mine is going in

[cudadan]

finally got time to set mine 5.7 in today,, the Doug Thorley headers fit perfect and tons of room.. (sorry its an ebody), gonna make my own motor mounts too, since a few companys i talked to said they couldnt guarantee they would fit,, since there mounts were made for TTI,, theres a bunch of room around the mounts so it will be very easy.. just waitng for my A500 to get done, should be this week.. i bolted an old 904 to make sure of clearance around the headers ( its nice to be able to set the motor where it needs to be and the headers both fit in right from the bottom)and starter, torque converter bolted right up,, so far this is going pretty smooth,, hope my HOTWIRE stuff will be here this week too.. ill post more pix as i go,,

 

[Joe Dokes]

Looks like a lot of hours were spent on that engine compartment.



Keep the photos coming.

Regards,

Joe Dokes

 

[cudadan]

Looks like a lot of hours were spent on that engine compartment.



Keep the photos coming.

Regards,

Joe Dokes

haha thx Joe. Yeah i filled alot of holes in and hid all the wiring too... It took awhile for sure.. But looks so much cleaner

 

[Rat Patrol]

Looking good!

When you do your mounts, just make sure you -

A - leave enough room for your oil boss block off plate or Dakota oil filter mount, and

B - make sure your pinion angle is good

 

[Abodybomber]

Clean looking install.Best of luck.

 

[cudadan]

Looking good!

When you do your mounts, just make sure you -

A - leave enough room for your oil boss block off plate or Dakota oil filter mount, and

B - make sure your pinion angle is good

I have a 45*oil filter adapter already mounted on now and stilm have good room.. Soon as my trans gets here i can finish the motor mounts and set the pinion angle.. I have it all measured out from the old trans. But will still double check and triple check the angle

 

[j-miller]

Looks nice so far. I sure hate that feeling of installing a motor in from the top and scratching nice paint.

 

[cnddodgehead]

Looks nice... Good to see the Dougs headers in place on a the 5.7 .. keep the pics coming

 

[MoparDaddy]

That's going to be awesome! Can't wait to see more pics

 

[cudadan]

i cant wait to take more pix,, i should get some more up this week,, ,

 

[cudadan]

just got my motor all primed up tonight after making a pressure tank. il have the motor back in the car this wknd for good,, trans will be here this wknd and Hotwire is shipping back to me tomorrow,, :cheers:

 

[cudadan]

finished up my trans cross member,, fits perfect,
also order a GM trans mount, just had to do a lil grinding to it so the bolts would fit, Im running the A500 OD trans And just got my hotwireauto.com harness,, some real quality work from them.. harness looks great and every wire is labeled,

 

[Rat Patrol]

Great progress - take your time on the install - and dont forget about firewall clearance!

 

[65-440]

Any mods to that truck motor ? looks good in there ! ...

 

[roccodart440]

Very nice. I love modern tech in the old cars.

 

[cudadan]

Great progress - take your time on the install - and dont forget about firewall clearance!

i got about a 1/2' clearance to the intake,, im guessing if i had a LX intake id have more room

 

[cudadan]

Any mods to that truck motor ? looks good in there ! ...

no mods yet, i wanna get it up and running,, still got a lot to learn with all the new stuff,, not use to this much electronics hahah.. i do wanna do a cam swap later down the road,,

 

[cudadan]

been working a lot,a lot i havent had much time for the cuda,, but its running and running good,just got some odds and ends to tie up,, also made my own power steering brackets now i can use all the original stuff and it works great,, also i tapped in the housing right next to the thermostat for my mechanical gauge,, works great too,,,, just gotta figure out if i wanna go with electric fans of a clutch fan.. and gotta mount the bell crank set up

 

[72BBSwinger]

Awesome job on the PS setup. Is that a 4.7 Durango pulley like im using? Love the ingenuity this build has.

 

[hemisedan]

Looks like it was made to fit in there. Speaking about power steerings, has anyone attempted to use the new electric power steering yet? I realize that this means modern rack & pinion and hemidenny or RSM k members, juste curious.

 

[cudadan]

Awesome job on the PS setup. Is that a 4.7 Durango pulley like im using? Love the ingenuity this build has.

Thx alot.. I just couldn't see spending a few hundred bux for power steering.. This was real easy.. The pulley is from a 05 hemi ram. Got it from jegs for 15bux.i did have to make a keyway in it. It uses the same size shaft as the original pump, nice and easy

 

[Abodybomber]

Gorgeous!

 

[cudadan]

Thx just finished my air intake system.. Just gotta get it powder coated.. Ill get pix up later

 

[blown71duster]

Looks good, keep the pics coming :supz:

 

[MoparDaddy]

I think an electric fan will be easier to deal with. Great looking work!