Ballancing a 1973 340

66fs said
The Australian A Bodies used the 9.5 in flywheel we had in our early A's. I might be mistaken. You will have to count flywheel teeth or measure your clutch/pressure plate. The specs for the external balance on the 73 340 flywheel is known and can be verified and modified by a competent machinist. What does your front damper on the 340 say? Can you post a picture? Do Australian 73 340's have a cast crank? See Yellow Roses post. The next problem will be the Borg Warner 4 speed behind a 340...

The Aussie Hemi 6 uses a 148 tooth Fly Wheel. Im now having fun with the Starter Motor. Looks like the 904 in my Aussie Charger has been swapped out in the past as I have an Amerrican 1.3" Pinion on the Starter and not the Aussie 1". There is two in Oz actually, 25mm 9 tooth and a 27mm 10 tooth for the 148 tooth flywheel, just to make things more complicated. :D So before I can even fire up the 340, which was sourced from the US, I need an Aussie Pinion. Fun and games.

Cant post any pictures just now as Im working Off-Shore and the Mechanic is not the best at responding to requests. :D

The 340 has a funny story behind it;

I guy way up North of Scotland mentioned in passing he has a 340 for a Dodge and was thinking of selling it. Took me by surprise and I offered to buy it. The story goes it was in a 1976 B200 Van that was imported into the UK from the US last year. The 340 was pulled for one reason or another without the owner ever realising it was actually a 340, they thought it was a 318. The 340 had been modified to what I can only assue run in the Van with a 2bbl Intake and Carb and a Sump and pick-up to suit the Van. Its now fitted with a Wiand Action Plus and a Holley 670 Street Avanger, and the correct pick-up and Sump. Just need to fire it up once the Starter Motor issue is fixed.

You think there will be an issue running the BW behind a '73 340?