360 Stroker

Enough of lurking for years in the background, it's time to come out. I have a bone stock, numbers matching, perfect build sheet 1970 Swinger 340. I rebuilt the original motor, with Crane retro roller cam, and ported heads. I put all the rare parts back on, like the Exhaust manifolds, original intake and carb, distributor, and A/C set up. This is a factory A/C car. Then I stared at it for months, and wrapped it up and put it in the corner. I had bad visions of throwing a rod and destroying my numbers matching block. What's a man to do? Build a stroker, of course! I talked to Brian Hafliger, and we're building a 408 based on my 1998 R/T 5.9. He has the patience of Job, and explained in detail all my options. He's working up my rotating assembly parts list. When I get it, I'll take the parts and my block to the machine shop. We're going to set it up for a set of his ported Edelbrock magnum heads, as time and money allows. I have my youngest son to put through the University of Washington's computer science program, so this build might take a while. I'll have lots of questions for all the talent here, but it's time to start. I've had the car blown apart for 8 years, and done easy things like the interior, but it's time to start the motor. YOLO! I've watched other people's long term builds, so I know I can do it. Look for 5.9 Magnum parts for sale soon. Paul.