Picking up another to stash under the workbench

[ragtopfury]

I wasn't necessarily looking for one, but it found me. At least that's what I'm telling the wife.... Wednesday I am picking up a mid 70's 440 out of a motorhome. For $200, I can't afford not to go get it. So now, in 5 or 6 years, I'll have to decide if the 383 or the 440 goes in the 68 B'cuda ragtop, or do I use the 440 to stroke the 383....... oh, the choices at hand.

 

[67Dart273]

Not around here. There's a motorhome 440 / TF on CL right now for nearly a K I think

 

[ragtopfury]

I hear ya on the 1k. When we were building Jake's car, I sold a complete, needing rebuilt, 440 for 1k so we could bring home a truck load of parts from Carlisle. I knew sooner or later a cheap one would find me....lol

 

[ragtopfury]

So as things go the way they go..... the heads on the 440 are junk. Dude left them partially exposed upside down to the elements and water apparently pooled in 2 of the bowls on each head. Has some rust in 4 of the 8 cylinders that a .040 over bore should take care of...... now I have a 63? (I think that's the year he told me) 383 that's been stored inside for 30 yrs that found me for $100. Complete from the 2 bbl carb to oil pan, minus the alternator and ps brackets.

Can't afford to pass this one up either. Definitely thinking mild stroker by combining the 2...... thoughts?