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Thanks Marty for posting this for me. ****INSIDE**** Chip this answers your question on the engine

I ran across a picture of an creamy or off white 65 Barracuda with a gold stripe when I was looking for info on my 65 HUG. I wasn't going to do it but I couldn't help myself. Because I wanted to build just a Street Machine and not stock I started test fitting a few MoPar engine. I went into my Dodge Dart parts box (believe me I've built enough of them I have plenty of parts, though I given away a lot). I grabbed one of my extra 383/440 and glued it all together to test fit.
Really the only thing I had to do is cut the driveshaft to make it shorter, took off the little nub that will eventually mate up with the engine that more than likely be included, and lightly and I mean lightly sanded the oil filter, not the engine sits down further into the engine compartment. I added the battery, but the only thing I still have to do is find a radiator that fits. Because I wanted to add headers I thought would be difficult to fine something that would work.... I examined the stock exhaust manifolds and they sure looked like SBC would fit and lined up perfect ( the headers were 3D printed SBC and they cleared the K-member and straight down... I got exhaust in the works buy cutting pipe off mufflers and rearranging them I just have to paint them.
The tires are from most Revell Goodyears big and littles and the Keystones came from the Revell T-Bolt kit making them truly big and littles. One little hint if you use the headers I did, Then are tight but not tight enough to create any problems you just have to push them down harder between the towers.

Again thank you Marty for posting and thanks everybody for looking

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