Recent content by mattechperf

Welcome to the group, friend! 2 votes for Marty at AZ Parts as mentioned earlier. I'm actually meeting him today for the first time and will report back. So far, the dude seems solid. I have miscellaneous interior parts as I go through my build. Message me with your needs and I'll let you know...

Hope this info can be helpful to some Hemi swap projects out there. Here are some pics for reference. I'm swapping a Gen3 Hemi into an 88 Plymouth Fury. These are the Holley Hooker Blackheart low profile Hemi swap manifolds. I have them on backwards for a turbo setup, but you can plainly see...

Been while since I've updated anything on this process. I took last summer off, but made some progress when it got cool again. Now, it's time to assemble the front chassis/suspension and get my Hemi bolted in. T56 6-speed is waiting to be fitted up. Gonna be a lot of cutting. :) Here are some...

Bingo, I figured I'd cut/grind off the flange and just weld a flat plate joining the upper and lower sections. Easy-peazy!

Finally, some updates after getting my Holley oil pan installed. The Holley motor mounts are juuuuuuust a bit too far back for a bolt-in fit. The pan just barely hits the welded seam of the K-frame. A little cutting and welding will easily clear this up. Overall, not a massive problem. Even if...

I will be interested for sure for my 1988 Gran Fury. I'll take anything you can get.

Did a little grinding and it fits pretty well. I need to install the windage tray and pickup, but I believe it'll be fine. I lost my long 14mm 12pt 1/2" drive socket need for these friggin ARP head stud nuts. That'll stop you dead in your tracks.

Holley did respond that with a polite, although predictable response that they're aware of the issue but this was not considered during initial production. Sounds like they'll alter the molds, but that'll be a new revision down the line. Time to get out the die grinder!

I recently received (after a 2 month wait) my center sump cast aluminum oil pan from Holley. Firstly, I ordered directly from Holley and when my order was due to ship (Feb 28th) they bumped me to an April ship date. Turns out they fulfilled all the big name stocking orders first (Summit, Jegs...

That's a great thing to double check. Thanks for that. I only want this thing going sideways down the road if there's a cloud of tire smoke being left behind.:p:p

Sometimes, the work is just to prove to myself I can do it or it can be done. And further more, the cutting has begun! :)

This is great info. Since I'm going to be fabbing new stuff all around, now's the time to optimize these things. And, you make a great point about yoke spline engagement. There's usually a little wiggle room, but I've seen too many people dismiss this and wonder why they pole-vault their car...

I'm not going super huge. I'll probably end up with a 295 or 315 at the most. Since I'll be doing a decent amount of driving, I don't want to set this up so it only fits a $350-$400 tire. I plan on LOTS of burnouts. But, I at least want to get a decent drag tire in there when I need it...

Yes, good idea. I explored the method of spreading the leafs outward in the back a little to help with lateral stability. However, I'll have solid mounts in front and solid sliders in the back. I'll build it parallel and if I still have any lateral movement, I'll build a panhard bar or something.

That's an excellent point about locating the axle. I'm swapping in a Ford 8.8, so I'll be able to properly locate that guy a little farther back.