The Saga of Purple Haze

So after several months of sitting in the chassis shop I finally got her back. While the car was still in the shop I decided that I wanted to go with a big block so I picked up a 70 440 from a local junk yard for $350. I then found out about Pro Parts and headed down to see about purchasing one of their kits. I went down and talked to one of the folks who worked their and told him what I was doing, and he said I should come back next week when Bill as in Bagshaw would be there to help me out. So next week I came back and meet and talked with Bill who set me up with a new kit he was working on, a DC K-member, and a set of his fender well headers. I had to come back again to pick up some other parts that he did not have in stock at the time. When I went back I ask him if he knew a good place to take my 440 to have the machine work done, he told me to bring the block, crank, and rods in and he would set me up. Well he set me up with Bob Lambeck of Bob Lambeck Enterprises who commenced to do all the machine work while I began work on the Duster. Bill also set me up with a set of P&P big valve 906 heads. This is the motor in the car now. So here are some more pic's of the work done while a waiting the 440.

Stay tuned there's more to come.