Slant 6 Engine Swap

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Darthinator

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Hey all you Mopar fans! So I got a possibly interesting project. I have a 1972 Dodge Dart Swinger with the 225. Well the engine gave out a couple weeks ago (I know scary!) I was able to locate another 225 but it's a Super 225 coming out of a 1968 Plymouth Barracuda this weekend (I'm helping the owner with his swap, he's putting in what I assume to be a rebuilt V8) The guy is giving me everything on the engine, including the carburetor, and the transmission as well. I'd prefer to have no surprises on this simple swap. What should I expect when it coming to hooking up the donor engine and transmission, with the new linkages (I'm assuming that keeping the transmission's to the corresponding engine's to be a must.) The current distributor on the donor is shot, I just rebuilt my distributor. Swappable? I'm assuming yes as well. Also if any of you have any sort of detailed information on the '68 Super 225 don't hesitate to share what you have.

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This is a very easy swap. The donor engine can keep its oil pan and pickup. You can keep the '68 or the '72 manifolds and the '68 or the '72 carburetor and air cleaner, etc. No difference in the linkages. There are really no gotchya points here. Yes, the distributor will swap directly. So will everything else.
 
You are the man Slantsixdan! Does it matter that the donor has a 2bbl carb? and would you recommend taking the engine out with transmission or would you do that separately? I'm unsure about clearances. (I would prefer to take it out with the tranny attached.)
 
If the donor has a 2bbl carb, it's not original. Do not confuse the "Super 225" with the "Super Six". The "Super 225" was nothing less or more than the decal that was applied to the air cleaner of 1963-'69 225 engines installed in Plymouths (the Dodge equivalent was "Charger 225"). All of these had 1bbl carburetors. The "Super Six" was the 2bbl package offered from '77-'83 in US/Canada-market cars and trucks. If the donor engine has had the 2bbl setup swapped on, by all means use it, it's a big improvement over the 1bbl setup. In that case you'll need to use the 2bbl-type linkage setup, and you'll need a shorter accelerator cable for your car; that's this one, and you'll also want to install a № 1232 Electric choke kit.

You can pull the engine and trans together or separately, your option.
 
I need the return spring throttle bracket and kick down linkage for a 2BBL Super Six set up.
 
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