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1966 Chrysler 300 2d hdt

03-15-2009, 06:43 PM

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guldam

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1966 Chrysler 300 2d hdt

I have a 66 Chrysler 300 sitting out in front of the house. It has a 383 ci v8 and 727 auto. It runs fine though the brakes are non functional at the moment. I was looking at my old beast and just thinking.... Cummins.

And so I contemplate pulling out the tranny and engine and "dropping in" a Cummins. I suppose the Cummins is going to weight a bunch more and am wondering if the existing torsion bars will handle the weight. Then I'm wondering if there are bolt on engine mounts that might work.

So many things to consider.

Anyone else convert a 60's era Chrysler to a Cummins?

GulDam

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