V8 Sam
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Only pic I have on phone at the moment.
My 70 dart With my number one helper
My 70 dart With my number one helper
Small Block Showroom!
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Thanks for updating us.
rdunnam
RDunnam
I like your set-up. Is that a 70-72 front cap?
jomoper
Mope or Nope
Yes all front sheet metal and doors changed out to ‘72
vektor
Member
What a smart way to lift off the front end!
j par
Well-hung Member
The latest...
j par
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j par
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It was a pink 318 with 360 heads that I built for my wife to try Drag Racing but she had broken her foot and was an interested at. The time... I also put my first automatic in it...
NoCar340
The Original Partstitute
1969 340 +.030", stock stroke. TRW forged 10.5:1 pistons (yeah, they're that old) on polished rods/factory crank, custom Lunati solid roller, old-school W2 heads (2.05"/1.655") with MP blue rockers. It's topped with a Strip Dominator W2, Holley 830 annular mech-sec and OE air cleaner. Headers are TTi, painted cast iron grey. No gee-whiz accessories or showy bits.
The outside of the car looks as bad or worse than the engine bay.
Back when it was on the stand:
And, the 4-speed (3.09:1 first non-OD) currently living behind it:
The outside of the car looks as bad or worse than the engine bay.
Back when it was on the stand:
And, the 4-speed (3.09:1 first non-OD) currently living behind it:
furrystump
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My much slower A typical “340”
GURT WILDERS
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Heres the lil 318 in my 72 Dart. Edelbrock air gap & alum heads, roller rockers, noisy gear drive, holley double pumper, PRW water pump, MSD ready to run, Sanderson shorties.
Went with a Jones Racing pulley kit with a high amp alternator and GM type II power steering pump. Ive got an IDIDIT steering column with a Flaming River power rack and pinion. Their rack likes to operate between 800-1200 psi depending on how responsive you like/need the steering. So I installed a Heidts adjustable power steering fluid regulator with a liquid filled gauge so I can adjust the steering on the fly…….hot rodding is the most expensive drug I swear to god haha.
Went with a Jones Racing pulley kit with a high amp alternator and GM type II power steering pump. Ive got an IDIDIT steering column with a Flaming River power rack and pinion. Their rack likes to operate between 800-1200 psi depending on how responsive you like/need the steering. So I installed a Heidts adjustable power steering fluid regulator with a liquid filled gauge so I can adjust the steering on the fly…….hot rodding is the most expensive drug I swear to god haha.
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Very cool build! Are those PRW valve covers?
422 small block in my 76 Arrow.
GURT WILDERS
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Yes they are, good eye! And Proform Mopar breathers.
If you didn't want to hear this, just tell me to mind my own business
. I won't take it too hard. You said that you have a high amp alternator. I do too. I found out the hard way, that when using a high amp alternator, the original firewall connector can melt where the alternator wire goes through, because the new alternator can put out a lot more current if the battery is low and if the headlights are higher wattage. The orignal alternators were only 35A. Now, even the reman alternators put out 55A minimum. I disconnected the ammeter and hung a voltmeter below the dash. I ran the charging wire directly to the battery (could have run it to starter hot terminal). Recently, A business named mrheaterbox.com is rebuilding the ralley dash ammeters into voltmeters. You send them an original ammeter, and for about $150, they send you back a voltmeter.
rmchrgr
Skate And Destroy
My now ancient 416” awaiting some top end updates. Headers recently went to a new home down in Florida. Small blocks rule.
That’s cool. Thanks for the pictures of the alternator and power steering mounts. I was going to go with them but couldn’t ever find accurate pictures of their stuff for the Mopar small block.
Not sure how I feel about there small pulleys though.
GURT WILDERS
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I had the same feeling at first with these guys. Couldnt find any pictures of exactly what the mounting looked like, i called them and talked about my setup, they emailed me some pictures. Pretty sure you can get other sizes, theyre really chill and helpful. a huge deciding factor for me why I went with them was they have a badass GM type II power steering setup, exactly what I needed for my power rack and pinion. And its all excellent quality.
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superchargeddrt
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Here's a picture of my 418 stroker. We moved all of the wiring and electrical components (starter relay, voltage regulator etc.) to a panel under the dash.
67autocross
A new iron curtain drawn across the 49th parallel
340
67autocross
A new iron curtain drawn across the 49th parallel
340
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