Just picked up this stock V10 I will be using as my starter engine. Picked it up on CL Chicago for $450, 100k miles with the trans, all the accessories, computer, all the power train and under hood wiring. Came out of a 2500 that was hit in the rear and totaled.

 

What year did it come out of?

 

Feb 1996 according to the tag on the engine.

 

Cool, that should make life easier.

 

Started making the oil pan. The stock truck pan is a rear sump and the C body is a center sump. I decided to cut and section the stock 383 pan onto the truck pan. The V10 has a 7qt oil capacity so after I get the main section made I will add a section to the sump to make it deeper.

 

Finally got back to work on the Plymouth. I got the oil pan and pick up tube made.

 

I tried to install the engine and trans together but didn’t have enough clearance.

 

I got the engine and trans installed. Fits like a glove 3/8 inch at the steering gearbox and 1/2 inch at the upper control arm on the passenger side.

 

Gonna have to pull the motor to change spark plugs?

Looks good.

 

No it sits high enough I can get to them easily. Easier than doing it in the old truck. The engine compartment in the old c body is big. I actually got lucky because when I mocked everything up I didn’t put the exhaust manifolds on.