dodgeboy
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just finished goin thru your build,have to admit I was like wth when I first saw it. I by no means am a purist.but goin thru here im liking it a lot really cool build on not a huge budget.ya did good!!!
Twin Turbo 1971 Scamp Project
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1994 Cobra Mustang style setup on flipped E Body disc brake spindles from Bergman Auto Craft.
forced 340
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For the Slant turbo headers I'm still fairly positive on making them but I just need some Winter garage time to get motivated.[/QUOTE]
i am ready for that!
i am ready for that!
kkeith1986
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Loved watching this build come together! There is another guy on a different form who was dropping in a 4G63 into his 67 valiant. It looks like the project has stopped before being finished. I have a real soft spot for old cars with modern engines ever since I saw a nova wagon with a inline 6 GM trailblazer engine kill most the competition at drag week.
Metallurgy, modern electronics, and boost has done much to realign our thinking on 180 cid vs 600 cid car builds. First hand I can say there's little to no substitution to the torque you are going to get from that huge big block as we have to trick those turbos into working earlier and staying later to get the job done. Tim's Dart however was a perfect example of a great little engine, (340 Mopar), and boost that will make you forget about a 440. An inline 6's smoothness is tough to beat. Daily fuel economy with small displacement is a nice benefit to this kind of project.
Thanks for your interest.
I decided to actually test my boost gauge against a recently calibrated pressure standard I had in the "lab" and I realize I've only been making 11 psi. I bled the signal slightly to turbo 1 and she really likes 14 psi. I'm pondering a move to a single GT35R or a Precision 6262 with stand alone at some point.
Thanks Carl, we built it as simple as possible. In the General section I mentioned that we are getting a magazine feature and I cannot think of a better way to thank my boys here!
Which magazine? I don't want to miss it... it is SO COOL!!!!:cheers:
Bill I will tell you as soon as the article is submitted. ;)
Okay, thanks!!!:happy1:
forced 340
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looks like shes up for sale. i feel so bad for dave. he needs to write a book on his life.
Is it listed on Racing Junk, Craig's List, E-Bay, or what?
GEO
Sarcasm Inc.
Good luck with your build, it looks interesting
It is on Ebay. I wish I could explain why it has to go right now but I can't. You guys will be mad when you find out.
The car is absolutely wonderful gang and I wish things were better. My wife and I looked at each other and said life is in God's hands.
The car is absolutely wonderful gang and I wish things were better. My wife and I looked at each other and said life is in God's hands.
This is a head-shaker of the first magnitude!
I am astounded and saddened. Don't those people responsible for this travesty KNOW you put your heart and soul into this car???
The only thing that makes any sense at all is for YOU to buy it.
I hope that somehow, some way, that is possible, Dave.
Nothing else is acceptable.:sad11:
I can't EVEN believe this....
PanGasket
has cork sides
Anyone got a link to the sale.
And I think I have got the general gist of what is happening.
And I think I have got the general gist of what is happening.
/6 Matt
30 Degrees Crooked
I don't really...
PanGasket
has cork sides
Read Bill's comment and think about it for a minute. You're as smart as me Matt, Im sure you will get it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Plym...pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item35cb5c72aa&vxp=mtr
Sure is a shame. I wish you the best of luck superdve!
I SO wish things were different. All I can say is pass this info around I will let the car go for a very fair price.
Law of unintended consequences: Not having this GREAT car in your life any more will give you some free time, hopefully to work on your slant six turbo header project, maybe...
I'd sure like to see that.
In fact, I'd like to see a face-to-face FINANCIAL comparison of exactly what it would cost to build two similar a-bodies, one with a swapped-in small block 360 Magnum that was modified to produce 350 flywheel horsepower, complete with the appropriate drivetrain to take full advantage of that power, and an identical-power, turbocharged slant six with all the chassis mods necessary to take advantage of ITS capabilities.
I would like to see it settled, once-and-for-all, which system would yield the same power for less money.
It could be an interesting, multi-issue project, for Mopar Action or Mopar Muscle.
It would sure beat wading through all those endless, pie-in-the-sky Hemi articles they are so enamored of.
I think it would be a terrifiic "read!"!!!:blob::blob::blob:
Law of unintended consequences: Not having this GREAT car in your life any more will give you some free time, hopefully to work on your slant six turbo header project, maybe...
I'd sure like to see that.
In fact, I'd like to see a face-to-face FINANCIAL comparison of exactly what it would cost to build two similar a-bodies, one with a swapped-in small block 360 Magnum that was modified to produce 350 flywheel horsepower, complete with the appropriate drivetrain to take full advantage of that power, and an identical-power, turbocharged slant six with all the chassis mods necessary to take advantage of ITS capabilities.
I would like to see it settled, once-and-for-all, which system would yield the same power for less money.
It could be an interesting, multi-issue project, for Mopar Action or Mopar Muscle.
It would sure beat wading through all those endless, pie-in-the-sky Hemi articles they are so enamored of.
I think it would be a terrifiic "read!"!!!:blob::blob::blob:
I agree. I love the slants so for me there really isn't too much of an arm twist. But Tim's Dart was beyond insane and a turbo small block might not cost much more! ;) Plus if you got an EFI Magnum starter engine you'd have PFI already. ;) All of my turbo stuff generally ends up with EFI. Nothing wrong with a blow through carb but I like laptop tweaks after the fact.
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