any advice tips and tricks with necessary mods. already have elec fan and manual brakes. thanks in advance for any advice. 69 dart gt convert, orig 273. 440 is out of a 74 winnebago. going to look at it the engine tomorrow.

 

no advice....but sounds like it'll be a badazzzz combination, I like it!

 

my brother swapped his 318 for his monster ....440 73 swinger dart
he didn't even need to change the mounts he used a manual master cylinder from a road runner i think it was 70
he made his own custom exhaust out to the rear bumpers he had 2 glass packs and 2 turbos
i tell you wat i got a post in here some where you need to find it be cause that is a killer combo oh man !!!!

 

Good resource for 440 in an A body is Schumacher Creative. Motor mount and Tri-Y headers that fit great. Problem up front with clearance between water pump pulley and radiator. Look up a Ford Contour SVT electric fan on eggbay and try to find one made by TYC.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/370453437362...84.m1423.l2649

You will need a radiator with a 24" wide core to run this fan but it blows like hell.

 

see now we're talkin. the old ones are still the better. the new is cool, but nothing beats a sixties classic

 

a stock 69 dart will not have a 273, maybe a 340 or a 318. the last year for a 273 was 1967. the 318 in the 60s was not a high performance engine. just the 273 and 340.

 

68 satellite had the 273 still
Exhaust will be the big headache , Schumaker has the tri Y which doesn't flow very well but fits well , I think TTi has a header for this combo though , you really do not want to go the Hooker fenderwell header , it causes interference with the front tires , the K frame will work , I would use a clutch fan with the Jaguar clutch , very short & efficient . If you want power brakes you will need a raised small diameter booster .

 

my brother ran the stock performance exhaust manifolds on his
if we had a pipe bender we would copy that design make our own headers