Thought I would post up my magnum build I'm working through now. Bought a 2005 SXT Magnum for 800$ with intentions to do a big tire tubed panel van look to it. I ordered a 2015 Challenger SRT 392 drop out package from Cleveland power and performance. The Challenger had 78k miles on it. Pictured below is the wrecked car the package came out of.


This is the engine and 8 Speed trans on the pallet


Another angle, the package includes the steering column, gauge cluster, gas and brake pedals, gas tank, and complete wiring harness.


Here is the cluster of mess they call harness


I cant seem to find pictures of the whole car, but when i do ill put them in. Here is the inside. I have stripped it, it will be getting a roll cage, and back half after I get a chance to drive it around the block.


Here is the engine and trans mounted in the car.


So far the only issues have been engine mounts, and the K member bolts. Everything came out of the car easy enough, considering it had 220k miles on it. In case anyone does not know, the 6.4 mounts are angled at roughly a 45 compared to the mounting holes on the K member. Looks like the older 5.7 and such mounted parallel to the engine. Not a huge deal, as i just used the mounts they had on the pallet for shipping, and cut them down to size and welded them onto the frame. Also the 8 speed bolted right up using the existing bolt holes.

The other issue was with taking out the K member for a test fit. The back bolts had rusted solid. First tried cutting the heads off to see if the K member would slide out, and that was a no go. As you can see in the picture it had rusted solid, and we had to use the torch to heat it all up and burn off the rust.


Current next steps I have to take care of.
Route wiring and mount boxes
make dash to mount steering column using the existing magnum column
make a mount for the power steering pump the challenger had electric steering.
mount the radiator back up along with a trans cooler.

Going to use the current gas tank and fuel lines and drive shaft to test drive around the block, make sure the engine and trans work good and I did not mess anything up putting it in. After that it gets a fuel cell, and such when I start the back half part.

Just trying to bring some classic hot roding to a modern setup. I'm doing all the work in my shop/garage at home mostly by myself, with some assistance from my father. I am not a professional and have not done an engine swap, only done a small 4 cylinder rebuild. So the frame work and mounts and everything is all new to me. I also plan to do the tuning myself with one of the HP Tuners, so that will be interesting. I enjoy figuring this stuff out, so it all should come together, or ill break something and have to do it all again. I gotta keep the pressure on myself to get it done or it will sit for a long time. So im working fast at it. If anyone wants some specific pictures or explanations of what i did anything as im going along just let me know.