Re: Milage

"Roy" <Roy@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> i am going to put a mopar 390 hp/360 ci crate engine in it and i have a

>> NOS 727 auto to shoehorn into it.  i also have a posi traction dana 60
to 
>> go under the rear.  this should make the car a blast to drive.
>>
>> if any of ya'll need a good 727 auto i found five NOS mopar units in
the 
>> storage building of a local dodge dealer.  i am going to keep two of
them 
>> and sell the other three.  i also have two 292 hemis and a 354 hemi to 
>> sell off.  i thought about putting one of the hemis in the dart but the

>> 360 crate engine is just too easy.
>> michael
> The Dart is nice. I think were it mine and I were younger I'd opt for
the 
> hemi, keeping all the original stuff.
> You might be in good shape with the 727's if you can read the numbers
and 
> they are old enough so sombody that is doing a number's matching can use

> one. E bay one and see how it goes.
>

my concern about the hemi in the dart is weight.  i would have to start 
swapping front suspension components and the price to build a hemi
properly 
is scary.  also there would be a bunch of fabricating to get the air 
conditioning stuff to mount up and all.  the 318 to 360 swap should be 
fairly straight forward and 390 hp in a car the weight of the dart should
be 
plenty of fun.

while i am going to sell my two 291 hemis and the 354, i am keeping a 331 
and a 392 for some sort of future project.  probably an e body car. 
somehow 
i came across a bunch of chrysler stuff a couple of years ago and couldn't

resist buying it all.  now i have a bunch of stuff and not much budget
left 
to put it all together.  between the tractor, motorcycle and car projects
i 
am currently running way low on my toy budget.
michael