halfafish said

A buddy calls me up, and says he knows someone who had a garage fire that left nothing but a smoking hole. There are some slant items available for free, just come get them. Do I want to go with? Hell Yes!

We get there and it's a disaster for the owners, I really feel bad for them. The fire was intense and destroyed just about everything, except the engines. We finagle two pretty much complete slant engines out of the mess and into my trailer. My buddy buys a bunch of slant ignition stuff from the guy, and gets one long block and another short block. I come home with a free slant 904 trans and I bought some ignition goodies and gauges.

However, sitting off to the side is a Fire Power hemi. I made a few interested noises but didn't get a strong response. I do need to get with the owner again to wrap up the original deal we were working on, and I am considering making a direct offer on the Hemi. It was in the fire, but it looked complete.

Before I jump into these waters, can knowledgeable hemi owners weigh in please, on if this is a good idea or not? Things I'd like to have a good feel for before pulling the trigger are:

Is this engine a good start for a performance build? If so what kind of power can it make?
Are parts available?
Are parts reasonably priced, or all made of unobtainium?
I'm reasonable coherent in the slant/SB/BB world, but no so much on hemis. How would this shape up size and fit wise for going into an A body?

If there are any other thoughts or opinions, feel free to share. I don't want to dive into this to find I bought a turd that can't be used.

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