Finally get to pretend I am one of the cool kids - Holley kit swap

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DionR

DionR

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Got my core 5.7 setting in my '73 finally. Need the motor in so I can start cutting the floor and building a cross member for the T56 Magnum.

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This is with the Holley mounts, headers and oil pan.

I used the recommended oil filter adapter, works well.

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I even have room for the AC compressor.

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This is a compressor from a 2012 1500 or 2500 Ram so it isn't the same as a car compressor. RockAuto shows they both use a 10SRE18C style compressor but not the same part number.

I do know that I can remove and replace them both with the engine in the car because I dropped the motor in with them bolted up and then had to remove them to knock the spool mount bolt in. Not saying it was fun, but doable. The oil filter adapter has 2 bolts that are pretty well hidden from view from the top, but going from the bottom made them easier to see and get at.
 
The clearance at the firewall for the SRV module is great.

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This was with the back of the motor on a jack, but even without it being supported the SRV module isn't hitting the firewall.

The DS header is really tight to the inner fender. I swapped the k-frame and didn't remember to spend some time centering it up before I tightened it down so I am hopping I can slide the entire k-frame over some.

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Overall really happy with the Holley kit. Things are tight but it fits and I (so far) haven't had to massage anything. Really happy to finally have a G3 in the car so I can start on the tunnel and crossmember fabrication.
 
Thanks for sharing the pictures.
How’s the clearance for the steering shaft to the headers?
 
Nice work @DionR didn’t Holley give up on a lot of that swap stuff? Have you just been hoarding it till now?
I’ll be watching your T56 install closely as I’m right there also. Are you using a prefab crossmember like a TodRon for the trans or building your own?
 
darto said:
Thanks for sharing the pictures.
How’s the clearance for the steering shaft to the headers?
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Didn’t get a chance to mess with that. The Holley instructions say you can’t run sock coupler but I did take a peak and with the manual box it kind of looks like it might have room. But I won’t be able to look at it until week after next.
 
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TT5.9mag said:
Nice work @DionR didn’t Holley give up on a lot of that swap stuff? Have you just been hoarding it till now?
I’ll be watching your T56 install closely as I’m right there also. Are you using a prefab crossmember like a TodRon for the trans or building your own?
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It’s not clear to me what they are doing. When I go to the Holley site and use their links (like Engine swap -> A-Body -> Exhaust) I get nothing. But if I plug in the part numbers I find it and it says in stock. The motor mounts show up as a kit only with mounts and crossmember, but I can find the mounts separate if I have a part number. No idea what they are doing. I know the headers are there, but they are about $250 more than what I paid for them.

I’ve been buying parts for a couple of years now. Sure glad to have them in hand unlike the guy that ordered a set of swap headers for a Dakota and had Holley discontinue them. But I would guess you still could buy everything including the headers again if need be.

I am building my own crossmember. The Holley mounts move the motor forward something like 1.75” so the ToddRon stuff would only be a start and I didn’t want to drop a bunch of money on something that I wasn’t sure would work. My plan is to figure stuff out and use SendCutSend to cut the parts. Time will tell.
 
I fabbed one myself. It's pretty straightforward. I made up some cardboard templates with everything in the car and the tunnel cut out, then welded them up. Front and back were maybe 1/8" flat plate with a 2" or so wide strip between them to make something like a C channel/I beam. I used the original outside bolt of the stock transmission crossmember and drilled a new one outside that to have two per side like stock. The main lesson I learned was to make sure you double check everything is where you want it before making the templates. When I made the first one I must have left the transmission jacked up overnight and it sagged and was way lower by the time I got to it the next morning. Never realized as I just grabbed some cardboard and started working the next day. I kept hitting it on every small bump on the road though and finally actually ran my fuel rail into my firewall at lunch one day before I realized what had happened. Jacked it back up and remade it and it's still pretty low hanging fruit, but much better than it was.
 
DARTGAME said:
@DionR looking good in there! Glad to see the Holley stuff working out(thats what I’m using). Could I get the part number for the oil filter adapter please.
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Looks like I ordered 4893315AC. It’s kind of speedy, and seems to have gone up since I bought mine.

There is also a TRX version that has ports for an oil cooler. But I don’t have a part number for it and can’t say for sure it works. But my guess is that it will.

Things Change.. Butters is now getting a 392
 
Looking at pics, dipstick is going to be tight if you are going with the Holley or truck. Looks like no room between inner fender and exhaust tube.
 
That looks like a good fit! I assume this is mockup. You could easily set up a port a power with the engine out of the way and gently push that inner fender out a tad away from that header, I bet. It wouldn't take much at all.
 
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