[DontShoot67]

Well just got done with my conversion. I have to offer thanks to all here who shared their experience. You can't buy that kind of help. I did my conversion with all stock parts and programming with the intent of keeping it smog legal in California. I succeeded! I'll post up pictures and a play by play here over the next few days. Thanks for all your help. But mostly to HemiDak whose thread was the one I found first. You made the difference in deciding to go forward with this project.

I'm finally getting around to reloading the SMALLER pictures. Sorry for my anti-techie-ness. Thanks for viewing!

 

[ADakotaRTGuy]

Holy Huge picture batman, congrats. Was it worth it?

 

[Jarheadoo7]

congrats.. engine pics?

 

[Silver&Blue4x4]

Yeah, we're gonna need some pics :waiting:

Congrats! I wish I had the time, knowledge, money and place to do something like that.

-Ryan

 

[jeremy04/3.7]

more and more people are putting the hemi into the dakotas. Maybe Dodge will get the hint and offer a dakota with a 5.7-6.1 hemi some time soon.

*assuming they are still in business* :banana2:

 

[Silver&Blue4x4]

...or they'll kill off the dakota completely...

 

[uwntsumrtII]

more and more people are putting the hemi into the dakotas. Maybe Dodge will get the hint and offer a dakota with a 5.7-6.1 hemi some time soon.

*assuming they are still in business* :banana2:

PFFFT!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!!!!!!

 

[Five9Dak]

Is that your daughter? A girl that looks just like her is in my vehicle dynamics class.

And um, engine pics?

 

[cegpcola]

Congrats on the swap! I don't have to ask, because I know it was worth it. But, I would like to see some under the hood pics!

 

[DontShoot67]

so here is how it started life with me

I bought it with a dead 4.7l and a really bad paint job.

 

[DontShoot67]

Using sage advice from HemiDak, I used a truck configuration Hemi. Step one was making motormounts. Since the 5.7 bolted right up to the transmission, I left that in the vehicle. I cut the 4.7l mounts apart and made plates that bolted up to the Hemi.

 

[DontShoot67]

After measuring about 5 gazillion times to make sure it would work I welded them up.

 

[DontShoot67]

The next step was to make an oil pan that would clear the front differential. This was probably the hardest part. I used both oil pans, the one from the truck Hemi and the one from the 4.7 to make a 6.5qt custom oil pan.

 

[DontShoot67]

I'm leaving the pics big in case someone wants to copy my work, they won't have to squint

 

[Dakudaman]

Engine bay PICS!

 

[DontShoot67]

After measuring and remeasuring, I made the cuts needed and tack welded the 2 pans together.

 

[aristeidis]

nice:mullet:

 

[dak-rt-2a-XR]

mother of huge ass pictures

 

[Captain Chaos]

mother of huge ass pictures

LOL! Nice job on the swap. Dare I ask, engine bay pics please.

 

[Dakudaman]

Waiting on pics too! :waiting::waiting::waiting::waiting::waiting: