dodgedifferent2
hung like a stud field mouse and
would a 1988 318cu pickup truck engine swap into a 83 cordoba. just a little curious if one needed to do this
how easy
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b-body-bob
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It should go right in there shouldn't it? They both have the spool mounts.
greg73cuda
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just make sure, fan to front
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MoPar_Jamie
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Yup, Very easy swap. You will need to change the mounts because Trucks have biscuits while the Cordoba has Spools. Just grab em off your '83 motor (assuming its a V-8). Then you need to use your '83 pan, as Trucks are rear-sump while your car is a center sump. Kickdown will also be different, need to use the whole setup from your car.
Distributor will likely be different, as '88 Trucks had TBI. Use the one from the '83, or better yet, convert to regular Electronic ignition and get rid of the ELB Crap.
Then its just a matter of bolting it up, use your car exahsut manifolds for this.
IF your car is a 6-cyl, then you need to swap front subs. Any F-M-J-Body (Aspen/Volare, Diplomat/5th Ave, Mirdada/Cordoba) sub will bolt right up, just make sure its from a V-8 car. Any '84-up RWD car is an M-Body and IS a V-8, as the 6 was dropped for '84.
You can then pretty much source out your mounts from about any '73-'89 318 car (360 different, can make 318s work on 360 but not vice-versa). You also need a matching Smallblock trans, NON-weighted converter. Best bet is the 998 with low-gear from an '80-up M or J-Body.
Also need the 3-piece Kickdown from a V-8 F-M-J Body, as the 1-piece from a Truck wont clear the firewall. Then as said earlier, use the Car exahsut Manifolds (Any F-M-J-Bodys will work).
PS pump Will likely have different fittings from the Truck to the car, so watch out there.
The A/C Compressor, Alternator, etc will work with your car, though if its a 6, you will probably need to find a line setup from another M-Body, as the comrpessors both have different fittings.
There, did I cover all the bases?
Distributor will likely be different, as '88 Trucks had TBI. Use the one from the '83, or better yet, convert to regular Electronic ignition and get rid of the ELB Crap.
Then its just a matter of bolting it up, use your car exahsut manifolds for this.
IF your car is a 6-cyl, then you need to swap front subs. Any F-M-J-Body (Aspen/Volare, Diplomat/5th Ave, Mirdada/Cordoba) sub will bolt right up, just make sure its from a V-8 car. Any '84-up RWD car is an M-Body and IS a V-8, as the 6 was dropped for '84.
You can then pretty much source out your mounts from about any '73-'89 318 car (360 different, can make 318s work on 360 but not vice-versa). You also need a matching Smallblock trans, NON-weighted converter. Best bet is the 998 with low-gear from an '80-up M or J-Body.
Also need the 3-piece Kickdown from a V-8 F-M-J Body, as the 1-piece from a Truck wont clear the firewall. Then as said earlier, use the Car exahsut Manifolds (Any F-M-J-Bodys will work).
PS pump Will likely have different fittings from the Truck to the car, so watch out there.
The A/C Compressor, Alternator, etc will work with your car, though if its a 6, you will probably need to find a line setup from another M-Body, as the comrpessors both have different fittings.
There, did I cover all the bases?
dodgedifferent2
hung like a stud field mouse and
ya i still do not have a tranny if i decided to go for it all ...just something i thought about the other day .....my dad asked me if i wanted to keep the 318 ...since it was my truck i smashed all to hell the transmission was a shitty one out of a junk yard