Engine/trans install

[berna4406]

Getting ready to install a 440 engine with a Keisler 5 speed into the car for a mock up.Has anyone here done the install with the trans bolted up and used an engine tilter  for the install?Just wondering if it can be installed together. Thanks Sam

[Chryco Psycho]

this may be possible but it will be the hardest way to install it , you will probably scratch the paint if you are worried about that , I often install everything bolted together including headers & starter but I put everything on a cart , bolted to the K frame , lift the body roll everything under the car & drop the body over the engine & trans & bolt it up from the bottom just like the factory did .

[berna4406]

Thanks for the input.Not worried about scratches at this point.Just putting motor and trans in for a mock up.The car has a XV Motorsport suspension upgrade and the body work has been done.Engine compartment is not in primer yet so scratches no problem.After paint then engine trans will be bolted up to K-member for final install.First Challenger to be done at this shop and another one lined up to come in. Thanks Sam

[Chryco Psycho]

You should be able to slide it in at a high angle , dropping the the trans way down & removing the pulleys & water pump