'70 Dart 392 Project; what direction?

DionR said

My plan has always been to wait until the 2023/24 winter and do the swap then. But my wife had a good point when I was talking to her about this last night. She pointed out that while my goal is to drive the car during the summer and work on it during the winter, if I have the parts and can't wait then I can start early. But not having the parts on hand means I don't have the option.

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Plans always change! If you got some parts and some free time there's no point in waiting to at least tackle specific projects. The little things will more than double expected swap time in my opinion, and every project you complete will yield another something that will need to be changed or modified which gives you the time to order components. I'd been told that the factory pan may work with this K member/steering setup. In 2 hours of dropping engine into place I realized that wasn't the case. And now I'm not up against a deadline so it's not a big deal :)
My original plan was to take my time and enjoy the process as much as the product and do it all right, the first time. But I don't want that added pressure of a hard deadline, so I think it's reasonable to finish up the drivetrain this winter, rewire the entire car and install the megasquirt. If I get a few open header cruises around town next summer then perfect haha


Mike