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Provisions are on the block for the old style motor mounts.

If the plans are to use a 904 trans or any variation there of with a mini starter (stock starter on a magnum), then you will need to grind the boss on the block to get the starter to sit flush on the trans case as it should. This is because the 904 moves the starter in a different spot closer to the block. Not sure on a old style stock big monster starter, but does anyone but the resto guys even uset them anymore? I wouldn't even bother with that heavy thing. BTW, you may or may not have to lengthen the battery to starter cable--I had to with headers. here is a pic of where to grind for the starter.




Swapping into a truck requires the truck power steering bracket be used. The van bracket puts it into the framerail--don't ask me how I know. My '85 power steering hoses bolted right up to the magnum pump, the return hose is obviously a clamp on and works fine.

If your sticking with the stock magnum flexplate and old style trans, you need to slot one hole on the flexplate so the torque converter bolts up. This needs to be done whether its a 360 or 318 with the stock flexplate. If someone finds this in a search, for future reference, on a 360, you MUST use the magnum 360 balanced flexplate--it is balanced differently than a 360 LA engine. A 318 LA or magnum WILL take any standard flexplate LA or Magnum as they are internally balanced.

You can keep the serpentine setup no problem, but the magnum has no fuel pump provision, so you'll need an electric pump to fit your needs.

Going carb is super easy, just get a carb intake and swap in as if it was a LA engine. Obviously depending on intake and trans combo, the throttle and kickdown linkage need to be worked out, and factory parts may not work without fab work. I had to make my own kickdown rod for mine. Stock LA electronic distributor/ignition system drops in and hooks up just as normal.

If going injection, yea, your going to be into some work. You obviously need a larger PSI fuel pump / regulator vs. the carb setup and figure out the wiring or buy a harness--I believe there was someone on Ebay selling a simplified factory harness. You definatly need to keep the stock magnum flexplate so the crank sensor will work too. Having a donor vehicle is nice, but not necessary, you need to add a feed and return fuel line which can be done with a stock carbed fuel tank, but yea, if you can make the Van tank work, go for it--but I think the filler hole will be more towards the rear of that tank. It may be possible to use a truck tank with even less mods on an older truck so you can get the right fuel pump--both old and new trucks use the side mounted tanks. Hard to say until you put them side by side. Making a set of tank straps would not be hard at all if you can weld and do minor fab work.

Radiator hoses are a snap if your using a stock radiator, just get a set for a '93 truck as they had the magnum engine stock with the older body style.

Just about any header or stock exhaust manifold will work in a truck swap--I have seen car headers stuffed in there too, but the truck headers fit much much better IMO. I had full lengths and shorty style meant for a 94-6 ram in there--of course I had to fab my own exhaust.

I think thats about all I got to do a magnum swap.

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any idea how the swap ability between pre mag blocks and mag block parts are? im looking into doing a 360 swap on a 1994 dakota for a friend. it has a 318. i have a 1984 cast 360 block that he wants to put in it. will mag heads bolt to a non mag block? will a mag intake bolt to non mag heads? i was planning on keeping it fuel injected. but im not sure of what other hidden surprises i will be looking at.

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any idea how the swap ability between pre mag blocks and mag block parts are? im looking into doing a 360 swap on a 1994 dakota for a friend. it has a 318. i have a 1984 cast 360 block that he wants to put in it. will mag heads bolt to a non mag block? will a mag intake bolt to non mag heads? i was planning on keeping it fuel injected. but im not sure of what other hidden surprises i will be looking at.

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Unless you have some fabrication tools the 84 block won't be easy to do
The Dak uses those three bolt holes that the 84 block doesn't have

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But right now the truck has a throttle body on it with a bunch of wires and sensors that are hooked right to the throttle body. My question is if I convert it to carb where's all that wiring and acessories on the throttle body gonna go once there's a carb with not place for all this stuff to hook up?

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