74Dusted
Stock Piler of 340's
I know most like to skip right past the 273 and 318 and move straight to 360's, 408's, etc. Here's something to show that the little ones are capable too.
Here's a little 273, with a whole lot of vehicle around it. She sits in a highly modified '84 Dodge D50 4x4. The truck in question runs a fullsize W100 Frame, Solid Axle Swap (Dana 44 up front) and a B-Body 8-3/4" Sure Grip in the rear with 4.10's, a KM100/NP203 Transfer Case Doubler (she's AWD/Fulltime 4WD), a 727 with a TF2 Shift Kit. She sits on 33" Tires with 3/4 Ton springs in the front and 1-1/4 Ton Ambulance springs in the rear
She's fitted with 2" Tube Bumpers (.250" Wall) with front & rear winch cradles (has a 10k on the front and I pulled the 12k from the rear so I wasn't welding around it when I built the hinges for the bed), and the front bumper is equipped with a Meyers Quick Connect Snow Plow Mount.
The Bed is a 9.5' Dumpbed, 2" Tube Structure, the sheeting for the sides/floor is repurposed scrap train car that was bought from the scrapyard years ago. My dad and I built the dumpbed about 18 years ago (it's where I learned to weld)
The little truck is no slouch with the 273, even with all the weight. It's pretty good about burning all 4 tires if I get into the throttle hard. Of course the 273 isn't stock either. She's bored .060, with Forged Domed Pistons, 1.88 Valve J Heads (Milled), a 340 Intake with a 650 Eddy on top (did have a 850 Thermoquad on it, but I needed it for my car), a 495/505 Isky Solid Cam, Forged Crank, H Beam Rods, 11.1:1 Compression. It gets pretty good mileage (high teens), as long as it's not fully loaded. I use the little monster as a daily driver.
Here's a little 273, with a whole lot of vehicle around it. She sits in a highly modified '84 Dodge D50 4x4. The truck in question runs a fullsize W100 Frame, Solid Axle Swap (Dana 44 up front) and a B-Body 8-3/4" Sure Grip in the rear with 4.10's, a KM100/NP203 Transfer Case Doubler (she's AWD/Fulltime 4WD), a 727 with a TF2 Shift Kit. She sits on 33" Tires with 3/4 Ton springs in the front and 1-1/4 Ton Ambulance springs in the rear
She's fitted with 2" Tube Bumpers (.250" Wall) with front & rear winch cradles (has a 10k on the front and I pulled the 12k from the rear so I wasn't welding around it when I built the hinges for the bed), and the front bumper is equipped with a Meyers Quick Connect Snow Plow Mount.
The Bed is a 9.5' Dumpbed, 2" Tube Structure, the sheeting for the sides/floor is repurposed scrap train car that was bought from the scrapyard years ago. My dad and I built the dumpbed about 18 years ago (it's where I learned to weld)
The little truck is no slouch with the 273, even with all the weight. It's pretty good about burning all 4 tires if I get into the throttle hard. Of course the 273 isn't stock either. She's bored .060, with Forged Domed Pistons, 1.88 Valve J Heads (Milled), a 340 Intake with a 650 Eddy on top (did have a 850 Thermoquad on it, but I needed it for my car), a 495/505 Isky Solid Cam, Forged Crank, H Beam Rods, 11.1:1 Compression. It gets pretty good mileage (high teens), as long as it's not fully loaded. I use the little monster as a daily driver.