'75 Swinger, The Dartness!
Well, okay, took the motor apart, and discovered a few things I really should have known already... first, the motor is a forged crank motor, second it has floating pins with the lightweight rods. The heads are the small valve 920 heads, I think I'm going to pocket port and gasket match them and call it a day. I've already started cleaning and prepping parts to put together.
Some pics:
Before cleaning and paint, and after.
Aluminum paint makes even stock stuff look cool.
I can assure you, when I got that it was rusty, full of rats nests and acorns, and caked in over an inch in some places of dirt/roadgrime/oil nastiness
For now I'm just going to be pulling the slant, and cleaning up parts. Money is the current sticking point.
Funny thing: I've called my local exhaust shops, and it seems that to get an exhaust done from scratch on this engine, from manifolds to dumps at the tires, would actually be more expensive than a set of hedman headers and a pair of purple hornies. Three guesses on which one I'm going for.
Also, anyone know where I can get a good deal on a rebuild kit for the old 2bbl stromberg carb? My local parts places don't carry 'em.
Well, okay, took the motor apart, and discovered a few things I really should have known already... first, the motor is a forged crank motor, second it has floating pins with the lightweight rods. The heads are the small valve 920 heads, I think I'm going to pocket port and gasket match them and call it a day. I've already started cleaning and prepping parts to put together.
Some pics:
Before cleaning and paint, and after.
Aluminum paint makes even stock stuff look cool.
I can assure you, when I got that it was rusty, full of rats nests and acorns, and caked in over an inch in some places of dirt/roadgrime/oil nastiness
For now I'm just going to be pulling the slant, and cleaning up parts. Money is the current sticking point.
Funny thing: I've called my local exhaust shops, and it seems that to get an exhaust done from scratch on this engine, from manifolds to dumps at the tires, would actually be more expensive than a set of hedman headers and a pair of purple hornies. Three guesses on which one I'm going for.
Also, anyone know where I can get a good deal on a rebuild kit for the old 2bbl stromberg carb? My local parts places don't carry 'em.
