69clone
Well-Known Member
Decided to post a thread on this maybe some of you will enjoy to take a peak at what I've been doing over the last few months.
Feel free to skip to the pictures if you like lol. So the back story...My cars a 1969 Plymouth Satellite mild 318, 904, 8 1/4 rear. I bought it almost exactly 6 years ago today (May 2010). I was 18 at the time living in New Jersey. Fast forward 2 years in 2012, after saving up from buying the car I found a long block 383 with a fresh rebuild literally 10 minutes down the road so I bought but quickly realized I wanted a 440. So I bought a 66' 440 that while at the machine shop we discovered it was a reverse rotation boat motor...great.. The machinist suggested I should find another 440 as there was a lot of rust from saltwater in the block. So I started searching for another 440. Sure enough I found a Muscle Motor crate engine 440-498 stroker still sitting in the crate about an hour away. Now fast forward again after moving twice (North Dakota and again to Tennessee) along with life getting in the way I am finally getting this all done. I pulled the engine back in December, while it was out I sanded it down and painted it. I've been buying some of the small things over the last few years but I just ordered a converter from PTC last month and its suppose to be here next week. Once that's here I'll put the engine and trans in and then the only big thing left that I need to buy is a Dana 60. Now time for some pictures sorry to keep ya waiting!
Feel free to skip to the pictures if you like lol. So the back story...My cars a 1969 Plymouth Satellite mild 318, 904, 8 1/4 rear. I bought it almost exactly 6 years ago today (May 2010). I was 18 at the time living in New Jersey. Fast forward 2 years in 2012, after saving up from buying the car I found a long block 383 with a fresh rebuild literally 10 minutes down the road so I bought but quickly realized I wanted a 440. So I bought a 66' 440 that while at the machine shop we discovered it was a reverse rotation boat motor...great.. The machinist suggested I should find another 440 as there was a lot of rust from saltwater in the block. So I started searching for another 440. Sure enough I found a Muscle Motor crate engine 440-498 stroker still sitting in the crate about an hour away. Now fast forward again after moving twice (North Dakota and again to Tennessee) along with life getting in the way I am finally getting this all done. I pulled the engine back in December, while it was out I sanded it down and painted it. I've been buying some of the small things over the last few years but I just ordered a converter from PTC last month and its suppose to be here next week. Once that's here I'll put the engine and trans in and then the only big thing left that I need to buy is a Dana 60. Now time for some pictures sorry to keep ya waiting!
