SmallBlock engine swap on a Mopar A-body with headers.... Never Again!

BigBlockMopar said
Been doing an engine swap in my Dart, for the last fkn 4 days!
318 to 360. With Doug's headers. Everything is fighting for the same location and blocking something else.
Almost none of the lower engine bolts can be reached with a normal socket wrench.
Stupid angled oil filter base large bolt is pretty much unreachable, and is now leaking ofcourse.

MOOD: Pissed!

How I long for those relatively smooth bigblock engine swaps in full size Mopars again...
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318 out...

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340 in....

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Install the headers loosely in the engine compartment before dropping the engine in, we used string to hang it from master cylinder and passenger shock tower until the engine was close enough to install it...

Have starter on before header...

You leave the right side header off to get some wiggle room and install the left side 1/2 way in...

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Then slide the passenger side on...

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Then check both sides to be sure that you're centered... We had to bang on the left one a little to ding it for the steering shaft....

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No problem...