putting a ford 5.0 in a 72 Dart

Codybones said

Sorry I thought I introduced myself on the new members site but maybe i didn't press send, I'm getting old and I do that a lot. When I was growing up my older brother was a chevy guy so I got all his broken hand me downs so I was kind of led into the chevy side, after I retired I realized I always liked the looks of many Mopar vehicles so I purchased my first Mopar a basically restored 71 Duster. Now I purchased a 72 Dart Swinger with a 318 and a three on the tree that needs lots of work, I want to do some modifications and this car is better suited then the Duster, thus here I am asking stupid questions. Thanks for letting me onto this forum I love pouring through it I am gaining a lot of knowledge from the site even though it may not show. I will try to be more enlightened before asking anymore silly questions and my sincere apologies to any I offended.
Thank you

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the main question you gotta ask yourself is how good can you weld??

If you are good at melting metal, then you should be good to go and i personally would like to see what you are proposing to do.

I used to be a diehard purist but the harsh reality is that in 2024, building a high power Mopar takes huge money and is real cookie cutter because everyone who can afford it is doing the same ol song and dance.

If you want to hot rod, you really gotta think outside the box and work with what is available in the age of 10 year and newer pick a part lots and the old stuff being pretty much GONE!. The good old days of 50 dollar 360s, 300 dollar 340s, and 400 dollar running 440s are just GONE!!

I have recently conceded to the fact that 8.8 rear end swaps are a superior option to high dollar and super rare original stuff in cars that i want to be cheap with and just drive.

Get it running with the engine of your choice and Hot rod on ....... welcome aboard.