New to forum - 72 Demon project
Greetings! I've been into mopars for some time, and primarily lurk at Moparts.com. I recently added an a body project to my garage, and thought I'd introduce myself, and pick your brains! (my other current mopr is a 69 GTX)
I found this 1 owner /six demon on craigslist, and had to bring it home! I drove it about 185 miles home when I bought it with no issues. It's a nice solid car with one repaint. There's some bubbling and rust in the quarters, but that's it. My original plan was to blast and repaint the whole thing, but after some thought and consultation, I'm gonna fix the quarters and blend the paint. This way I'll have less money in the car, and have a car I can drive without too much fear of parking lot dings. I'll finish it out with the 73 demon matte black hood and stripes, and do the side stripes and rear panel mask stripe.
The /6 is out, and I found a 76 360 at the junkyard that had just come in. I got all the accessories/brackets/transmission (904) for $200. It's not seized up, and the oil and antifreeze look fine, so I am hoping for the best. The rear end is a 7 1/4, which I will upgraded at some point.
I'm gonna have a mild buid done on this, bring the compression to around 9.5:1, and drop it back in the car with schumacher mounts, and let it breath with some headers. Not sure what heads to use yet....suggestions appreciated. I'm not looking for a monster, just somewhere around 300-350hp.
Any suggestions appreciated on the build, potential install issues I may face.
Thanks a body bretheren!
MonopTN
Greetings! I've been into mopars for some time, and primarily lurk at Moparts.com. I recently added an a body project to my garage, and thought I'd introduce myself, and pick your brains! (my other current mopr is a 69 GTX)
I found this 1 owner /six demon on craigslist, and had to bring it home! I drove it about 185 miles home when I bought it with no issues. It's a nice solid car with one repaint. There's some bubbling and rust in the quarters, but that's it. My original plan was to blast and repaint the whole thing, but after some thought and consultation, I'm gonna fix the quarters and blend the paint. This way I'll have less money in the car, and have a car I can drive without too much fear of parking lot dings. I'll finish it out with the 73 demon matte black hood and stripes, and do the side stripes and rear panel mask stripe.
The /6 is out, and I found a 76 360 at the junkyard that had just come in. I got all the accessories/brackets/transmission (904) for $200. It's not seized up, and the oil and antifreeze look fine, so I am hoping for the best. The rear end is a 7 1/4, which I will upgraded at some point.
I'm gonna have a mild buid done on this, bring the compression to around 9.5:1, and drop it back in the car with schumacher mounts, and let it breath with some headers. Not sure what heads to use yet....suggestions appreciated. I'm not looking for a monster, just somewhere around 300-350hp.
Any suggestions appreciated on the build, potential install issues I may face.
Thanks a body bretheren!
MonopTN
