Question of the day why did you pick Mopar and why in a body
Why a MOPAR and why an A-body? Well, my first car was a '53 Henry J and I built a DeSoto hemi for it. Quite a job shoehorning it into the little Henry J along with a Dodge 3-speed transmission. Had it running just priour to my 16th birthday. Later swapped the hemi and Dodge tranny into a '55 Ford 2dr sedan.
Have had many cars of all makes over the years including MOPARs and I have swapped MOPAR engines into Chevys as well. I would say that MOPARs from the early '70s and older are much better cars mechanically than GM and Ford cars of the same time period.
Why an A-body? Well, they are great cars and if you want to go fast, starting with the lightest body and the largest engine you can fit into it is a good start. In my case, I had a '62 Dodge Lancer. Loved the car. It was my daily driver for many years. Had all the parts to swap in a 360 V-8, A-833 4-speed and 9" disc brake rearend from a late '70s Lincoln Versailles. Also the parts to swap MOPAR B-body disc brakes up front. Then had a back injury which required a lumbar laminectomy. Some months following the operation, went out to get into my Lancer and found that I had so little range of motion that I could no longer easily get in and out of a small, low car like that. So sold it to a fellow from Brazil whose Dad had roadraced these cars when they were new. He bought it for his Dad and she's in Brazil now.
She was a twin to this car. Nothing fancy, just a green 4dr sedan. Bone stock except for a mid '70s 2-1/4" exhaust manifold and 2-1/2" single exhaust system from there back......
Happy Motoring,
Harry
Why a MOPAR and why an A-body? Well, my first car was a '53 Henry J and I built a DeSoto hemi for it. Quite a job shoehorning it into the little Henry J along with a Dodge 3-speed transmission. Had it running just priour to my 16th birthday. Later swapped the hemi and Dodge tranny into a '55 Ford 2dr sedan.
Have had many cars of all makes over the years including MOPARs and I have swapped MOPAR engines into Chevys as well. I would say that MOPARs from the early '70s and older are much better cars mechanically than GM and Ford cars of the same time period.
Why an A-body? Well, they are great cars and if you want to go fast, starting with the lightest body and the largest engine you can fit into it is a good start. In my case, I had a '62 Dodge Lancer. Loved the car. It was my daily driver for many years. Had all the parts to swap in a 360 V-8, A-833 4-speed and 9" disc brake rearend from a late '70s Lincoln Versailles. Also the parts to swap MOPAR B-body disc brakes up front. Then had a back injury which required a lumbar laminectomy. Some months following the operation, went out to get into my Lancer and found that I had so little range of motion that I could no longer easily get in and out of a small, low car like that. So sold it to a fellow from Brazil whose Dad had roadraced these cars when they were new. He bought it for his Dad and she's in Brazil now.
She was a twin to this car. Nothing fancy, just a green 4dr sedan. Bone stock except for a mid '70s 2-1/4" exhaust manifold and 2-1/2" single exhaust system from there back......
Happy Motoring,
Harry