My very first mopar

Ive been a mopar fan for most of my life and im 168) and i finally got me a 1971 dodge demon with a 318 but im dropping my 440 in it after i get it built so im looking for any helpful tips thanks.

cool deal man u need to post some pics i bout my first car a dustar when i was 16 and hell its still not done and im 19 lol

Welcome new young gun mopar426.
We are happy to see more young guns join this great site.
Start of by asking and looking at all the tec threads and enjoy.

1971 dodge demon :thumbrig:

cool deal man u need to post some pics i bout my first car a dustar when i was 16 and hell its still not done and im 19 lol

Psssst mopar426, moparkid340 just turned 19 today.:cheers:
he is a great young gun here and he is correct8) we like pictures =P~

Congrats on the purchase. Building a big block a-body is not the hardest thing to do. Lots of good tech out there, AND SOME BAD TECH.......

Ive been a mopar fan for most of my life and im 168) and i finally got me a 1971 dodge demon with a 318 but im dropping my 440 in it after i get it built so im looking for any helpful tips thanks.

Its ironic now that I'm pushing 40 when some one 16 says "all my life". You have MANY years of scraped knuckles ahead of you. It was about 16 when I first drove my dads 66 barracuda S and I was hooked as well. Have fun with your demon. Some of the best times of my youth were wrenching on muscle cars with my friends.

Its ironic now that I'm pushing 40 when some one 16 says "all my life". You have MANY years of scraped knuckles ahead of you. It was about 16 when I first drove my dads 66 barracuda S and I was hooked as well. Have fun with your demon. Some of the best times of my youth were wrenching on muscle cars with my friends.
Ditto...

I still remember my first Duster. It was a 71 /6 auto, that I wanted to put a big block in :D

Good luck with it, and post pix!

j

Ditto x3 LOL

Welcome aboard Mopar426! It's great to have you here. Watch out for these guys though ... they'll teach you a lot, answer all of your questions, help you out with parts and advice, and subject you to TONS of car porn. :-D

mopar426.. the ripe old age of 16 eh! Well your starting out the rest of your life in the right place as you will soon see. Welcome to the site and I hope and know you will enjoy your time here! First things first though, we always need pics no matter what!

Welcome...

bigblockdart.com is another good reference

thanks alot guys ill get some pics of the car as soon as i download the pics to my computer:toothy10:

Welcome! OHHH to be that young again! Best of luck with the project, enjoy!!!

welcome and enjoy the ride!

hey i found your post and thought it was me. im 16 also but i got a 72 demon when i was 14 and 1/2 and me and my dad have been restoring it since. were puttin a 440 in mine also mines a 4 speed manual steering and brake im at the stage of putting the short in but im still researching things like headers and things. im probly gonna use shumacher mounts and tti headers. yo w/b tell me watcha think!!!!!

Welcome!

Big block A Body = Smiles per gallon! Welcome!

Title line says 168 not16 which is it. are you a young buck or an old fart like me? Im guessing OF since you said finnaly getting a mopar. Wont this get everyone lol

At 16 and finally finding a 1971 dodge demon.:cheers:
Heck at 16 I was looking for anything that I could get my feet
in and drive to my girl friends house.=P~
My mom had a dodge Monaco
What does your mom and dad drive mopar426?
I always wanted a A-100 and put a 426 Hemi in the back.
Enjoy this great site and ask for any help you may need.

Welcome young man. I've been a Mopar fan all my life too.
I just have a few years on ya. 38yrs, I'm 54.

Welcome to the greatest site on the internet! I bought my first Mopar when i was 16 also. It was a 72 charger with a 383 magnum, rusted from the window's down, but it flew. Good luck with the car!

you no its great to finally find people to talk mopars with cause all my friends are chevy and ford guys every time i hear they got somethin new i just tell them im sorry for there disorder for like them.

The specs on the "SCREAMIN DEMON" auto 727 with a mild shift kit b&m shifter 318 bored 30 over with 360 heads mild cam edelbrock intake and a 650 dp "way to big" . im tryin to get pics bare with me.

my mom drives a 06 gt mustang "tang tang" she calls it
my step dad drives a 04 dodge 5.7 hemi truck

all my friends are chevy and ford guys

dude thats the story of my life lol
i just tell them ill see yall at race day
or the mustang guys i just tell them i cant tell their cars apart bc they all look the same lol
good luck to you man
cant wait to see your demon

My only bit of advice is to know what you want to do with your car and build it properly for your purpose-there is never enough time to do it right, but always more time to do it again!

please be careful when you get it running, a big block a-body could be a deadly weapon. THEY ARE BEASTS.

thanks for the advice ill keep that in mind

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MOPAR or NoCar por Vida!!!

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Ive been a mopar fan for most of my life and im 168) and i finally got me a 1971 dodge demon with a 318 but im dropping my 440 in it after i get it built so im looking for any helpful tips thanks.


Right on. Good luck with your build. A + RB = Fun.

ill have pics of the screamin demon this weekend:twisted:

Good show! Welcome to the site and enjoy! My first car was a '71 dart 4 door /6, when I was 17 and bought a '71 Demon 318 3 on the floor manual trans when I was 18. I've had the fever since and i'm only 46 now!
Good luck on your project, and may all of your big block dreams come true, even though it's a pretty big undertaking to do the swap, don't get discouraged and follow it through.
Let's see the pics and progress pics as you do the car!
Tom.:evil4:

I was 17 when I got my first CAR! A 68 Charger w/318. Back seat is 5'2" Mary lou was 5'. Welcome to the club.

http://s471.photobucket.com/albums

pics of my demon \\:D/

fisrt you need lots of money. id build the 318. the 440 will suck gas and make power. but with this crappy econemy you need to think it thru a little better before dumping all the money you make into it. i have a 300hp 318 in my Dart Sport and itll do just fine. you gotta remember how light these cars are and there is honestly no weight in the rear so you dont need all that motor. if you do a 440 you have to beef up the frame get a new rear get 500 dollar headers and 100 dollar mounts. 318 you can rebuild and make gobbs of power for under 2000 bucks and have to make no bodily changes or drivetrain swaps.

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dam i new that would happen help me out on getting picks on here


sorry man im a bigblock kinda guy but ill take a 340 all day long8)

I'M sixteen...........with 25 years of experience Lol.welcome to F.A.B.O. right click on pic,go to attributes,go to "stretch,skew" downsize to 80% and then save to,add a name for the shrunk pic's and then you can post them on here by "go advanced"then manage attachments, then Browse,then double click on the shrunk pic and they will post or your computer will blow up......if it don't blow the roof off your "crib" hit save and then it will post with your reply.anyone know a good roofer??????

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Hey! nice lil' demon,i guess your roof is still intact? Lol. nice project

yeah the roof is still from what i can see but the vynile so im takin it off and painting it

You can tune that 318 to suprise EVERYONE of your D-O-R-F(Resituate the letters)and Chittylet buddies...If ya figure they are mostly running 302's and 305's.The big block in the A-body if you're on a budget is a Mistake.AND a Anchor for than Sail if not done right.
I have a Customer that bitched how slow his '69 Charger was.It had a 318 with a 3310(650 single feed Vacum Secondary)Holley on it.He kept telling me how bad the carb was and he had put 3 different ones on.He brings the car over and I go through it.I had to change the Converter(He had a Stock 318 800 Stall in it).I put one of my Custom made converters in it with just a 2400 Stall.He had the Carb so FAT and screwed up it took me a day to straighten out.I then changed the Dual Point to a Electronic Distributor with Orange Box.I also changed the Rear Gear.It had a 2.76 Open in it and I put in a 3.91 Sure-Grip.I then put a Kick Down Assembly on the transmission(He had NONE on it and a basic CARD shift Kit).This made the car a DIFFERENT machine...He thought I had changed the engine out.The car went from getting about 7 MPG to 18 1/2 and had PLENTY of power...The owner had wanted me to put a 440 in it over the winter...After I fixed everything else on it and the way it ran it whipped his buddies 454 Chevelle.He said To Hell With the Big Block This does VERY WELL...That was 15 years ago.He races it at the track 4-5 times a year and takes it to car shows and LOVES it....

AND....ABOUT a 650 DP being TOO BIG that is FALSE.... It is all in the TUNING of the carb that does it.I have had Stock 383's with 1150 Dominators on them.I have a '68 B-Fish with a 340 and 360's(stock).I have went the fastest of 11.80 on Street Tires through the mufflers.I have a 984 CFM CARBSHOP Carb(Started as a 4781 DP 850 Holley)on it.I Have 50CC Pumps and 50MM Squirters.It depends which Engine I put in it for which Jet Size I use.I usually have 68-72 and I ALWAYS make it SQUARE(All 4 Jets the same).I Check the Vacum at the Carb Base with the car in Low and foot on the brake at Idle and then take away 2 to 2.5 for the Power Valves.This car is DEADLY consistant and DOESN'T have to have a Big Block(Though it HAS been accussed my the Chebby-Dorf Boys of having on)in it...


It sounds like the 318 ALREADY has a Great Start to being HEALTHY...


Good Luck Youg-Blood...If ya Need any help or Parts holler..


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man i wish you were hear in texas sounds like you a thing or to about small blocks well mabye you can help me out with carb issue when i get on it it falls on its face then starts building up from there the fuel bowls like to stick so im goin to try and put in a smaller vaccum what do you think

man i wish you were hear in texas sounds like you a thing or to about small blocks well mabye you can help me out with carb issue when i get on it it falls on its face then starts building up from there the fuel bowls like to stick so im goin to try and put in a smaller vaccum what do you think


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Well to start off, im not a MoPar guy. This is my bro-in-laws dream project car, a '72 dart or duster(havent looked at it that close yet). Well unfortunatly he passed away the weekend before Thanksgiving, and i am doing everything i can to keep the car and get it going. He has everything there it just needs to be put together(i hope). The K-member has been swapped, front suspension completly redone to put a 383 HP in it. i need to put the motor mounts on, but not sure how to locate the correct position. not sure what tranny, but the gears are 420's with a mini spool. i probably will ask alot of dumb ass questions, but this site has helped me some already. Actually that was our rivelery, we was MoPar,(which gives me a rash when i get too close) and i am a Ford guy ( which made him go blind when he got too close). Thanks in advance for the help.

mopar426 Congats on your purchase! Have lots of Fun with it. I remember back in the day crusin main in my 69 Dart Gts 340 4 speed. For some reason the cops were always close buy.

andysdream383 Sounds like you and your bro had lots of good times. I always have a great time with my bro in law. I tell him I can hear his elcamino rusting.

verry happy for you man ! you got a verry nie car my friend ! post pics !!!!

Well to start off, im not a MoPar guy. This is my bro-in-laws dream project car, a '72 dart or duster(havent looked at it that close yet). Well unfortunatly he passed away the weekend before Thanksgiving, and i am doing everything i can to keep the car and get it going. He has everything there it just needs to be put together(i hope). The K-member has been swapped, front suspension completly redone to put a 383 HP in it. i need to put the motor mounts on, but not sure how to locate the correct position. not sure what tranny, but the gears are 420's with a mini spool. i probably will ask alot of dumb ass questions, but this site has helped me some already. Actually that was our rivelery, we was MoPar,(which gives me a rash when i get too close) and i am a Ford guy ( which made him go blind when he got too close). Thanks in advance for the help.


Rear Gear could either be a 4.10 or 4.30..Mopar or aftermarket didn't build a 4.20..

The Mounts go on the Engine and are Side Pertinent(Only Fit One Side).If you have a Set than you will see how they go pretty easy..The one that goes on the left(If this is NOT a Spool Style K-Frame)will need to bolt onto the Boss's on the front of the engine.The mounts then will have and isolator with a DIMPLE that goes Toward the Mount in the correct hole..
If it is the SPOOL Type there is One Bolt that goes in Parralel with the frame and the K-Frame will have a notch in the top in two places..U-Shaped...

The only BB Trans Mopar Built was a 727.Make sure to put a good converter in it..If not you will have ALL kinds of problems that you will be blaming on the Carb/Distributor When Driving..


Need any Help Holler.

Good Luck!

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