I agree, a 383 or 440 would be great, Either/or would make a great engine for that car! I would put an ad in your local paper, you never know what may be around the corner from you. it cant hurt any if your heading in that direction anyway. Good luck, that last pic i left is one of my favorite color combos! especially with Keystone classics with it
i like the silver color, im not a huge fan of the 4 post hood design (sorry...), i enjoy the simple spring design its coming with for its ease of use. for the big jobs the hood has to come off anyways.
That's a pretty good plan. You could build the front suspension, brakes, and engine and have it home waiting on the car. When the car arrives all freshly painted you just:
1. Raise the car and drop the front slant six suspension (motor and trans should have been removed for paint)
2. Raise the front of the car up higher
3. Slide the new Motor, trans, and suspension under as a unit or assy
4. Lower car to needed height and raise the motor, trans,suspension package up and bolt it in. (you will need a couple floor jacks and some straps)
5. Lower car and tighten suspension bolts and components, steering column, etc and do home alignment
6. Go get car aligned
No scratches and no way for the motor or trans to fall on your beautiful new car should something go wrong.
im kinda doubting ill have all that put together by the time i get it lol, nor possibly even the funds, id like to see how it all comes apart as a roller chassis so i dont get lost along the way. id get that box of fresh parts and i can see myself scratching my head. i can do plenty of assembly from parts diagrams but if i can do it apart in person the first time i have a better idea ya know.
itll get done one way or another
only real concern with scratching up the paint is if the engine broke the hoist chain, but aside from that most of it could be little touched up stuff. id really like to go see it again and try to mount a plan of attack as far as assembly goes, i know theres not alot to it but i learn visually. dont mind taking my sweet time on it
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On a side note, was thinking about the engine, doing a dual quad carb system, but every time i see one a six pack makes me feel all tingly inside..... The motor i wanted to build, im getting a 440 block, bare, i wanted to bore out and stroke to 505 if i buy a scat system, otherwise 440source has a 512 kit, but above that requires more $$$ for external oiling system, although i here some members on here have noted quality issues with 440source?
Anyways, maybe some Eddie ported heads if not from the 440 source, and everywhere i read, a single or a dual quad system wins out for simplicity, and sometimes even power, but dat six pack.... just debating in my head for now. even a regular 440 six pack i wouldnt be bothered by one bit just for its authenticity, but i wanted the engine i built to pack a little more oomph. ive built several recip engines in different applications but the car as a whole is the magnum opus, and i wanted the engine to reflect that mopar muscle. i have yet to delve into the cams and some of the little niggly bits yet, but theres plenty of time for that.
