Show your slant 6 a body!
I'm gonna change all the forest green interior to black, already have done the dash and rebuilt the gauge cluster. I'll be keeping the bench seats but replacing the fabric of course. Gotta order my carpet and headliner in the next few weeks and rebuild the door panels with new fabric and board. For engine I'll be using a reman'd engine from Autozone with a cam, 4bbl, and t3/t4 setup. Looking to make a fun cruiser that has enough get up and go to spin the rear tires. Starting the door panels in the next couple of weeks. It's fun to see how much it has changed since I first got it.
I also have a 4 barrel (Edelbrock) carburettor (600cfm, more than 3 times the volume of the factory single barrel Carter), but you will need to rebuild the head. Gas-flow is the weakest link of the 3.7l slant 6 ; the engine was simply stroked and head was not modified from the smaller displacement versions to deal with higher gas-flow volumes (for both intake and exhaust). I suggest you check this site (in Eastern Australia) for more info ; http://www.hemiperformance.com.au/store2/p_889_Slant-6-225-Standard-Performance-Crate-Engine . I paid 1,900 AUD for the cylinder head, plus shipping (500 AUD) and duty/VAT (about 600 for the EU). This makes a huge difference - the standard cylinder head is a bottle-neck. I also installed high-compression and pistons (10.3:1) and an agressive road cam (requires a torque converter with an higher stall-speed as well as a new starter motor, also from Australia - the American "Highland Park howler" won't work). I also recommend the Aussiespeed intake manifold with equal-length runners. Some of these parts (not all) are available in America, with a long delay for delivery, but more easily available in Australia. Also, engine cooling becomes primordially important with such an increase in horsepower. I suggest a custom radiator from Smith's Radiators ; http://www.smithsradiator.com/mopar/abody/index.html . The factory radiator simply won't cope with the extra heat.
I'm gonna change all the forest green interior to black, already have done the dash and rebuilt the gauge cluster. I'll be keeping the bench seats but replacing the fabric of course. Gotta order my carpet and headliner in the next few weeks and rebuild the door panels with new fabric and board. For engine I'll be using a reman'd engine from Autozone with a cam, 4bbl, and t3/t4 setup. Looking to make a fun cruiser that has enough get up and go to spin the rear tires. Starting the door panels in the next couple of weeks. It's fun to see how much it has changed since I first got it.
I also have a 4 barrel (Edelbrock) carburettor (600cfm, more than 3 times the volume of the factory single barrel Carter), but you will need to rebuild the head. Gas-flow is the weakest link of the 3.7l slant 6 ; the engine was simply stroked and head was not modified from the smaller displacement versions to deal with higher gas-flow volumes (for both intake and exhaust). I suggest you check this site (in Eastern Australia) for more info ; http://www.hemiperformance.com.au/store2/p_889_Slant-6-225-Standard-Performance-Crate-Engine . I paid 1,900 AUD for the cylinder head, plus shipping (500 AUD) and duty/VAT (about 600 for the EU). This makes a huge difference - the standard cylinder head is a bottle-neck. I also installed high-compression and pistons (10.3:1) and an agressive road cam (requires a torque converter with an higher stall-speed as well as a new starter motor, also from Australia - the American "Highland Park howler" won't work). I also recommend the Aussiespeed intake manifold with equal-length runners. Some of these parts (not all) are available in America, with a long delay for delivery, but more easily available in Australia. Also, engine cooling becomes primordially important with such an increase in horsepower. I suggest a custom radiator from Smith's Radiators ; http://www.smithsradiator.com/mopar/abody/index.html . The factory radiator simply won't cope with the extra heat.