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Engine Install on Superbird, From Above or From Below?

Started by RSI700VIPER, March 18, 2020, 12:52:20 PM

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RSI700VIPER

I need to install a drive train into a restored Superbird.  The nose was meticulously fitted by the body shop and everything is nicely painted and lines up great.  The hood was also aligned and adjusted with care with unblemished paint on the hood hinges and bolts.  My original plan was to remove the nose and hood and install the motor through the top.  However, because I have a lift, would it be more advisable to remove the k-frame and front suspension, build out the drive train on some sort of dolly and install the engine and trans from the bottom?   I've never attempted anything like this before.  Advise and recommendations are appreciated. 
69 V2 Daytona 440 4-Speed 3.54 Dana
70 FJ5 Superbird 440+6 4-Speed 3.54 Dana
69 Talladega Torino 428 CJ
69 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II Gurney Special
70 T6 Challenger T/A 4-speed
70 V2 Challenger R/T 440 Six Pack 4-speed
71 FC7 Challenger Vert Flemington Speedway Pace Car
71 V2 Challenger RT Formal Roof w/ V2 Stripe & Houndstooth

Finoke

Quote from: RSI700VIPER on March 18, 2020, 12:52:20 PM
I need to install a drive train into a restored Superbird.  The nose was meticulously fitted by the body shop and everything is nicely painted and lines up great.  The hood was also aligned and adjusted with care with unblemished paint on the hood hinges and bolts.  My original plan was to remove the nose and hood and install the motor through the top.  However, because I have a lift, would it be more advisable to remove the k-frame and front suspension, build out the drive train on some sort of dolly and install the engine and trans from the bottom?   I've never attempted anything like this before.  Advise and recommendations are appreciated. 

I've done multiple e-bodies from the top and one from the bottom. Easier from the bottom if everything is new and cleaned and painted. I have a k-frame cart you can borrow if needed. I seem to recall you're in Jersey? I'm in Pa near the turnpike bridge.
Tom

RSI700VIPER

69 V2 Daytona 440 4-Speed 3.54 Dana
70 FJ5 Superbird 440+6 4-Speed 3.54 Dana
69 Talladega Torino 428 CJ
69 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II Gurney Special
70 T6 Challenger T/A 4-speed
70 V2 Challenger R/T 440 Six Pack 4-speed
71 FC7 Challenger Vert Flemington Speedway Pace Car
71 V2 Challenger RT Formal Roof w/ V2 Stripe & Houndstooth

moparstuart

we have done this three times works great    ,  put the ass end up in the air and the nose on the ground   
GO SELL CRAZY SOMEWHERE ELSE WE ARE ALL STOCKED UP HERE

70Sbird


Scott Faulkner

hemi68charger

Put it in from the bottom... It will be tight, but doable..

Here's my thread on installing the 426 Hemi into my Daytona from underneath without a car lift..

Hemi install into Daytona from underneath, click here
Troy
'69 Charger Daytona 440 auto 4.10 Dana ( now 426 HEMI )
'70 Superbird 426 Hemi auto: Lindsley Bonneville Salt Flat world record holder (220.2mph)
Houston Mopar Club Connection

Birdflu


birdsandbees

1970 'Bird RM23UOA170163
1969 'Bee WM21H9A230241
1969 Dart Swinger LM23P9B190885
1967 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S
1966 Plymouth Satellite HP2 - 9941 original miles
1964 Dodge 440 62422504487

Sgt Superbird


Finoke

Here I am going in from the bottom with my Gantry crane and bumper extensions  :2thumbs:

hemi68charger

Quote from: Finoke on March 18, 2020, 07:48:56 PM
Here I am going in from the bottom with my Gantry crane and bumper extensions  :2thumbs:

Oh so easy when you don't have a big ole honkin' nose.....  :icon_smile_big:
Troy
'69 Charger Daytona 440 auto 4.10 Dana ( now 426 HEMI )
'70 Superbird 426 Hemi auto: Lindsley Bonneville Salt Flat world record holder (220.2mph)
Houston Mopar Club Connection

Finoke

Quote from: hemi68charger on March 18, 2020, 07:59:25 PM
Quote from: Finoke on March 18, 2020, 07:48:56 PM
Here I am going in from the bottom with my Gantry crane and bumper extensions  :2thumbs:

Oh so easy when you don't have a big ole honkin' nose.....  :icon_smile_big:

HaHa, I love it  :drool5:

graybo

Underneath is a no brainer!  It was soooooooo. Clean and easy.

RSI700VIPER

Bottom it is!  Thanks for everyone's input and THANK YOU TOM from PA who is lending me his K-frame dolly  :2thumbs:
69 V2 Daytona 440 4-Speed 3.54 Dana
70 FJ5 Superbird 440+6 4-Speed 3.54 Dana
69 Talladega Torino 428 CJ
69 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II Gurney Special
70 T6 Challenger T/A 4-speed
70 V2 Challenger R/T 440 Six Pack 4-speed
71 FC7 Challenger Vert Flemington Speedway Pace Car
71 V2 Challenger RT Formal Roof w/ V2 Stripe & Houndstooth

70gtx440dana

Did mine from underneath too.....
70 Road Runner FJ5 383-4speed Air Grabber
70 GTX FE5 440-4speed Dana 3.54
70 Charger R/T FJ5 440-4peed Dana 3.54

Mytur Binsdirti

I've been installing the engine & transmission from underneath since 1982 (or 83). What a handsome devil I was!