Car looks great!! I read thru all of this an have a couple questions if you do not mind as I have a 67 fury 1 that I am looking to swap a 5.7 into. You used a engine out of a 03 ram, did you have any clearance issues with the intake manifold and the firewall? Also did you have any issues with the steering box or shaft?
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Furious67 wrote ...
Car looks great!! I read thru all of this an have a couple questions if you do not mind as I have a 67 fury 1 that I am looking to swap a 5.7 into. You used a engine out of a 03 ram, did you have any clearance issues with the intake manifold and the firewall? Also did you have any issues with the steering box or shaft?
Thanks
Hey! Sorry for the late reply. I did not have any issues putting the motor in with the motor mounts I had. The firewall has about a fingers width between it and the manifold. I also did not have any clearance issues with the steering shaft either. I did have to buy the oil filter adapter that moved it from straight down to a 45 degree angle. But if I were to do that again I'd do a remote system because getting to the motor mount bolt on that side is a pain. Also if I'm being honest I would not put a hemi back into the car if i had to do it all over again. Unless you absolutely have to stay mopar that is. Also, if staying fuel injected do not get megasquirt, just get the holly terminator!! I am STILL fighting issues with tuning. The idle has never been right and it should sound a lot more lopey with the fam i have. (I took it to a professional but if anyone has anyone that wants to try!!) The swap cost a lot more money than it should. Am i happy with the car? YES, i love it! But for the money i could have a REALLY built LS in the car. But the cool factor with the hemi speaks for itself. I drive this car daily (even with no heat or AC) and love every minute of it!
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Furious65 wrote ...
You and your car are an inspiration!
Thank you so much! It means a lot because it was A LOT of work!! Here are some pictures I took of it the other day after i cleaned her up!
Also, just an update. I AM NOT impressed with pst suspension. I have had continual issues with the sway bar brackets breaking and a few of the tie rod ends not lasting more than 1k miles. The customer service is almost non existant as well. I email and call regularly but getting a return email or call is like pulling teeth. They have yet to resolve any issues after about 6 months of trying.
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Hey guys, just another update. Did a 1200 mile trip to Texas a couple weeks ago before all this stuff started happening with the virus. I got 20mpg doing 78mph the whole way!! It cruises great! I also entered the a local show but it got cancelled before opening because the dang virus. Here are some cleaned up pictures! I gotta show it off somehow!