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Re: 63 b body slant 6 to 440
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12/31/17 02:35 PM
12/31/17 02:35 PM
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Swapping the K-frame will work and is what I did on my '63 Dodge. Any K from a 63-65 v-8 car will work. They are all the same save for a few Hemi K's.
Depending on what look you are after and how racey the car will be, a motorplate might be a cheap, easy option. Knock the motor mount stands off the sland 6 K frame, bolt an AREngineeringplate to the front and weld a couple of tabs to the frame to secure it. We have a friend that did this with his street driven Dart and it does not have the vibration through the car that people say it does. Very neat setup.
There is also the option of a later B body k-frame, but that moves everything back 1 5/8", requires some tunnel work and mods to the transmission mount.
'63 Dodge 330 11.19 @ 121 mph Pump gas, n/a, through the mufflers on street tires with 3.54's. 3,600 lbs. 10.01 @ 133mph with a 250 shot of nitrous an a splash of race gas. 1.36 60 ft. 3,700 lbs.
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Re: 63 b body slant 6 to 440
[Re: Burlapen]
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12/31/17 02:38 PM
12/31/17 02:38 PM
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All depends on your fab skills and what you are trying to accomplish. If you want a stock type setup then best bet is to find the correct K frame. You can use a later model K frame and move the engine back but then you have to deal with a bunch of other issues.
Last edited by AndyF; 12/31/17 02:41 PM.
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Re: 63 b body slant 6 to 440
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12/31/17 05:24 PM
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A few notes on parts that make life easy if you do use the early K.
Hedman 78030's drop in, are dirt cheap and require no denting if you have manual steering.
Schumacher makes a conversion mount that makes using a later 727 a bolt in affair with the stock crossmember.
A '68 Camaro speedo cable will let the large speedo end on the later 727 mate up to the small head under dash. It bolts in and is the correct length.
You will have to slightly notch the lip on K frame on the passenger side to clear a 7 qt. pan. Not a large amount, but needs to be done.
'63 Dodge 330 11.19 @ 121 mph Pump gas, n/a, through the mufflers on street tires with 3.54's. 3,600 lbs. 10.01 @ 133mph with a 250 shot of nitrous an a splash of race gas. 1.36 60 ft. 3,700 lbs.
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