69 Dart 5.7 "Butters" Build
EDIT **This thread is dead.. I found a deal on a 6.4, so the 5.7 is off to the corner
I finally decided on this winters project and pulled the trigger on a 5.7 Eagle, to begin building Butters a new power plant. Was this or paint and body. Ick! So I figured I'd start a thread to cover the process.
The plan is to switch to a car front cover so I can run a 6.1 intake, 6.4 non MDS cam/lifters, Holley mid sump pan, Hellcat oil pump etc. I'll also be running Mopar performance valve springs... at less than $5 each, it's great bang for the buck ..(68277306AA good for .625 Lift) I run this combo, with the exception of the intake in my other swap (64 A100 P/U) and love it. The reason for the 6.1 intake is I'm hoping to achieve a little more AC line clearance at the firewall.. If it doesn't then I'm on to plan B. This is a driver and plan to keep it modest with the ability to have a little fun at the track when the urge hits.
All of this is happening on a slant 6 K frame and I'll be using my 904 (after it's checked) along with a Bouchillon Gen lll Torqflight kickdown kit. I'll also be running PS.. I'll probably go with the Holley low pressure add on. Keeping PB as well. Still need to figure which exhaust manifolds to go with.
I've not done an A body swap before and I've read alot of threads here on it.. But I'm open to pointers and advice. there's a few of of you that I'm really hoping that I can lean on.
I've used Mopar Crate Harness in the past.. mostly because I got a killer deal on it. But it was a really nice kit to work with. Open to other options but probably won't make a decision until after the motor is dropped in..
Few pics of Butters and what's coming...
EDIT **This thread is dead.. I found a deal on a 6.4, so the 5.7 is off to the corner
I finally decided on this winters project and pulled the trigger on a 5.7 Eagle, to begin building Butters a new power plant. Was this or paint and body. Ick! So I figured I'd start a thread to cover the process.
The plan is to switch to a car front cover so I can run a 6.1 intake, 6.4 non MDS cam/lifters, Holley mid sump pan, Hellcat oil pump etc. I'll also be running Mopar performance valve springs... at less than $5 each, it's great bang for the buck ..(68277306AA good for .625 Lift) I run this combo, with the exception of the intake in my other swap (64 A100 P/U) and love it. The reason for the 6.1 intake is I'm hoping to achieve a little more AC line clearance at the firewall.. If it doesn't then I'm on to plan B. This is a driver and plan to keep it modest with the ability to have a little fun at the track when the urge hits.
All of this is happening on a slant 6 K frame and I'll be using my 904 (after it's checked) along with a Bouchillon Gen lll Torqflight kickdown kit. I'll also be running PS.. I'll probably go with the Holley low pressure add on. Keeping PB as well. Still need to figure which exhaust manifolds to go with.
I've not done an A body swap before and I've read alot of threads here on it.. But I'm open to pointers and advice. there's a few of of you that I'm really hoping that I can lean on.
I've used Mopar Crate Harness in the past.. mostly because I got a killer deal on it. But it was a really nice kit to work with. Open to other options but probably won't make a decision until after the motor is dropped in..
Few pics of Butters and what's coming...