Fun adventure today....
Future Motor of the Drag Truck, and a cool ole' Dude
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j par
Well-hung Member
I kept trying to see if the transmission had the little brake thing on the back of it for a motorhome?
transmission has the short tail shaft that the RV's have. You can swap the tail shafts... but I'll have to get more info as I'm not a transmission specialist.. LOL
j par
Well-hung Member
Likely you'll want the whole planetary gear that's connected to the tail shaft and the housing... By that time just getting a good core 727 big block style and rebuilding it would be the best...
abdywgn
dismantler
That's great! looks the engine brackets are the ones you need and the panel that holds the ECU is interesting.
Great video of a cool place! If you go back, care to take some extra time and show us the rest of the porcelain signs?
yeah, I reckon at some point there will be a reason to go back. He has a ton of IH collectables, a ton of pedal tractors, etc. He is one of those dudes if he doesn't like you, you don't get in. He took a like into us and wanted to show us everything. I asked if it would be ok if I took some videos for my U-tube channel, and he was cool with it. Turns out he knows several racer from Cordova that I know. He used to run a 8 second rail down there. He talked on how tuff it was to win down there, even the foot brake guys cut double 0 lights... LOL. I told him "I know, trust me".
I picked up a 440 that looks very similar to that one, a 1973. Turned out to have a forged crank and windage tray. Hope yours turns out to be the same!
Now you are building my hopes LOL
Oh, your a 3 pedal guy, did you hear that Good ole' boy say "his wife ripped the clutch out when he let her drive it"... LOL I thought that was funny
maybe if it's cast date is prior to 8/30/73. cast crank after that. windage tray ?
PRH
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Should be able to tell if it’s a cast or steel crank motor by the damper.
Isn't that spreadbore holley used on 1970 model??
Yes, I don't know which years or application.
did you check the distributor pad for the date code and application
j par
Well-hung Member
I've never seen a broken Factory cast crank...
A cast crank will be fine with the horsepower parameter he's working with.
Not in a Mopar I haven't.
I didn't. My son and I had to get it unloaded and put away in the back of the storage shed because we had some other business to take care of. I'll prod around sometime, maybe even tomorrow.
j par
Well-hung Member
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If I mapped out just one of my days, most these guys would be out of breath and needing a nap just reading it...…. LOL
j par
Well-hung Member
You had all day to get those numbers what's the deal?... What kind of motorhome boat anchor are we dealing with here...??...
No time, just came in to relax a bit after a packed day and it's already about quarter to 10 pm..... Super busy.
aaronk785
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I have a 73 440 and a 75 440 both have forged crank and 6 pack rods. One damper has a smaller weight than a cast crank engine the other has several holes drilled on one side of the damper with no weight.
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