1974 Plymouth Scamp Build

[johnparts]

good for you john!!!!!!!!!! i'm on my way to pickup an 05 5.7 included in the deal is the computer,harness and all accessaries with 36,000 miles on it. for a g note

Nice score man

[ramlinman]

thanks. i'll be pickin your brain as i get into the project

[johnparts]

No Problem I'll help with whatever I can

[SRT-68]

Great project.
I have quite a stash of 5.7L Hemi parts and have done several conversions. Let me know if I can help.

[varlo]

I love this project, awesome job man.

[johnparts]

I'm still hunting down a pcm if you have one sitting around.

[johnparts]

Well I've reassembled the 5.7 to make sure I can figure out my wiring for my pcm. My wife surprised me with an early Christmas gift of a pcm so I'm going to venture over to the garage tomorrow and drop this bad boy in and wire is up make sure I can talk to the pcm with my predator.







Some pictures of my homemade motor mounts





The motor will get torn apart again once I know the thing will run and get sent out for a good block cleaning and a nice slathering of Hemi orange powdercoating.

[Bjkadron]

You must have a really nice wife.

[ramlinman]

nice progress john

[Motorcitydak]

Is that a B&G Performance ECM? I had one of those for the truck I did with a 5.7. I liked the way it run the motor but Dave took the torque management out of the computer (Drops engine power at each shift to keep the trans alive), its like a shift kit done thru the computer. I just didn't like it, shifted too hard

[johnparts]

Is that a B&G Performance ECM? I had one of those for the truck I did with a 5.7. I liked the way it run the motor but Dave took the torque management out of the computer (Drops engine power at each shift to keep the trans alive), its like a shift kit done thru the computer. I just didn't like it, shifted too hard

I'm running a manual trans so the tcm is disabled and torque management is gone on this one too. It's a used pcm though so I'm not 100% sure what this one was programmed to do.

[Motorcitydak]

Rite, sorry about that. It will run the motor really well, enjoy it! I sold the one I had, sent it off to a guy in Cali IIRC. Id laugh if its the same one you got. Probably not tho since mine ran the trans as well

[Steve68]

Cool build, Just found a 70 something Scamp at a J/Y local a friend own, said he'll give me a deal on it, it mostly original, I'm going Monday to look at it, was thinking a 440/340/360, or maybe a new 5.7 conversion,

[ramlinman]

going well john

[johnparts]

Well sorted the wiring but realized after the fact that I don't have an ALDL connector for the pcm so I had to fly blind to see if she powered up. She went through the throttle body ETC hunt and then she wont crank so I'm thinking the pcm has security enabled. Here are some pics.







Little Video too

[mopar_freak]

Security hunt?

The Hemi ram I picked up has the SKIM security....maybe yours does too.... and since the PO's buddies took the key and tumbler Im trying to figure out a way to hot wire it in the truck so I can make sure it runs but havent found any luck on the net.

[johnparts]

Been a long time since I posted anything on the car. Had some major financial woes to deal with but I am back on track with her. I am now working at a body shop and the guys have graciously offered to complete my body and paint work for me. I will post pictures as soon as possible.

[ramlinman]

nice to hear john.. did you pick up another hemi yet?

[71duster]

cool project! always nice to see more mopars on here!

[johnparts]

No not yet but tax time is just around the corner ;)