383 in 68 Dodge Dart? new build

Matt, I was in a similar situation to yours in 2005. I had just got a 68 Dart GT with a 273ci engine and wanted to swap it out and insert a 360 engine.

A buddy of mine had a newly prepped 383 long block and offered to sell me it for the same price as I would have paid for a 360.

So I went with the 383...(see my signature-pic below)

Well, in the process, I found out that I had to get a proper sized radiator (I got mine OEM for a 1973 Jeep Wagoneer 400ci engine), Transmission (BB 727), a rear end (8-3/4) that would handle the torque, resize the driveshaft (shorten), Schumacher motor mounts & Tri-Ys, Larger torsion bars, rear spring offset mounts, 1973 Duster front disk brakes; etc,etc..

All told about $7000 worth of upgrades and retrofits..not including "Engine Work"



Was it worth it..?



FOOK YAH..!!!



Especially when you see the faces of curious onlookers at any Muscle Car show when they see a BIG BLOCK stuffed inside an A-Body...:toothy7: :toothy7: :toothy7: :toothy7: :toothy7: :toothy7: :toothy7: :toothy7: :toothy7:




YMMV and all that..



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