jljarnes

My speedometer just died on my last trip out last fall and my temp sending unit has never worked since my cable was broken when I bought it. I've just started looking at knew ones until i saw this feed. I'm curious what you charge to go over both units and recrome and repaint? Thanks

I'm looking forward to heading back to my parents to getting my hands on the truck again but from what I can tell if i move it 2" over and around 5-6" back like Dave mentioned that should give me the clearance I need and after seeing that the dart and valiant came offset stock from the factory I'm feeling better about it too. I do have a 2000 8.8 rear end I got out of an explorer for cheap and that is offset anyway so as long as i get my angles right I'm not seeing a big problem yet? I just hate cutting into my firewall.

I left my truck at my parents shop since I had an engine hoist there so no pictures at present but they do compete for the exact same space. I got a mounting kit from advance adapters with the ability to off set it easy. I just didn't know about what those changes would cause seeing I'm definitely no engine swap guru... Thanks for everyone's input.

Thanks Dave, how far did you offset your engine 2-3"? and how far back did you have to cut the firewall? Any pictures? Also does it add to the vibration or have you had any other ill effects from your engine not being centered?

To make a long story short while I love my 1951 B3B, I basically got given a 1987 318 with low miles and a 727 Tranny and since I had been pondering the swap for a while I decided to jump on it. I just pulled my old engine and tranny, than this afternoon while trying to place the 318 I didn't know what people have done to negotiate around the fact that the starter is in the way of the steering column. I actually don't mind my steering at all and have already upgraded to disc brakes so I'm not looking to do an IFS but I don't want to try and reinvent the wheel plus I'm really green when it comes to engine swaps so I thought I'd ask to see if anyone has done this and what they did. Do i need to cut into the firewall to move it back 4-6 inches and/or mount the engine off center? Thanks for and help you can provide.

Thanks I'll keep looking.

I just bought a 1951 B3B with a flathead V6 and 4 speed manual fluid drive transmission. I'm just changing all the fluids but does anyone know if there is a way to change the fluid inside the fluid drive compartment/housing without pulling the whole tranny? Or do I even need to worry about changing it? I pulled the floor plate around the gear shifter and there is a removable cover that say's "Fill Here" but it looks to be a dry compartment? Thanks for your help.