And they said it couldn't be done. I finally pulled the 440 out of the Charger and dropped it into the Challenger, again by myself. I really have to make friends with people who are mechanically inclined. The process wasn't too bad, I used some know how and unapproved tools to get the engine in the bay. The only real problem I had was rolling the engine hoist over to the other bay. Once I go the engine in postion, I used the old raise the rear of the car and lower the front trick. Then to keep the engine lined up I used a bungee cord to prevent it from twisting away. I did run into a problem. I couldn't get the tailshaft of the trans down enough so that I could roll the hoist forward to clear the oil pan. Of course I don't have any of the really cool engine installation tools, the engine sling thing with crank and tilt feature.
What to do? I used a ratchet strap around the crank pulley to tilt the engine that way. Worked like a charm and in the engine went. I was so pleased with myself.
From pulling the engine out of the Charger to dropping it in the Challenger, 3 hours.
Now the hard part was getting the headers in. I ended up having to raise the engine off the mounts about 4 inches then slip the passenger side header in from below and drop the drivers side in from above. I'll post more pics of the engine bay when some of the accessories get bolted on. For now I have a pic with the bungee, one with the ratchet strap tilting the motor and one just for show with a header on.
Now all I need to do is the wiring, fuel system, heating/cooling, driveshaft, trans linkages, new tie rods and front brake hoses and put the passenger side rear leaf in. Carlisle here I come!
