thats why i said the headers are the worst part. need to have them made or make them..
no problem getting a tire on.. i ran a cormal tire and it didn't even hit the header. i forget what size 14" it was though.. looked correct int he wheel well though.
a 440 hits nothing in that engine bay. atleast mine didn't. not sure what yours would have hit. like i said i even ran the stock blower motor and a 73 styler master cyl in the stock location..
the 440 was much easier to work on then the 360 i previoulsy had in the car. dist easy to get to, plugs easy to get to , starter easy to get to, there was nothing harder to work on with the 440 in my 64 valiant..
not in this case and i have the pictures and video to prove it..
Did the 360 have headers?
Of course it's an easy swap for people who know a bit about these. Based on his questions and posts though, let's be honest - he's in over his head. My advice holds. Stick with a small block. This is coming from someone building a big block early A.
Schumaker Industries in Seattle have designed Bolt in Motor Mounts that let you bolt through the A body Kmember , A breeeze! Pricy at $295, but Hey No K member Replacement . Im doing it now in a 66 cuda .
Why you hatin on my big front tires dude?
I had a very nicely built 383/727 combination that I was going to put into my duster. The modifications necessary to make it all fit made me decide to put a 360 in instead. Just wasn’t worth the hassle, when you can make some serious power out of a small block with all the available aftermarket options that weren’t there in the early 70s through 80s.
What modifications made you cower in fear under the kitchen table? The 67 and up A bodies are the easiest to put a big block in.
Cower in fear is a little strong, but I didn't want to cut my subframe to install the Shumacher engine mounts (per instructions), "clearance" headers to fit or buy expensive TTI headers, spark plug access, etc. For me, I could buy a good set of heads for a 360 vs. the cost of making the big-block fit. Just my opinion on the whole swap. Hopefully, everyone that's saying it's easy has personally done the swap and can speak from experience.
I have done it. And before any custom mounts were available. There are also several people who've done big blocks in early A bodies. Those are "a little" more in depth, but I'd still not call them "difficult". I don't know what in the WORLD they're talkin about "cutting the "subframe". What is a subframe on a Mopar? The K member? And headers? Why on earth would you need them? It's a BIG BLOCK in a A body. You could put the crappiest manifolds on there and it'd still be plenty fast. HP manifolds will go in with very minimal mods. It's just not a hard job to do on the 67 and up cars. That said, I guess the mountain to die on is different for each of us. I'm glad you're in the hobby at least.
especially with a 'b' not an 'rb'.
yep, done it. 440 in a 65 dart. yes i made fenderwell headers but as above that was the hardest part of the swap and they made plug changes a breeze (all 8 of them). i later replaced the head gaskets (turned out the 'good' radiator wasn't so much
) and that wasn't hard either with the motor in situ.
