Holley Terminator. The alternator is in the way, but this squeezed in barely.

 

[1meanfish]

Also, here are the brackets that I made to relocate the rack down a touch. I lowered as minimally as I could and you can see that there is still just a little bit of clearance. Overall it dropped about 3/8”-1/2”.

I already ordered some tied rod end spacers in case the drop causes some bump steer issues. If it does, it shouldn’t take a lot to fix.

 

[jbc426]

Out with the old, in with the new! I had originally built this Hemi to go into a 1948 Plymouth Special Deluxe Business Coupe. But after finishing the build, I started thinking about how much chassis, suspension, transmission, rear end work, etc. it would need. Then I looked over at my Barracuda that was ready to go for 1100+hp and said screw it, it’s going into the Barracuda.

This car was already pumping out 850hp with an F1Procharger. It’s back halved, 10 pint roll cage, Dana 60, and an RMS Front suspension. So it’s ready for a little more power.

Let the fun begin…lol.

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I like how you think!

 

[CudaFish1968]

Also, here are the brackets that I made to relocate the rack down a touch. I lowered as minimally as I could and you can see that there is still just a little bit of clearance. Overall it dropped about 3/8”-1/2”.

I already ordered some tied rod end spacers in case the drop causes some bump steer issues. If it does, it shouldn’t take a lot to fix.

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This is a little late. I have a early 5.7 that "shoe horned" in my barracuda. I had same problem with oil pan too. $400. later and a Kevco made to order oil pan solved my problem.

 

[1meanfish]

This is a little late. I have a early 5.7 that "shoe horned" in my barracuda. I had same problem with oil pan too. $400. later and a Kevco made to order oil pan solved my problem.

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Yeah…. It’s a tight squeeze for sure. I have a power rack too so that might be making things even tighter.

The front of my oil pan is only 2” already. My easiest solution was just to cut off the old brackets, fab up some new one and drop them down just enough to get me some clearance.

 

[1meanfish]

Last night I was able to get the top two bolts on the tranny installed.

Another very tight squeeze. Especially with that huge Whipple Supercharger in the way! I went from 1 -1/4” bolts to 1”. Tedious, but one more box checked.

I’m at the point where I can finish wiring up the Terminator X, run 10an PTFE fuel lines, and start buttoning things up.