Man I love the Blues Brothers....I am going to make a point of getting a few beers and watching it Sunday afternoon as the weather is supposed to be crap here and the Lions are playing the Browns.
I am still looking for a 74-77 Fury or Monaco myself. I really want one of these for a "winter...
Just ask Jake and Elwood.
"It's got a cop motor, a four hundred and forty cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspensions, cop shocks, it's a model made before catalytic converters, so it'll run good on regular gas."
I believe he signed it 2006. I seem to recall this show and they would try to build to beat the auction price. They didn't always beat the auction price. Nice car overall but I agree on the wheels aren't my choice for a Hemi car. I doubt they sold it for much of a profit and today they would...
I'd check to make sure the timing didn't change. It sounds like you started it once after a rebuild and then it had issues but the battery and starter are obviously likely good. Could the distributer have moved because it wasn't tight? Just a thought.
Also remember the cost of installation. My latest Popular Hot rodding estimated $3500 for a motor install and figured that was why so many projects end up stalling at that point. My install wasn't far off that considering headers, carb, MSD 6AL etc. Making changes to accept a big block my end up...
I just started driving my 416 stroker in my 68 Formula S. My neighbor who drives a big block Chevelle was thoroughly impressed at the big block feel but you do not have that weight hanging on the front. I say the biggest torquiest small block is best.