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Am I the only one to do this swap?

Old Mar 4, 2008 | 09:59 AM
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id like to do that to mydurango a v10 sweet after you finish this if i were to show up w/ a viper v10 and money for all the parts could we do it in a couple weeks?? 2 people bc i think that would be sweet in a durango, and less wheel spinning and more smoking people off the line
yea a durango would be good. Obviously the swap is possible, wounder how many man hours it is, fab own mounts, computers, and tranny. I just wonder, but it would be sweet, but you would need to redo all the diffs and axels... If I had that kind of money sitting around I would own a nice vehicle already! lol
 
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 10:11 AM
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yea exactly what my prob is i dont have the $$$ to do this i wish i did tho i would also need another vehicle to use while my truck was out for the swap o well, maybe one day ill be able to do it
 
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 02:51 PM
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yea exactly what my prob is i dont have the $$$ to do this i wish i did tho i would also need another vehicle to use while my truck was out for the swap o well, maybe one day ill be able to do it
Well I did look ebay for a couple seconds for a tranny and engine from a viper you can pick one up for 3,500 to 4k used.

here is a not bad deal esp. with 3k miles:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Viper...em190203511158
 
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 10:58 PM
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dude that is an awesome idea... i wish i had the bank-roll to get that done... anybody else have any sweet swaps like that?
 
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Old Mar 5, 2008 | 02:10 AM
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yea exactly what my prob is i don't have the $$$ to do this i wish i did tho i would also need another vehicle to use while my truck was out for the swap o well, maybe one day ill be able to do it
It's really not going to cost all that much. When It's all said and done should only be about $5K for the motor, tranny, and ECU... Just a lot of labor and Fab work. The hardest part for me is being the wiring.
 
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Old Mar 5, 2008 | 02:13 AM
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yea exactly what my prob is i don't have the $$$ to do this i wish i did tho i would also need another vehicle to use while my truck was out for the swap o well, maybe one day ill be able to do it
It's really not going to cost all that much. When It's all said and done should only be about $5K for the motor, tranny, and ECU... Just a lot of labor and Fab work. The hardest part for me is being the wiring.
Not too bad considering if you were to ever sell the one of a kind truck almost youd get probably 10k extra just for that. That engine would add a lot. Id like to do this to my dakota, it's a 3.9, 4x4, 8.25 rear end not sure about the front, but thats the problem rebuilding everything, but it would make a wicked 4x4 truck

 
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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 01:18 PM
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any new update for us about the v10 in the r/t??? i wanna know whats been dun
 
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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 02:54 PM
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any new update for us about the v10 in the r/t??? i wanna know whats been dun
I have been very busy, but the frame is done, and next weekend (starting the 19th) I am going to deticate a whole week to this project, and try to get a first start out of it. I'll take lots of pictures and video durring thit week.
 
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Old May 27, 2008 | 02:33 AM
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more pics?
 
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Old May 29, 2008 | 03:01 PM
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Here are the newest ones.... I have started wiring since these, but that's not very fun for pictures.
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By the way... This was the biggest pain in the *** to get in!! It involved A LOT of lube, 6 jack stands, 1 engine hoist,2 friends and a case of beer. I'm looking for some of my other pictures of the in progress, but can't find them yet.
 
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