6.1 Hemi into 72 Demon March 2018

Sublime one said
So thrashing on the Demon again this weekend, please excuse photo of trashed impromptu work bench but Arnold Palmer was my technical assistant so thought I would show a ice cold mug of that delicious beverage!Hah! Anyway so I really struggled with decision on repurpose fuel tank from Challenger or not. Ended up selecting to go with a EFI fuel cell that actually fits A body Mopar vs trying to stuff plastic tank from a Challenger in trunk or under back seat. Premise for decision was going to Mopars in Park National show and seeing the huge selection of modern tanks shaped like old factory ones. The new EFI tank fits as factory and gives me the 58.5 fuel pressure needed for Hemi. Pricey but in the end it simply makes for a cleaner more graceful install. In the pix I show a couple of boxs with part numbers from Aero that make the transition much easier. Typically when I do plumbing invariably I never get what i need first trip so it takes me multiple trips to town and spans several weekends, Aero kits will eliminate that aspect of my ineptitude! I also worked on identifying all remaining elec connectors on Hemi. Suffice to say I hate the modern connections, no two are alike and I end up fiddling with them until they come apart and frankly often times I still don't know what I did to finally release the dumb thing. Make no mistake you have to drop the alternator or hire a yoga master elf to get to the oil pressure plugs! Even then I got so frustrated with it I took a zip wheel to it and won the argument. Perhaps one to many Arnold Palmers? Any way a lot of progress this weekend. I also was able to escort a buddy who just finished a 70 Charger to a car show in Minnesota this weekend. His motor is comprised of several components from my Cuda. He has worked his butt off on the car and like us did it himself and the car is georgous so please don't flame me for the pix of the B body, she is stunning and a reflection of a lot of hard work.

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So we have all done it but it bears repeating. It is Summer it is hot and we decide to stick weld in shorts and flip flops, just don't! I would take a pix of the blister on top of my foot but that would confirm I am an idiot. At this point it is just speculation. So I built a little handy dandy roll cart for the Hemi out of cheapy Chinese stands, tied it together with some sq tube I had laying about and wa la! So I rolled engine and tranny under Demon for the first stab at getting it in place. It simply did not fit first time but was close enough that I called it a win. I will now refine crossmember allowance. Translated I will cut out more cross member to allow the TR6060 to fit. Engine fit but holy smokes was it tight. Clearance issues were with tranny. I also took a pix of the detail with TTI header fitment. Header manufacturers is a hot topic on here virtually any thread. I purchased the TTI and am very happy as you can see they fit quite nicely and snuggled right up between frame rails etc. by no means am I insinuating other brands won't I am just saying TTI is worth the extra money in my book for the ease of fitment. My goal this weekend is to actually get the thing bolted up and in place. Then sort out angle to rear differential. Anyone know what a good target is for degree of pitch between tranny and differential is? Believe I will slip on some boots and head back to thrashing on the Demon!