Hi, I gust picked up a 48 dodge coupe. All the hard work is done. It has a 283 vet motor in it. Runs perfect. But I can't justify this bad *** car not having a mopar 383 or 440. Easy thing to do is put a nasty 350 in it. It will drop rate in. I want allot more power and the car should be all mopar. Has anyone done a swap like this? Any help wold be nice thanks Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
First Question, what do you want to do with the car? Daily driver, weekend toy, street/strip car? I haven't done the exact swap you asked about, but I have a '48 Plymouth Coupe w/ (slightly off topic for this board) a late model Hemi in it. It's a great combo, plenty of power, 19 mpg combined, still all mopar. I'm still working out a few programing bugs in it, but overall I'm VERY happy with it. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Looks like someone might have done a frame swap on this one, note the Firebird wheels (lug pattern is GM) and with a 283 already in it I'd guess it's a frame swap too. I agree on the MOPAR engine though, We've got a '49 Coronet and plan to keep it along the family lines. Sweet car though...ever think about a chop?
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