1968 Plymouth Valiant First Gen HEMI
I got the K member cleaned and painted last week, so that’s ready for next weekend.
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Hemi K member[/url] by https://www.flickr.com/photos/153889607@N08/]M Patterson[/url], on Flickr
Yesterday my grandson and I actually started on the Green Valiant. Turned into a long day but by the end of it we had an empty engine bay.
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EB[/url] by https://www.flickr.com/photos/153889607@N08/]M Patterson[/url], on Flickr
And the 508 and torqueflite sitting on the engine cart.
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508[/url] by https://www.flickr.com/photos/153889607@N08/]M Patterson[/url], on Flickr
As expected fighting the headers to get the engine out was the biggest issue and a giant PIA. Fortunately, the HEMI swap should be a lot easier. Having already done the mock-up will save a bunch of time when we start putting the car back together. I’m sure glad we won’t have to fight those headers when we put the car back together…….so is my Grandson LOL.
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A body BB[/url] by https://www.flickr.com/photos/153889607@N08/]M Patterson[/url], on Flickr
With the car up in the air I was able to get the casting number off the carrier and order a set of gears. I ordered 4.30s which with the overdrive will have an effective ratio of 2.97. I’ll probably spend the rest of the week cleaning and sorting parts so I can put the parts car and parts up for sale in the next couple of weeks.
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I got the K member cleaned and painted last week, so that’s ready for next weekend.
https://flic.kr/p/2pWYbWA]
Yesterday my grandson and I actually started on the Green Valiant. Turned into a long day but by the end of it we had an empty engine bay.
https://flic.kr/p/2pXTgpy]
And the 508 and torqueflite sitting on the engine cart.
https://flic.kr/p/2pXTgaq]
As expected fighting the headers to get the engine out was the biggest issue and a giant PIA. Fortunately, the HEMI swap should be a lot easier. Having already done the mock-up will save a bunch of time when we start putting the car back together. I’m sure glad we won’t have to fight those headers when we put the car back together…….so is my Grandson LOL.
https://flic.kr/p/2pXUvtv]
With the car up in the air I was able to get the casting number off the carrier and order a set of gears. I ordered 4.30s which with the overdrive will have an effective ratio of 2.97. I’ll probably spend the rest of the week cleaning and sorting parts so I can put the parts car and parts up for sale in the next couple of weeks.
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