flathead31coupe
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Has anybody ever put a list together or has done the hemi swap into an A-Body without buying all the aftermarket parts that make it easier. And can it be done? Just curious
Third gen hemi swap early A body question
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turbofreek
batcrap crazy racing team
would you consider motor and midplate stuff easier than bolt in stuff? cuz non of the bolt in stuff existed when i did mine. just saying it wasnt spectacularly exciting to do it from a cost or fabwork point of view.
Tincup did the first one here. Tincup's 63 Dart w/5.7 Hemi
flathead31coupe
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I was just wondering if you can use the same front suspension or do you have to change all the suspension in the front? I'm not worried about modifying things, I was just curious
ChargedDart75
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disregard, misread the "no aftermarket" part!
turbofreek
batcrap crazy racing team
you will have to read up on the guys that did early abody swaps. there are a few of them in the build section to read through. i did a 67 so not an early abody
flathead31coupe
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Thanks
The steering box gets in the way. Can it work yes but the exhaust will be completely custom and tough to make. This was my mock up. I ended up putting a Gerst suspension in my car. This really gave me more room. It is a lot of work and will require skill.
Hey check out my build page 20 I tackled this issue. I ended up going with a HDK front end but if you lift the motor just a bit and grind a bit on a set of Jeep 5.7 manifold you can make it work.
1965 MMP's Barracuda Hemi swap! The Ever Changing Build
1965 MMP's Barracuda Hemi swap! The Ever Changing Build
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