For those who question the durability of Ma Mopar's steel and aluminum...
I used to be the local vintage Hemi collector. When ever I spotted one, or got a tip, I bought it. Got a '56 354 300C engine out of a manure pile... was in there since 1964. Fixed it.
Travelling around the country dragging a 48' flatbed behind my Peterbilt made it a bit easier to get to the rescue locations. At one time I had 12 engines in my shop. (I also had 18 Ford Flatheads at one time... different story).
This piston/rod combo came out of a '55 Industrial 331 that dropped a valve at 4,000 rpm. I bought it from a rancher in Texas and it came off of his irrigation rig. After 20 years of use it broke a valve and hydrolocked. He said the pump was an 8" and it could pump water for one mile... wow.
The engine had the desired Triple Nickle heads. The intake valve was jammed sideways into the valve seat. New seats, a skim cut to the heads and a valve job fixed it. Block needed a sleeve.
I used to hear that the Hemi rods were weak and converting to Pontiac rods was the answer. I don't think so...
Tuff stuff.
I used to be the local vintage Hemi collector. When ever I spotted one, or got a tip, I bought it. Got a '56 354 300C engine out of a manure pile... was in there since 1964. Fixed it.
Travelling around the country dragging a 48' flatbed behind my Peterbilt made it a bit easier to get to the rescue locations. At one time I had 12 engines in my shop. (I also had 18 Ford Flatheads at one time... different story).
This piston/rod combo came out of a '55 Industrial 331 that dropped a valve at 4,000 rpm. I bought it from a rancher in Texas and it came off of his irrigation rig. After 20 years of use it broke a valve and hydrolocked. He said the pump was an 8" and it could pump water for one mile... wow.
The engine had the desired Triple Nickle heads. The intake valve was jammed sideways into the valve seat. New seats, a skim cut to the heads and a valve job fixed it. Block needed a sleeve.
I used to hear that the Hemi rods were weak and converting to Pontiac rods was the answer. I don't think so...
Tuff stuff.
