'74 Duster big block conversion
Sorry everyone, I'm terrible about updates. Quick one on the engine from the donor racecar. I had a bit of setback there and shared the full story over on B bodies. Did all the normal stuff- fluids change, oil in the cylinders, cleaned the carb and fuel lines. Cranked it over and it fired up and ran good for about 5 minutes and then died and lost compression. Turns out the cam bolt was loose and the cam gear spun, bending a bunch of valves and pushrods. This was made worse by the fact that the pistons were in upside down. So now the 440 is coming completely apart for inspection and rebuild. Lucky the Duster has a fresh 318 in it now so it's drivable.
Sorry everyone, I'm terrible about updates. Quick one on the engine from the donor racecar. I had a bit of setback there and shared the full story over on B bodies. Did all the normal stuff- fluids change, oil in the cylinders, cleaned the carb and fuel lines. Cranked it over and it fired up and ran good for about 5 minutes and then died and lost compression. Turns out the cam bolt was loose and the cam gear spun, bending a bunch of valves and pushrods. This was made worse by the fact that the pistons were in upside down. So now the 440 is coming completely apart for inspection and rebuild. Lucky the Duster has a fresh 318 in it now so it's drivable.