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odd ball swap
I want to apoligize up front for being old and retarded ,because this is kind of oddball, but, I have a friend with an old school bus "67 dodge" withe a 318 engine, who would like me to help him swap in a 383 engine. does any one know what has to be changed with the engine for it to work. Its been so many years since I had any thing to do with dodges , I cant remember. Respectfully , bob 
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I might can be of some help. Several years ago I swapped a slant 6 Dodge Dart to a 360 small block so I had to read up on a lot of the mopar stuff. I am pretty sure the motor mounts are different and the bell housing bolt patterns are alos different. These are the biggies to worry about. When doing the Dart change I found out that Chrysler did not build things to swap around. The slant 6, small block and the big blocks all have different bollt patterns for the belll housings. I would recommend to put a 360 in place of the 383. It will drop right in except for the motor mount is slightly different on one side but is a simple matter to use several washers as a spacer on that side. One thing to watch out for is that some of the mopar cranks are not drilled for a pilot bearing if they came originally with an automatic! These are some of the major things that I can think of. After the Dart swap I don't believe Chrysler made any two cars alike!
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Mopar has 2 360 blocks, one based on the same 383/440 and the other off the 318 block. Pretty sure that the tranny bellhousing for a 318 and 440 will both be the same though. I've been in and out of Mopar sites and never noticed someone advertising a 727 tranny for an LA or 440 block....just a "727"
Mounts would be different, best to check with someone like advanced adapters, etc, that would know for sure...or try your favorite mopar site.
Mounts would be different, best to check with someone like advanced adapters, etc, that would know for sure...or try your favorite mopar site.
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Thanks for the replies , I seem to remember that when a friend of mine , 35 years ago wanted to swap a 440 in where a 318 was , the only thing he had to change other than the small stuff was the X member , or motor mount crossmember , and the trans did bolt up . I would have posted this in a dodge forrum but I couldnt find one that i liked anywhere near as well as I like this one , and besides I'm a loyal ford-aholic 
Respectfully . bob
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I just found a site called www.engine.swap.com that has all the info . other than the motor mounts and some adapting of some small stuff , Its a bolt in swap . Trans bolt paterns are all the same, dont even need the "K" member because its a bus, thanks again for the replies ,advice, and help , respectfully bob
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A good Dodge Truck site where you will get all of your questions answered is: www.ramchargercentral.com I have been a member on this site for many years and have never found a question they couldn't answer about Dodges.
All the best of luck to you,
Mike
All the best of luck to you,
Mike
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Originally Posted by Ford_Six
Didn't Dodge have a big block 318 also? IIRC, there is a guy around here who has one in a late 60's motor home.