408 build

68cuder said
@GTXperience I have not h are of Kings Mountain Rd, what city is that in? I noticed you live in the Sacramento area so it may be n at me since I live in the Santa Cruz area. I am planning on using my performer intake and wanted to know if I could use my existing pulleys, water pump, valve covers, alternator. Oh and I want to know if the bell housing for my 833 will fit. I got the entire 4 speed swap stuff together since I had a guy near me parting out his 68 barracuda so the driveshaft should fit since they are the same year car and both have a 8 3/4 rear. I don't want to spend more than like 600 for a set of heads on this build. Is that too unreasonable? If it is maybe I'll look into pumping up my 318

Actually, I was thinking of Mount Hermon Rd. Kings Mountain is off of H35/Skyline Rd. Anyway, I lived in Los Gatos for awhile and use to go to a Wed night cruise-in at a shopping center on Mount Hermon. Don't know if they still do it or not. Also, after I lived in LG, there was an auto shop/biz sponsoring a get together at their place in Scott's Valley.

Re: the parts interchangeability. As mentioned above many (if not all) will bolt on but some may not be optimal for a 408. Ex: The Performer will bolt-on and work but I'm sure it's the 318/360 version with the smaller ports. Again, will work for now. Although not mentioned, I'm guessing the carb is a 600-625 cfm (vac sec?). Also will work but might be on the smaller side. A lot has to do with the final cam selection and head/mod you select. Everything else you mentioned will be fine (you may want to inspect your water pump before installing). The driveshaft also sounds like the right one now that it is clear it is out of another A-body with a 833/8.75 setup. One last thing: Inspect your trans components (ex: pressure plate, flywheel, etc.) before installing as well. Sounds like you are on your way.