Snip so, i ran into a guy today who has a 74 charger. he " just got the new "hemi" crate engine and trans kit. he " currently has a 318 bored "30 or 40 over" with a 727. " he said once he gets the swap done, Snip Sounds as if he is not worried about the term sacrilege, with a car that has far more value to the collector community then a salvaged beater AMC Ambo. Why then should you be concerned? Snip he wants to dump " the engine and trans CHEAP. he made CHEAP very clear. " about 5000 miles on rebuilt motor i guess. Snip Whatdoyuhknow, sounds like Rambler mentality to me! Snip would it be " so wrong to put that drive train in the 65 with either " a ladder bar or triangulated 4 link? Snip By whose definition? It is your car, your money and your project. Dropping a new engine in, is not the easiest project in the world unless it is a bolt in and you have all the parts to do it which very few people have and even fewer have the skills and money to fabricate a first class job. Things like motor mounts, radiator fan clearance, exhaust clearance, steering column clearance, bell housing clearance, transmission clearance, transmission hook ups, wiring modifications, radiator mounting, accessories and and A/C locations, drive shaft modifications if required and the list goes on. And this only includes parts that are relatively easy to find. Not to mention the cost of a limited production and or the availability of off shore exotic parts to frustrate the efforts. If it was my money I would be taking a serious look at a GM V6 such as the Buick 3.8 along with a 700R4 if automatic inclined as not only would parts be readily available but there is also a wide range of modified parts available for both pieces. But to each their own. I generally have kept the engine in my AMC vehicles that came with it and modified it to run the way I wanted it to. But that does not mean that I have not thought about a serious re-engining project. I just have not had the inclination to go through the hassle and expense if doing it when I could make the one that came with the car run in the way I wanted it to. Now transmissions have been a different story but that is also another story. There are also engines I would not make any attempt to install too, but that is also another story. My opinion for what it is worth, get the MOPAR motor and tranny cheap and then go have fun with it. John. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.amc-list.com/pipermail/amc-list/attachments/20070416/eeb8915d/attachment.htm _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list