STEERING LINKAGE AND OIL PAN INFO NEEDED

[sassy383]

I AM NEW TO THE SITE AND FIRST WANT TO SAY HI TO EVERYONE. I AM PUTTING A 383 IN MY 72 DUSTER THAT WAS AN ORIGINAL /6
CAR WITH ALL /6 STEERING AND K FRAME INSTALLED. I AM BUYING THE SHUMAKER MOTOR MOUNT ADAPTERS AND HEADERS. MY QUESTION IS CAN I USE THE /6 PITMAN ARM, IDLER ARM, AND STEERING LINKAGE WITH MY 383? AND WHAT OIL PAN DO I NEED. I JUST
DO NOT WANT THE STEERING TO HIT THE OIL PAN.

[ski]

You best bet is a C body pan stamped 187 or 699 some are not stamped but are the same.  The steering linkage may or may not hit and if it does a V8 link might give you some more room.

[ski]

Did you read this article on the schumacher web site?

http://www.engine-swaps.com/

And by the way welcome to the site.

ski

The link won't open to the article so just scroll down on the left window to the car craft article.

[70 Dustpan]

Out of all the A body's I've taken apart I have yet to see any difference in the /6 to V8 drag-link. There are 2 different ones for the 67 to 76 A body's. One for the 67-72 which the idler and pitman arm mount form the bottom and one for the 73-76 that they mount from the top.

[mopar975]

Will the older swap into the newer K member?

[70 Dustpan]

Yep all will except the 67 odd ball idler arm. You have to keep the center link, idler arm, and the pitman arm together as a set-up.