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Magnum 5.9 into 63 C body- motor mounts and 518 ??s #932749 02/20/11 01:44 AM 02/20/11 01:44 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,389 Asheboro NC M mopowertim OP super gas
mopowertim OP super gas M Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,389 Asheboro NC	Sounds nuts but we are gonna do it- 5.9 and a 518 into a 63 Newport- biggest enigma is motor mounts at this point- 63 has the "floating power" type mounts, and as far as we can tell Schumacher nor anyone else makes a conversion mount. Anyone ever done it? Know of anyone we've missed who makes a mount? Ideas or advice on fab? Getting started next week. Also- close runner up to biggest enigma-best way to make the 518 work with the pushbuttons in the 63? Sure we will figure it all out eventually, but thought we'd pick some brains here to prelude our quest-lol.. Thanks in advance guys! Last edited by mopowertim; 02/20/11 01:58 AM. If you can't outrun it-Outlaw it! The King

Re: Magnum 5.9 into 63 C body- motor mounts and 518 ??s [Re: mopowertim] #932750 02/20/11 02:52 AM 02/20/11 02:52 AM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,685 A Andrewh master
Andrewh master A Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,685	can't help with the motor mounts. I swaped a 5.9 into my 65 coronet. Decided to use the original 727 instead, but had to use the 5.9 efi throttle body and cables for the kick down. I bring this up because I noticed while I was under a van scavanging the cable kick down parts, that the shifter was cable operated as well. So 2 things came to mind, but I have not pursued them any further. First at least for me, since my car is cable shifted column, was to take the van column and figure out how to adapt it. Or that I could adapt the cable shift from my column to use the ends on the newer transmission.

Re: Magnum 5.9 into 63 C body- motor mounts and 518 ??s [Re: Andrewh] #932751 02/20/11 11:22 AM 02/20/11 11:22 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,588 St. John's Newfoundland 440newport master
440newport master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,588 St. John's Newfoundland	Mounts from a 62-63 Dodge 880 with a poly 318 should work I think. Though they will probably hard to track down.

Re: Magnum 5.9 into 63 C body- motor mounts and 518 ??s [Re: mopowertim] #932752 02/20/11 12:03 PM 02/20/11 12:03 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,498 Candler,NC / Myrtle Beach, SC J JDMopar master
JDMopar master J Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,498 Candler,NC / Myrtle Beach, SC	Hey Tim You might send Moparts member Joe sixpak a PM and see if he has any ideas on mounts. He always has motor mounts for sale in the 4 sale parts of this site, and probably know as much or more than anybody about what fits what. There's a company called Imperial Services who have some kinda kit to convert pushbutton shifters to work on 727's....so I don't see why it wouldn't work on a 518 also. Good to see you around here. Yesterday, I tripped over that frame rail I bought from you and thought to myself "I wonder how Tim's doing?" Take care dude.

Re: Magnum 5.9 into 63 C body- motor mounts and 518 ??s [Re: JDMopar] #932753 02/20/11 10:56 PM 02/20/11 10:56 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,389 Asheboro NC M mopowertim OP super gas
mopowertim OP super gas M Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,389 Asheboro NC	Hey JD! I'm around - I lurk alot-lol.... If you can't outrun it-Outlaw it! The King

Re: Magnum 5.9 into 63 C body- motor mounts and 518 ??s [Re: mopowertim] #932754 02/22/11 12:10 AM 02/22/11 12:10 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,389 Asheboro NC M mopowertim OP super gas
mopowertim OP super gas M Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,389 Asheboro NC	Well what do you know. Finally found a set of the original c body mounts- (we didn't have a set when we got body..) The ears line up perfect with the ears on the magnum block, and looks like it will bolt right in... whoda thunk it..... If you can't outrun it-Outlaw it! The King

Re: Magnum 5.9 into 63 C body- motor mounts and 518 ??s [Re: mopowertim] #932755 02/22/11 02:16 AM 02/22/11 02:16 AM
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,179 Canada D demon super stock
demon super stock D Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,179 Canada	Quote: Sounds nuts but we are gonna do it- 5.9 and a 518 into a 63 Newport- biggest enigma is motor mounts at this point- 63 has the "floating power" type mounts, and as far as we can tell Schumacher nor anyone else makes a conversion mount. Anyone ever done it? Know of anyone we've missed who makes a mount? Ideas or advice on fab? Getting started next week. Also- close runner up to biggest enigma-best way to make the 518 work with the pushbuttons in the 63? Sure we will figure it all out eventually, but thought we'd pick some brains here to prelude our quest-lol.. Thanks in advance guys! I think this should be a great swap. I've been brainstorming lots of Magnum engine swaps lately. The poly mounts should work perfect. The trans tunnel on 60-62 C bodies are big and should clear everything. the 63-64 hump is smaller but still big enough. The trans mount ought to be easy too. The removable part is sturdy and easily modified. The pushbuttons should be convertible. The 66 floor shift and 66-69A-100 and 66-68 Dodge trucks, almost all Dodge motorhomes after 66 all had one cable shifters that would work with your overdrive trans. Yes I think Imperial services modifies the 2 cable pushbutton mechanisms to work a single cable with park. I want to know what wires are needed to run the injection, computer etc stand alone so no dash mods are needed. I thought about doing this swap to my 60 Plymouth wagon but with a Dakota 5 speed manual. Last edited by demon; 02/22/11 02:21 AM.

Re: Magnum 5.9 into 63 C body- motor mounts and 518 ??s [Re: demon] #932756 02/26/11 12:46 PM 02/26/11 12:46 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,389 Asheboro NC M mopowertim OP super gas
mopowertim OP super gas M Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,389 Asheboro NC	For now I'm going crosswinds intake with a edelbrock carb and a davis DUI distributor I've had squirlled away for years. If you can't outrun it-Outlaw it! The King

Re: Magnum 5.9 into 63 C body- motor mounts and 518 ??s [Re: mopowertim] #932757 02/26/11 01:45 PM 02/26/11 01:45 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,685 A Andrewh master
Andrewh master A Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,685	when you fit the steering column, I would like to see pics of that.

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