this is all talk at the moment, gotta do a compression test before anything is for sure. car in question is a '66 dodge dart, 170 /6, 3 on the tree.
but im pretty sure i have a couple cylinders with pretty low compression, i honestly dont think this engine has been rebuilt anytime recently... if ever.
taking this into consideration, im thinking (depending on what it will run me in the financial department) of rebuilding the engine in a few months when my financial aid comes in for the fall semester.
assuming i do most the work my self (and any poor soul i can convence to help) but take it somewere for most of the machine work (as i dont have a shop, or access to one) what would you guys suggest, and please give what your opinion of how much your thoughts would run (i understand theres variables, so how much it runs me will vary because of this)
the options im really seeing here is this:
option A:
i can rebuild it with a standerd plain jane rebuild kit, cost effective (im pretty sure it will need bored to some degree, ect as well)
option B:
dont go crazy, as i would be using a stock 3 speed manual transmission, ect. but maybe give it a little umph while im at it, sense im getting into it and having to by parts anyway.... a better cam (even if its just a baby cam), bore to say .040 or .060.. headers.... 2 or 4 bbl holly, ect... nothing drag worthy by any means, just a little to make it more street fun.(and maybe shut up that occasional 4-banger that laughs at the old dart. lol) it is a DD after all, and will be for a while, couple years at least i would think....
hard for me to state a budget with this, dont know what things run for, is it feasible to think $800 would cover it? or are we talking $3,000+
is boring something that an intermediate "backyard mechanic" should attempt to do on there own? dont know what kind of equipment would be needed for a one time job.....
and last but not least. out of curiousity, what kinda power can this transmission take do you think?
but im pretty sure i have a couple cylinders with pretty low compression, i honestly dont think this engine has been rebuilt anytime recently... if ever.
taking this into consideration, im thinking (depending on what it will run me in the financial department) of rebuilding the engine in a few months when my financial aid comes in for the fall semester.
assuming i do most the work my self (and any poor soul i can convence to help) but take it somewere for most of the machine work (as i dont have a shop, or access to one) what would you guys suggest, and please give what your opinion of how much your thoughts would run (i understand theres variables, so how much it runs me will vary because of this)
the options im really seeing here is this:
option A:
i can rebuild it with a standerd plain jane rebuild kit, cost effective (im pretty sure it will need bored to some degree, ect as well)
option B:
dont go crazy, as i would be using a stock 3 speed manual transmission, ect. but maybe give it a little umph while im at it, sense im getting into it and having to by parts anyway.... a better cam (even if its just a baby cam), bore to say .040 or .060.. headers.... 2 or 4 bbl holly, ect... nothing drag worthy by any means, just a little to make it more street fun.(and maybe shut up that occasional 4-banger that laughs at the old dart. lol) it is a DD after all, and will be for a while, couple years at least i would think....
hard for me to state a budget with this, dont know what things run for, is it feasible to think $800 would cover it? or are we talking $3,000+
is boring something that an intermediate "backyard mechanic" should attempt to do on there own? dont know what kind of equipment would be needed for a one time job.....
and last but not least. out of curiousity, what kinda power can this transmission take do you think?