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[ScampMike]

I'm going home!!

me too!! oh wait.... ****...

 

[360DartGT66]

mine is a SB

I actually knew that, I was referring to the Popmobile. Yours is a stroked 408 360. Right? Performer RPM, Demon 750, no?

 

[ScampMike]

Ok, guess not. What IS the popmobile, actually?

a saaaamokin' hot rod...

 

[ScampMike]

I actually knew that, I was referring to the Popmobile. Yours is a stroked 408 360. Right? Performer RPM, Demon 750, no?

took the Demon off recently - went with a Quick Fuel 750 race (no choke)

 

[360DartGT66]

a saaaamokin' hot rod...

It's on fire!

But I was wrong. An 850 carb is what you have.

 

[halifaxhops]

Coil wire is fixed since the photo!

 

[360DartGT66]

took the Demon off recently - went with a Quick Fuel 750 race (no choke)

Ah! I WAS correct - partly.

 

[360DartGT66]

What's the downside to removing the inner fenders like you've done, Mike?

 

[MOPARMITCH]

So was the front chassis actually any different between those years and 1974? I mean, did the R block fit any better in a 1969 than in a 1974?

67 to 76 A bodies have virtually the same engine bay.

 

[MOPARMITCH]

What's the downside to removing the inner fenders like you've done, Mike?

None.... Ya gits lotsa Dirt !!

 

[360DartGT66]

67 to 76 A bodies have virtually the same engine bay.

So ... the B block would fit just as well in a 74. But the RB is taller which puts the exhaust ports higher up too. Maybe that causes more clearance issues?

None.... Ya gits lotsa Dirt !!

I suppose it is necessary to add the reinforcement tube you always see when they're gone, right? And then you might as well go coilover?

 

[MOPARMITCH]

So ... the B block would fit just as well in a 74. But the RB is taller which puts the exhaust ports higher up too. Maybe that causes more clearance issues?


I suppose it is necessary to add the reinforcement tube you always see when they're gone, right? And then you might as well go coilover?

Yes, This is why ma Mopar installed mostly 383' or B blocks rather than 440's or RB blocks in the A body. Lots of A bodies with 440's, out there, but it is a tighter fit. This is also why guys take a 400 B block and stroke it up to 500ci, It fits better.

 

[dukeboy440]

It was actually your block that got me thinking. I thought maybe you wanted to get rid of it and my mind wandered from there ...

Im stuck buying another one lol. Whats the going rate of 440s over there?

 

[dukeboy440]

Yes, This is why ma Mopar installed mostly 383' or B blocks rather than 440's or RB blocks in the A body. Lots of A bodies with 440's, out there, but it is a tighter fit. This is also why guys take a 400 B block and stroke it up to 500ci, It fits better.

and the 400 block is a tad lighter too

 

[ScampMike]

What's the downside to removing the inner fenders like you've done, Mike?

IIRC the inner fender wells are part of the vehicle structure - once removed you will need to reinforce the front of the car - mine has a full roll cage in it

 

[ScampMike]

So ... the B block would fit just as well in a 74. But the RB is taller which puts the exhaust ports higher up too. Maybe that causes more clearance issues?


I suppose it is necessary to add the reinforcement tube you always see when they're gone, right? And then you might as well go coilover?

no need for coil overs - mine still has the stock style front suspension with KH disk

 

[360DartGT66]

Im stuck buying another one lol. Whats the going rate of 440s over there?

They're pretty expensive compared to in the states but parts are pretty common. I see 906 heads for $200 pretty often and the occasional rotating assembly, also pretty cheap - cast ones. A lot of people modify them and the stock stuff ends up just laying around or being sold off cheap. Just like over there, I suppose.

 

[dukeboy440]

They're pretty expensive compared to in the states but parts are pretty common. I see 906 heads for $200 pretty often and the occasional rotating assembly, also pretty cheap - cast ones. A lot of people modify them and the stock stuff ends up just laying around or being sold off cheap. Just like over there, I suppose.

So i need to buy a bunch up and send over there?

 

[360DartGT66]

So i need to buy a bunch up and send over there?

Yup. Or build street engines and ship over. Then we're talking serious money. Not sure how many you can sell in a year but a guy I know builds and sells engines, mostly big blocks, all the time. A decent 440 is probably somewhere around $8,000 - $15,000 depending on configuration.

 

[dukeboy440]

Yup. Or build street engines and ship over. Then we're talking serious money. Not sure how many you can sell in a year but a guy I know builds and sells engines, mostly big blocks, all the time. A decent 440 is probably somewhere around $8,000 - $15,000 depending on configuration.

hmm..... whats core engine going for?

 

[360DartGT66]

hmm..... whats core engine going for?

You mean a complete but stock 440? Prolly $1,500 - $2,500 if it turns around. Upper segment with trans. An empty block a few hundred bucks. Less with the damage you have, of course.

These are my guesstimates based on what I remember seeing in the mopar for sale group on Facebokk I'm in.

 

[360DartGT66]

Double post.

 

[dukeboy440]

You mean a complete but stock 440? Prolly $1,500 - $2,500 if it turns around. Upper segment with trans. An empty block a few hundred bucks. Less with the damage you have, of course.

These are my guesstimates based on what I remember seeing in the mopar for sale group on Facebokk I'm in.

So about double then.

 

[MOPARMITCH]

Well .... My power just came back on.. after being out for 2 hrs... Good excuse to go to the BEER store... Guess I need to git busy now !!

 

[Princess Valiant]

Shots fired in police pursuit; officer injured by vehicle