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thats definatly better than a chevy in a plymouth!

Originally Posted by 49 club coupe

thats definatly better than a chevy in a plymouth!

You better believe that, Roger! That particular swap is probably illegal, and maybe sinful to boot.

I think I may be the only man in the world who likes my ideas, but I'd say find yourself a decent Dodge or Plymouth "Slant Six". If you're real lucky you might stumble onto one of the die-cast aluminum blocks, although they're rare now.

These engines can be made to look really handsome, and they can be made to REALLY RUN! There are nice dress-up pieces available for them and they respond well to power enhancing modifications, some of which are quite simple and inexpensive and can be accomplished by just about anybody on his or her own workbench (things like modifying the stock intake manifold to accept a two barrel or four barrel corburetor ..... stuff like that).

The engine will fit in there very nicely and you won't open up nearly as many cans of worms as you would by stuffing a much heavier, much wider big block Mopar in there, and you would still be keeping it in the Chrysler family.

If you should decide to go the slant six route, pop me a private message and I'll send you some how-to stuff.

I have used several of these engines and I really like 'em, and on several occasions I have had a passenger say "This is a SIX?"

However you decide to go, good luck with the project.

Jim

Yup, I had a Valiant I used for a work car years ago with a slant 6. Little bugger would scoot pretty good for a 6. Nice thing is that today, all engines have become cool. Guys are using engines we used to toss out, and they are suddenly the thing to have.


Don

I was in charge of the truck shop where I worked. We had what they called tuggers We used them to pull wagons on coils or ingots in the plant the airports use them to pull planes around All had slant 6s. Hard to beat them.

If you swap in a rack and pinion steering setup a 383 might fit. It's the steering box that's in the way of most any V8, it's mounted inside the frame rail.

Originally Posted by 49 club coupe

thats definatly better than a chevy in a plymouth!

Absolutely,

I have a 48 DeSoto, that came with the flat 6. I have a 392 Hemi in it. Required small amount of cutting (lower part of each fender well).
I have complete 291 Hemi fos sale cheap.

WELCOME TO HERE.

Jack

HEY,

I have a sbc in my 1941 plymouth and it looks great!

Originally Posted by lowstreet

HEY,

I have a sbc in my 1941 plymouth and it looks great!

That's just not right..

Jack