Your pendjo Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 Has anyone replaced the rearend and motor in a 1949 Dodge B1B truck? I would like to keep the frame. The rearend is 4.78. Will a plymouth car fit the truck? Plymouths are A models so I am not sure. I have all the measurements if someone needs them to compare The motor would be a V8 and manual transmission. I would like to keep it all looking org. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your pendjo Posted August 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 Has anyone replaced the rearend and motor in a 1949 Dodge B1B truck? I would like to keep the frame. The rearend is 4.78. Will a plymouth car fit the truck? Plymouths are A models so I am not sure. I have all the measurements if someone needs them to compare The motor would be a V8 and manual transmission. I would like to keep it all looking org. Any fool can make a rule. But every fool will follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruffy49 Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 If you're going V8 look for a rear axle out of a late model V8 Jeep or one with a HO 6 cylinder. You can run a V8 in front of a 40s rear end but you might have some durability issues. Car third member will bolt right in to a same era 1/2 ton truck housing if the axle shaft spline counts are the same. Been there, broke that (built 340 in a friend's 49 biz coupe). If you can find a copy of Tex Smith's "How to Built Hot Rod Trucks", buy it. Walks you through an IFS/V8 all Mopar swap in a Pilot House. Been out of print for awhile, happy hunting. Even the rear axle is a straight swap, think the donor car is a Mirada. And nets you leather bucket seats to boot. Haven't seen my copy in years, fell apart, put in 3-ring binders a couple moves ago (one cross country). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your pendjo Posted September 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 I found the book on amazon. However when it came to replacing in the truck it said it used one from a Chrysler. Great book just not the answer I was looking for. Will the rear end from a 53 Plymouth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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