Wondering?

Just wondering if you can buy parts to put a 454 in a 96

Parts list: Cutting torch, sawzall, headache pills, case of whiskey, Magic Dust.

You forget the welder, and scrap iron.

No Kit's available, but you can do it.

Don't use the stock transmission, or you won't be impressed for long.

an engineering degree wouldnt hurt

i know it would throw off every weight distribution spec but what about dropping it in the bed :D

You'll need a Ferio front end to make it corner.
Plus I don't know how you could do it unless it's a long box. You need the room for the motor, transmission, a small drive shaft. Then the rear end.

I've got a pic of a Nissan Pickup with a 673hp 496 stroker in the bed, and it sure looks cool in there. but it was only chained in. not mounted. (I took the pic as a gag after running it to the dyno in the Nissan)

all possable and do able,but may i ask what kind of engeneering you hold your doctoret in?

I say Go For It!
Take your time, but do it. We'll help you out with as much advice as we can give you.

It'll give you a nice long project to do, and if you take your time and do it right it might be worth a lot to the right person.

More than that you'll learn a lot about fabricating, welding and so much more.

Since most of the parts aren't available the main expense will be the motor and transmission. Paint when done wouldn't hurt either.

Your local welders scrap metal bin will probably have what you need to fabricate most of the motor mounts and what not.

o it is verry doable, your frame will be heavily modified for the exhaust, but there was (havn't seen it in a year or two now) a green double extended cab (cut the extended cab in the middle and added another extended part) with a 454 from a full size ss in it, badass, is the only word able to discribe it

Oh yeah i can weld i got a trade school degree in welding and engineering have you all ever seen cranes on oil platforms i build what they swivel on
i can do it i would have to box the frame and change the rear end to a 4link or ladder bar system i gonna do it so yall be ready to give advice and pointers Im puting in a 468 with a weiand or bds 8-71 blower and race demon carborators 60 rear end and power glide transmisson what do you think about that

Sounds like it'll ba a tough truck as well.

Take your time with it, and take lots of pic's as you go.

I was thinking about this same thing when I saw how the big block looked in the back of the Nissan, and I think that you'll have to mount the motor above the differential, transmission infront, a shrot drive shaft, then some sort of transfer case re-directiong the power back to the differential.
The box just isn't long enough otherwise.

This would make it into an incredable wheely machine!

The other option is use a Fereo or Porshe transaxle. Which won't handle the power that you want

I'll try to dig up the Nissan pic's sometime tonight