Re: Installing 5.7 Hemi in 64 Dodge

The simple bolt-on solution now days would be to R/R a 66 or newer K frame on a 65 or older B body, that should make everything work. The issue, be it small, will be the Engine & Transmission will be moved back almost two inches closer to the firewall. The plus is weight transfer, the negative is access to the plug at the back of the intake and heater hoses will be tight. You will also have to modify your cross member to fit your tranny mount. The other issue I had was the oil filter. I had to use the 90 degree adapter and a smaller 83501080 filter. Use that # to cross to the filter of your choice. Or if you like, a remote filter setup to use a full size filter. When fabricating my mounts giving the filter room left the engine with a nose up attitude, leveling it out restricted filter room, so I had to find a happy medium that fit & looked right. I thought I read not long ago that TTI made mounts for 62 - 65. Just looked, they do now Part #57SMB625, probably disregard 1/2 I wrote. It also appears your going to Have to use a remote filter setup with TTI mounts. Well, if your building a cruiser, use this. If your looking for speed go the 66 or newer route. I would go into other areas such as fuel system but with advances in technology what I fabricated is probably out dated today. I fabricated a in tank mounted pump. Using my old fuel line as a pattern I bent duel fuel lines the larger supply & a smaller return that looks great & almost stock from the underside( I am glad I did take the effort) feel free to ask any questions I can tell you how I did it or problems I ran into.

Herb

1954 DeSoto Firedome Estate Wagon 276 HEMI

1956 Plymouth Belvedere 361 4-Sale

1959 Dodge Coronet 326 Poly

1961 Plymouth Sport Suburban Wagon 318 Poly

1961 Plymouth Valiant V200 Wagon 170

1961 Dodge Dart Pioneer Wagon 318 Poly

1963 Plymouth Fury 2D/HT 7.0L Gen III HEMI

1963 Plymouth Sport Fury Convertible 361

1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst 440

1979 Dodge Aspen Sport Wagon 360

1999 Durango SLT 5.9L