Epic Fail mechanical work done by shops (pics)
There is a guy here in Plant City FL. that has a shop that builds "custom rods" This is some of his work he did putting a 440 RV engine/727 in a 76 Dart. A friend of mine bought this car from him and owned it long enough for me to put in on my lift and "check" out "Daddy O's" work. He installed it with the front sump pan cutting away all of the K-member to get it to fit, used the RV short 727 with the fixed yoke and had to have a truck style driveshaft made for it. Check out the fenderwell exhaust and the "custom" headers! It was a butchered mess! Also he welded the spiders in the 7 1/4 rear. I wouldn't let my buddy drive it. We towed it to his house and he sold it for parts. Oh he paid 2500.00 for this.
There is a guy here in Plant City FL. that has a shop that builds "custom rods" This is some of his work he did putting a 440 RV engine/727 in a 76 Dart. A friend of mine bought this car from him and owned it long enough for me to put in on my lift and "check" out "Daddy O's" work. He installed it with the front sump pan cutting away all of the K-member to get it to fit, used the RV short 727 with the fixed yoke and had to have a truck style driveshaft made for it. Check out the fenderwell exhaust and the "custom" headers! It was a butchered mess! Also he welded the spiders in the 7 1/4 rear. I wouldn't let my buddy drive it. We towed it to his house and he sold it for parts. Oh he paid 2500.00 for this.
