Third gen hemi swap early A body question

[flathead31coupe]

Has anybody ever put a list together or has done the hemi swap into an A-Body without buying all the aftermarket parts that make it easier. And can it be done? Just curious

 

[turbofreek]

would you consider motor and midplate stuff easier than bolt in stuff? cuz non of the bolt in stuff existed when i did mine. just saying it wasnt spectacularly exciting to do it from a cost or fabwork point of view.

 

[toolmanmike]

Has anybody ever put a list together or has done the hemi swap into an A-Body without buying all the aftermarket parts that make it easier. And can it be done? Just curious

Tincup did the first one here. Tincup's 63 Dart w/5.7 Hemi

 

[flathead31coupe]

would you consider motor and midplate stuff easier than bolt in stuff? cuz non of the bolt in stuff existed when i did mine. just saying it wasnt spectacularly exciting to do it from a cost or fabwork point of view.

I was just wondering if you can use the same front suspension or do you have to change all the suspension in the front? I'm not worried about modifying things, I was just curious

 

[ChargedDart75]

disregard, misread the "no aftermarket" part!

 

[turbofreek]

I was just wondering if you can use the same front suspension or do you have to change all the suspension in the front? I'm not worried about modifying things, I was just curious

you will have to read up on the guys that did early abody swaps. there are a few of them in the build section to read through. i did a 67 so not an early abody

 

[flathead31coupe]

you will have to read up on the guys that did early abody swaps. there are a few of them in the build section to read through. i did a 67 so not an early abody

Thanks

 

[jw97neon]

The steering box gets in the way. Can it work yes but the exhaust will be completely custom and tough to make. This was my mock up. I ended up putting a Gerst suspension in my car. This really gave me more room. It is a lot of work and will require skill.

 

[MonkeyMadness]

Hey check out my build page 20 I tackled this issue. I ended up going with a HDK front end but if you lift the motor just a bit and grind a bit on a set of Jeep 5.7 manifold you can make it work.

1965 MMP's Barracuda Hemi swap! The Ever Changing Build

 

[dusterdave79]

I own the very first 5.7 swapped mopar, sponsored build by mopar performance and glendora dodge in 2006,I got pictures and part numbers for install if you need any help guys!!!