This afternoon I tried to wrestle the 451/Lakewood/A833, front motor plate and B-body Hedmans into the '72 Dart, for several hours... it will NOT go in. Even if I had a giant shoehorn and some Astroglide!

I tried many combinations of header location in the compartment before wondering if the headers weren't the only problem. Finally I tried leaving out the headers entirely and just lowering the drivetrain, and found that my deep oil pan won't clear the K-member by at least two or three inches with the heads butted up against the firewall - it's a front-sump and I need a center-sump pan. Oh well, it's just MORE money and hassle :P

Now I know why I haven't tried a B-block A-body in nearly 30 years... but this IS fun, isn't it?