Mopar Slant-6 bellhousing compatibility?

[Vetteboy]

Anyone know if a slant-6 shares the same bellhousing bolt pattern as any of the Mopar V8s? Chevy did this with their straight-6; I once converted a Nova to a V8 and was able to use the same motor mounts, transmission, and bellhousing. Just curious if Mopar did the same thing.

[NickDCJ7]

i think they share the small block bellhousing pattern, iirc. a couple of my buddies had a-bodies and were always blowing up junkyard 904's. i think they're the same, but it's been a while, and I can't say for sure.

[Vetteboy]

Well, here's what the slant-6 is currently in:

http://www.phatserver.net/users/chris/temp/new/wagon1.jpg

http://www.phatserver.net/users/chris/temp/new/wagon6.jpg

1964 Dodge Power Wagon, ex-Navy ambulance.

Had it out last night to do a deep mud recovery, the thing has a top speed of like 40 mph and takes 30+ seconds to get there. You shift out of 2nd gear at redline at 15 mph, and 3rd gear takes over at 1500 RPM. :bangtard:

PTO winch on the front though...badass. Driven off the t-case, so you disengage the t-case to run the winch, and then your winch is controlled by the transmission and the throttle. With it idling in 1st gear it almost pulled out a very stuck YJ. Then I revved it up and the thing just jumped out of the hole.

I had to improvise a drive flange for the front passenger hub though, I'll have to take some pics. Closed-knuckle D60. :yuk:

Offroad it's unstoppable, two granny gears in the trans, 4.56s, and a 2.6ish low range. Problem is I want a bigger motor in it so it can actually go down the road too, so I'm trying to figure out what'll bolt in pretty easy. If a carb'd 318 or 360 will bolt in, it would probably be a day's job start to finish.

[razorbackME]

dude, where do you FIND this shiit?

:roflmao:

[Vetteboy]

We get random stuff all the time at the junkyard. The ones worth saving, we keep. :)

T-case operation sticker:
http://www.phatserver.net/users/chris/temp/new/wagon4.jpg

ID plate...kind of hard to read in the pic.
http://www.phatserver.net/users/chris/temp/new/wagon3.jpg

We also have an airport tug that has a two-stage rear chain-drive reduction, for a 19.5:1 axle ratio. It has a Dodge straight-6 and a push-button Torqueflite 3-speed trans. It'll idle up through 3rd gear, and be going about 12 mph at redline. :roflmao:

I'll have to take some pics over there soon.

[Static-XJ]

Slant-six buggy?!?!

[Vetteboy]

Slant-six buggy?!?!

Shhhh, that's the ulterior motive for pulling the motor.... :lol:

[NickDCJ7]

i want one. bring that down to wharton and we'll go muddin.

[Vetteboy]

i want one. bring that down to wharton and we'll go muddin.

I'd love to. Gimme time to get the historic military plates on it (approx 1 month) and I'll do it for sure.

It'll probably be legal before your junk. :f2:

Hell, it'll probably be wheelin' before your junk. :f2: :f2:

edit: The kid we pulled out was using Pro-Comp X-terrains, *****. :f2: :f2: :f2:

[XJ Fanatic]

Should be the same as the v8s chris. I know they mention the motor in my ram charger repair manual. Lemme see this weekend.

Another idea, post up on ramchargercentral, a few guys on ther ehave some old power wagens