Slant six engine into 53 b/4 dodge pickup

[Pastor sam]

Looking for help in pulling engine and tranny from my 53 B-4 dodge replacement of engine and trans from 82 dodge power pi kup

[Plymouthy Adams]

why go from one outdated system to yet another outdated system...for the work involved, one would think it be better to come a few years forward yet and get a system sustainable for a few more years to come.

[Dave72dt]

You'll have to be a bit more specific with your question.  How to get the old one out?  Easiest is to make a lot of room by removing the hood, front sheetmetal and radiator support.  Remove assorted hoses, wires, exhaust, driveshaft, unbolt mounts and lift out.

Edited November 23, 2024 by Dave72dt

[Los_Control]

The front sheet metal, commonly called the dog house is designed to be unbolted and removed. The headlight wiring has a junction block so you can unbolt the wiring.

Seriously, is not that many bolts and will take 2 guys to lift it off and set to the side .... you will then have access to everything.

 

Lets be honest, doing a engine swap your going to appreciate having all the access to do what you want .... I would not attempt it any other way myself.

I took mine off in individual pieces because I wanted to paint it before putting it back together.

 

I then put it back together in individual pieces .... you can take it off in one piece though.

 

I'm a fan of the slant 6, they are great engines. .... so are the flathead sixes your truck came with. Would not be my first choice for a swap though.

Like @Plymouthy Adamssuggest, when going through all the trouble .... why not choose something more user friendly and readily available.

A straight 6 from a Jeep Cherokee is a great engine, easy to work on and readily available .... just one example.

 

The way I see it though, If you already own the good running slant 6/transmission.drive line ..... all deals are off .... stuff it in there.

 

 

 

 

[QEC]

The leaning tower of power has been gone for awhile now and parts supplies will get thinner each year. The Jeep 4.2 (N/A) ot the efi 4.0 are excellent platforms. Obviously, the LA engines are a good choice simply due to the massive parts inventory available.