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C-body engine swap.
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12/12/09 02:52 PM
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On a C-body engine swap from a /6 to a BB, there was an article somewhere many years ago that showed how to use some other model's motor mounts. Does anyone remember that article of what the article said? The first person that says "Check with Schumacher" gets a  . They don't make a C-body /6 to BB adaptor...
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Re: C-body engine swap.
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12/13/09 06:27 PM
12/13/09 06:27 PM
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Personally, I think www.moparfins.com/forum has more info.
You would seeing as how your a moderator there, with essentially past and present members of the Dock.
That being said, '65 to '73 would be the only years its a C body, and if you don't want to fab motor mounts, you can always swap the sub frame... 
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Re: C-body engine swap.
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12/13/09 08:14 PM
12/13/09 08:14 PM
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That being said, '65 to '73 would be the only years its a C body...
There were 74-78 C-bodies.
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if you don't want to fab motor mounts, you can always swap the sub frame...
Fabbing the mounts would be easier than swapping out the whole subframe.
So, it goes back to my initial question, does anybody remember an old article that showed how to use existing mounts to drop in a BB in a C-body /6?
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Geez just trying to help.
And I appreciated it. It just came out wrong.
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Re: C-body engine swap.
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12/13/09 10:37 PM
12/13/09 10:37 PM
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Mopar made no real cars past '73 
Other than having size incommon, the '65-'73 and the '74-'78 cars are two different animals all together... 
Dana. . . We gonna start that again? LOL That falls under the catagory of the Imperial. Was it a C or wasn't it. (Let's not go there)
I thought Shoemacher made a mount to do that Stan. . .
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Re: C-body engine swap.
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12/14/09 08:49 AM
12/14/09 08:49 AM
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just to chime in my I agree with 11secondC (Dana) the c-body changed completely after 73 and the Imperial was a "D" body Swaping the front subframe is much easier, once you remove all the sheetmetal you can install your engine, trans, headers, etc. and all accessories before the body parts go back on.
Last edited by modelmakerinc; 12/14/09 08:55 AM.
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Re: C-body engine swap.
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12/14/09 12:19 PM
12/14/09 12:19 PM
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What year C ?
65-68 and/or 69-73.
So as long as we're on Moparts trying to get solid info about cars that are used for engine donors, just consider...
Nobody on this site has ever bothered to look at a /6 or LA C-body as there is nothing underhood that interests them. 
I don't have your answer, but remember - the 65 C has a special motormount on the driverside.
Parts I seek:
driver doorpanel, 65 Sport Fury, prefer black, needs to be 7-8 on 10 scale, might buy set
16" x 6" Dodge truck wheel(s), from early 70s?, takes 9" dogdish - need for a research job so cheaper is better.
69-73 C-body caliper brackets and/or splashields
Send a PM.
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Re: C-body engine swap.
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12/14/09 01:03 PM
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My buddy had a 65 Fury 1 with a slant that we were going to bb, but the mounts were welded in, and so was the subframe. He decided the only easy way to do it was with elephant ears(motor plates).
Jeff Adams
64 426 Polara
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Re: C-body engine swap.
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12/14/09 08:05 PM
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Hey Stan, ya know what they say...imitation is the sincerest form of flattery 
Agreed! 100%
I know we're severely getting off-topic here but since I originated the thread, I feel it's OK.
The way it works is this:
I have an unbridled passion for "strippers".
No, not the kind my wife won't allow me to have, but, the two door post sedans with zero options, lots of delete items, a four speed, and a huge mofo of an engine. It's a throwback to my developemenatal years of the early sixties when there were no "muscle cars".
Savoy 413's, Biscayne 409's, Galaxie 406's... doesn't matter.
If I see a /6 3 speed, regardless what it's in, my brain goes into triple overtime.
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