My 5.7L Hemi swap thread

[HemiDak]

I figured I might as well start a thread for it now, since I made some pretty good progress this weekend and am 1/2 way done.

Here it is as it arrived:


Here it is roughed up. It'll get a very fine sanding, then polished to shine like chrome. This will be the only dress up for the motor, as it's very time consuming but will look badass when done.


Engine bay disassembled ready for pulling:


Not much room, but just enough for me to work with:


Engine is out:


Empty engine bay shot:


Screw you 4.7L:


Why hello 5.7L Hemi:


4.7L going on the pallet:


Everything tucks away for me to easily park 2 cars when I'm done:


It'll probably be 2 weeks before I can start on more of it, as I have to wait for the wiring to arrive, order the motor mounts then measure and fabricate them, and order the APS or Edge torque converter that'll go in. As of now I'm figuring about a month before I'll be done. I'm pretty much right on schedule of where I wanted to be.

[caulk04]

I wish I trusted myself enough to attempt something like that! 'course I'd need to pick up a beater first...

[DAKSPORT1PA]

Cool pics Josh. Looking forward to seeing the progress.

[slvdak]

awesome man
keep taking lots of pics and of course, keep us up to date

[InTeNsE98RT]

Somebody better go ahead and make this a sticky cause its gonna get alot of attention

[kota_5spd]

nice man

[Perdue]

Trade ya my 3.9L for your Hemi?

Looking forward to the progress, though.

[CrazyKevin]

Nice dude and when your done you can give it to me. LOL

[Anthony]

Nice work Josh!!

How long did it take you to pull the motor??

Also, how good do those gas heaters work??

[rt99three60]

Originally Posted by YellowKota2k

I figured I might as well start a thread for it now, since I made some pretty good progress this weekend and am 1/2 way done.

Nice work man, doesnt that 4.7 trans bolt right up to a hemi?

[DocZ]

Originally Posted by Anthony

Nice work Josh!!

How long did it take you to pull the motor??

Also, how good do those gas heaters work??

Looks good. Keep the pics coming and details
I'd like to know about the gas heater too.
Is it vented outside?
Power vented?
How many BTU?

[wreckless123]

Nice...

[HemiDak]

Originally Posted by Anthony

Nice work Josh!!

How long did it take you to pull the motor??

Also, how good do those gas heaters work??

It took about 2 weeks to pull the motor, but that's because I worked on it a little bit at a time. I didn't have time every day to work on it. When I was able to work on it, it was only for a little while. I could have done it in a day if I had the entire day to do it and didn't have any setbacks. A couple of things didn't go my way so every time I worked on it I only got a little bit done.

The heater works great. It takes a little while to heat the garage from the 30's to the 50's and 60's, but it has a thermostat that'll keep it at whatever temperature you set it at.

Originally Posted by rt99three60

Nice work man, doesnt that 4.7 trans bolt right up to a hemi?

Yup, it sure does. However, I might have a slight wiring/programming issue since mine is the 4-speed 45RFE and the Hemi's computer is made for the 5-speed 545RFE. The only way I'll find out is when it comes time to drive it.

Originally Posted by DocZ

Looks good. Keep the pics coming and details
I'd like to know about the gas heater too.
Is it vented outside?
Power vented?
How many BTU?

It is non-vented and the box doesn't say how many BTU it puts out. It only says it heats up to a 700 sq. ft. garage, which is bigger than this one is. We were going to go with one for a 1000 sq. ft. garage but decided on this one since it takes up less wall space and looks more suitable for a garage.

[RagingRedR/T]

Good luck with the build, there's going to be a lot of fabricating!

[sick 660r]

Just wondering, did you have any problems with the 4.7 or did you just want to do a swap?