Thread: Rack and Pinion set up for a 1947 Chrysler New Yorker four-door sedan?

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I wouldn't use an S10 for the same reason that Fat Man Fabrications told you not to use their MII unit. I wouldn't trust it to be strong enough for a car that will be as heavy on the front end as I'm thinkin' yours will be. Curb weight of the '47 is in the 3600 lb range. Curb weight of the '91-'96 Dakota is in the 3400 lb range, has rack and pinion steering and power disc brakes. By the time you get a 360 Mopar set in on the stock factory motor mounts, swap out the heads for a set of aluminum ones and change the intake manifold to an aluminum unit, you'll be really close on the curb weight, car to truck, so all the components of the truck would be engineered for the weight of the Chrysler. There is also a stroker kit available to enlarge the 360 out to 408 cubic inches. I wouldn't even think of adulterating that nice old machine with a Chevy motor, not when a 360/406 will slip right in on the stock mounts. Find a Dakota donor and use everything out of it, including the computer and wiring.

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