The "Indestructible" Slant 6

So much for all the hype about these things being bullet proof engines. My 77' Super six ended spectacularly. The factory rod found a weak point, cracked, shattered, and wedged itself between the crank and the block. Busted the front corner of the block out and stuck the engine tight. It had never been over revved, run low on oil, or abused in any way, the rod just failed.

Luckily I was driving the car at the time and so just getting up to speed after turning onto a back road (I wouldn't want to think about it happening to my family on the highway...).

The engine's going to the scrap heap, and I'm going to attempt to sell the super six intake and tranny to recoup some the money I poured into this pile. I'm beginning my engine and tranny swap now and the only guarantee I can make about it is it will be a v8 and four speed and none of it is going be Mopar.