with gear box?

 

Are you asking about an engine swap?

 

yes exactly

 

This is my swap, but there are others in the performance threads.

https://dodgeforum.com/forum/1st-gen...ert-build.html

 

Yes, but you have to consider a few things. 91-96 Dakota, the 5.2 was a factory option so it's almost a direct swap, as long as you use a magnum 5.2 from the same period. The earlier 318 blocks utilized different motor mounts so some additional modification would be required. But that's no big deal as the mounts are available aftermarket from Schumacher Creative http://www.engine-swaps.com/Pages/Pr....96Dakota.html. They even have kits for Big Block swaps if you want to get busy.

With the older 1st gen Dakotas, 87-90. The swap is still possible but there are some space considerations. The 1990 Shelby Dakota had 318. Those Dakotas left the Dodge plant with V6's and were swapped to V8's in Shelby's facility. Shelby basically just pulled the V6 and dropped in a stock V8 crate motor making them fit by eliminating the cooling fan setup and running an electric fan. They did reuse the the A-500 transmission, though I would also plan on changing the transmission even though the V8 and V6 share the same bolt pattern. The A-500 & 42RH will bolt up to the V8 but it would be better in the long run to swap the the 46RH used in the Dodge built V8 models. The A-500 had a weak overdrive and was known to have issues with the additional torque.

 

thank you so much for all info