1968 Dart 270 NON-build
After buying the set of cylinder heads, next up was the Speedmaster intake. It was a black Friday deal. Still I had no engine to attach my new parts to.
I had been on the look for a 5.9 for months. I was tempted by a running Dodge Ram for cheap, but knew my wife would not appreciate me dragging home a parts car. I didn't want to go to a pick-n-pull, because the local ones in Memphis are a little rough and I could not imagine spending all day in one to pull an engine. Finally one came up in Facebook located an hour and a half away in Arkansas. It was out of a quad cab Dakota. It came with a bad trans, which I probably can't use anyway. Its a 46re, so it would need a controller, or convert to a manual valvebody (I've thought about it).
When I arrived I found the engine sitting in the front yard of a small house. It had been covered with a tarp, but I considered walking when I found all the sparkplugs were gone. It turned over very easily though, so I decided to chance it. My hope was that I could get by with a quick hone and slap it back together.
After buying the set of cylinder heads, next up was the Speedmaster intake. It was a black Friday deal. Still I had no engine to attach my new parts to.
I had been on the look for a 5.9 for months. I was tempted by a running Dodge Ram for cheap, but knew my wife would not appreciate me dragging home a parts car. I didn't want to go to a pick-n-pull, because the local ones in Memphis are a little rough and I could not imagine spending all day in one to pull an engine. Finally one came up in Facebook located an hour and a half away in Arkansas. It was out of a quad cab Dakota. It came with a bad trans, which I probably can't use anyway. Its a 46re, so it would need a controller, or convert to a manual valvebody (I've thought about it).
When I arrived I found the engine sitting in the front yard of a small house. It had been covered with a tarp, but I considered walking when I found all the sparkplugs were gone. It turned over very easily though, so I decided to chance it. My hope was that I could get by with a quick hone and slap it back together.