Hemi swap oil pan questions
Just to add to everyone else's experiences...
69 Barracuda 6.1 TTi Mounts, Schumacher Posi-loc Isolators (Modified Passenger to keep stock oil filter location)
QA1 K-Member (Retains Torsion Bars and Stock Front Suspension and Biscuit Mount Geometry, until my mod.)
73 up Disc Brake spindles I think... could be 72 I guess it's a little fuzzy at this point.
75-76 New Yorker/Cordoba type Large Pin-On Caliper Brackets. New/Reman replacement Mopar Calipers for same.
Mopar style replacement 11.75" Rotors,
SPC Double adjustable UCAs
Adjustable Strut rods are from Hotchkis
Pre-73 Pitman Arm, Idler Arm and Drag Link. This I know fore sure.
Mopar 16:1 Manual steering box courtesy of Firm Feel
TTi Long Tube Headers (Part Number TTI 61HC-C5, Polished Ceramic with Thermal Barrier)
QA1 Lower Control Arms (This was all together with Stock LCA and they worked too)
QA1 Front Sway Bar... Had to change to QA1 LCA to use QA1 Sway Bar or switch to 73 up stock LCA with sway bar tabs.
I HAD a Milodon oil pan when the engine was on a USCT engine cart so not in the car. The center link cleared but was very close to the drain plug when turned full lock in either direction.
Read several users posts of leaks and decided to switch to Holley Cast Pan. That's what is in the car now.
Drag link, Pitman Arm, Idler Arm and Tie Rod Ends all clear the pan...
Yahtzee! Karmic? Luck? Mopar Gods decided to toss me a bone? I have no ******* clue, but it clears... Today.
Some installation notes:
The Schumacher Posi-Loc Isolators are taller than regular passenger car stock rubber isolators.
That could be assisting with maybe an 1/8th - 3/16" additional height above the drag link.
I've heard that Trucks used taller isolators too. Can't confirm...
I added a small shim to the driver's side motor mount, sandwiched between the isolator and the K-Member to add a touch more header/steering box clearance. This might also help with the drag link clearance too.
Each of these together may just add up to a nice final engine height in the engine bay... "¯\_(ツ)_/¯"
I might end up doing some more adjusting/shimming but for now I'm going to wait until after starting and running it to check clearances everywhere. It's definitely close in a number of areas but no unwanted touching.
Trial and error, or learned the hard way...
Hotchkis Front Sway Bar will not work with QA1 K-Member, need to use QA1 Sway Bar. Bar Mounting location!
QA1 Front Sway Bar will not work with Pre 73 LCA Sway Bar Tab location. SB Tabs need to be in the later position.
So I switched to QA1 LCAs.
Probably could have cut the tabs off and moved them but decided to just change the LCAs out.
So, more leftovers to add to my leftover parts collection.
Rebuilt, boxed and stiffened pair of A-Body LCA, powder coated gloss black...
Sway bar tabs in the pre 73 location.
So, this much I know. Your mileage may vary! I make no promises. ;-)