New 440 installed with an Alterkation

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Actually have quite a bit of header ground clearence. The dana was built by Strange has 4.11 gears. Trans is a 727 with Gear Vendors OD on it driveshaft is only 44 inches long so I doubt I will twist it.
 
nice.
BillGrissom said:
Looks almost roomy in there. A 383 might give another 1" on each side. How much weight does the aluminum headers, water pump, and intake save? I would guess 150 lb and put it close to a stock SB.

Looks like front drum brakes, since no booster. I am guessing manual steering is all that clears the headers, and keeps things simple. Not a car a little girl could handle.

Will be nice to see the carb installed and if it clears the hood or you need a hole. That engine and intake is tall.
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you can run disk brakes without a booster, most a body guys dont run power brakes, you can also run power steering with a factory k frame and a big block, i dont see why you couldnt run it with an alterK, and you can fit a BB under a flat hood with no hole if you want too.
 
Good call on the Strange rear....I know you will not have the issues I (we) had. there is always enough going on with a complete rebuild without having to rebuild someones elses work
 
have you set the pinion angle on your Dana yet?

...with the tailshaft at that downward angle...won't you have to point the pinion quite a bit further down to achieve a 4 to 5 degree negative angle from the driveshaft?

just askin.....
 
We haven't set the pinion angle yet. the spring perches are only tac welded at the moment we wanted to get all the weight in the car before we set it.

I don't really want power brakes so no point in adding a booster of any type
 
I had no idea weight had anything to do with it......I thought it was strictly the relationship with the angle of the driveshaft relative to the angle of the rear....but I'm kinda a rookie in this (and most) department
 
weight can affect the angle but I was just going step by step. a full fuel cell can be an extra 200 pounds depending on the size of the tank
 
OK ...I guess I see what you mean....as the rear squats...the pinion angle could change...
 
jamesdart said:
nice.


you can run disk brakes without a booster, most a body guys dont run power brakes, you can also run power steering with a factory k frame and a big block, i dont see why you couldnt run it with an alterK, and you can fit a BB under a flat hood with no hole if you want too.
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The AlterK uses a RACK , not the stock steering box . Nice thing about this setup is you don't have to run one of those ground smashing deep pans with it if you want increased oil capacity.
 
Relax360 said:
Actually have quite a bit of header ground clearence. The dana was built by Strange has 4.11 gears. Trans is a 727 with Gear Vendors OD on it driveshaft is only 44 inches long so I doubt I will twist it.
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I would love to see some pic's of just how much clearance you have, on the ground and at ride height.
 
jamesdart said:
i know it uses a RACK.
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It was the guy that you were replying to who my reply should have been directed at.

I'm sure a power rack can be used instead of a manual rack. Carb and hood clearance would be the same as a stock K I imagine since you still use the stock trans mount location and the engine wants to be in the stock location , though it could be a tad lower because of the potential added ground clearance , BUT the headers still hang as low unless one were to get a custom set of headers made considering the extra space with the steering box and the torsion bars out of the picture.
 
We chose to go with the manual rack because the car is quite lite and a power rack might have been too sensitive. I will snap a few pictures of the car on the ground to show header clearance when I get back from SEMA
 
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