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    '72 Scamp Can I just fix the front brakes to get it home?

    Hey, I have a 72 Scamp and I live in Montana. If you have a truck rent a car trailer. Only $45 here for 4 hours. Tow truck probably $200 or higher. Buy brake parts with the savings!
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    [WANTED] Rear Valance for 1972 Plymouth Scamp

    I would like to buy a rear valance for a 1972 Plymouth Scamp. I think that a 1970 through 1972 Scamp or Dodge part will work. Can be used if it is in good shape. I will pay shipping charges. It has to be reasonably priced. If not I will buy direct from AMD. I live in Helena,MT. Thanks Eric
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    Pictures of my garage

    Rat Rod Al, what is the width of your garage? I am putting a lift in my garage also. The inside width is 19 feet. May I ask what the width of your garage is on the inside? Your garage looks like mine. Well used. Eric
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    Pictures of my garage

    Nice Demon and Cuda. I am putting a lift in my new shop. May I ask how far is your outside of the lift on the driver side to the wall? Looks like 24" maybe? I have a 20 foot wide shop and I would like to squeeze 2 cars in it side by side with a 2 post lift. Sound doable? Thanks Eric
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    How to Rebuild a Small Block Part 2: Cam Bearing Install

    I like the coat hanger trick. Also doing practice installs with the old bearings is smart too. You have to be careful with the cam bearing tool. It will nick the cam bearing on the driven side if the rubber part of the tool hasn't expanded fully into the cam bearing. Thanks for sharing this...
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    How to Rebuild a Small Block Part 1: Block Prep

    I did the same thing on my 318 that I am rebuilding. Great job. Thank you. Putting in oil galley plugs and freeze plugs. Any helpful suggestions or tips? Eric
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    How to Install Camshaft Bearings

    Just got the same tool in off of Amazon. Just took out the cam bearings on a 350 chevy. Going to do a R and R on my 318 hopefully this weekend. The tool works great! Not cheap but not cheap Chinese crap either. Worth ever penny. Great article. Thanks for sharing.
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    318 with 675/318 or 974/360 heads Cam Recommendations

    Wow that is cheap! I thought that the valve job was for a head that was all taken apart and cleaned. The only thing that I was thinking that he would do for that price was grinding the valves and seats and giving it back to you unassembled. Here a boring for 8 cylinders is $240 and up.
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    318 with 675/318 or 974/360 heads Cam Recommendations

    That is more like it. Reasonable prices.
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    318 with 675/318 or 974/360 heads Cam Recommendations

    I specifically asked him on the phone what it would cost to mill a pair of heads .040 for a 318 dodge. You could tell that he took a while in his mind to come up with a number. Then he blurted out $325. I thanked him and thought about my other options. If you were in the area I would...
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    318 with 675/318 or 974/360 heads Cam Recommendations

    Thanks for the info about the Mike Jones cam. Have you ever heard one at idle? Similar to Voodoo 256 or dead smooth? I will try to contact Mike Jones today.
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    318 with 675/318 or 974/360 heads Cam Recommendations

    Every major town is about 100 miles from here. But if I can get machining work done for $200 less it would pay to do a road trip. Zero decking the block, etc. If not the pistons may be the best option if one doesn't have to rebalance the engine.
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    318 with 675/318 or 974/360 heads Cam Recommendations

    This guy is the only guy machinist in town.I specifically asked how much just to mill a pair of 318 heads .040. Nothing else. He said $325. He charges $375 for a basic valve job with Z28 springs on a Small block Chevy vortec head. Z28 springs ar about $40.
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    318 with 675/318 or 974/360 heads Cam Recommendations

    Wow. Nm9stheham in the comment above yours had a good suggestion. Possibly put in some. 060 over KB 399 pistons with a 1008 head gasket to bring up the SRC to about 9.6 to one. Yes it would add about $320 to the price of the build but don't you think that this 327 ci engine would start to...
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    318 with 675/318 or 974/360 heads Cam Recommendations

    That is a great quote and it's so true. I wouldn't have even taken the engine apart if I wasn't going to clean and check everything thoroughly. If not just put oil in it and run it:thankyou:
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    318 with 675/318 or 974/360 heads Cam Recommendations

    That is a great looking torque and HP curve. Real flat not peaky. Which cam was used here? Voodoo 256 or a Mike Jones? Any other specifics on this engine so that we can compare apple's to orange's? Thanks for the info. As you know choosing "The right camshaft",can be the most difficult...
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    318 with 675/318 or 974/360 heads Cam Recommendations

    Yes, milling the heads .040 for $325 isn't a good idea. Rather het a set of KB167 pistons for that. I am going to clean the block pistons with a pressure washer, brake cleaner and then WD40 to stop rust. Then paint the block Freeze plugs are all out. Crank and pistons too.
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    318 with 675/318 or 974/360 heads Cam Recommendations

    Thanks for the video. That xe256 cam sounds real good to me and should work well. I will try doing the backyard port job on the head with new springs installed. Dingle ball home, new rings, bearings, block clean and a gasket kit and should run fairly well. I will probably decide exactly...
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    318 with 675/318 or 974/360 heads Cam Recommendations

    That is a pretty good suggestion on the pistons. About $365 to get the compression up to maybe 9.2 to one with 68 CC heads. I don't know what thickness head gasket that they are talking about. So the XE256 cam has some pretty good torque to it then? Any lope to it at all or is it dead smooth...
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    318 with 675/318 or 974/360 heads Cam Recommendations

    Hello all. I just did a thread out here a while ago about a 1972 Scamp 318 with low oil pressure problem. Well I tore apart that engine and found out what the problem was a plugged oil pickup screen that was also turned up and therefore was sucking air. After taking out the freeze plugs I...
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    72 318 Scamp. Low oil pressure 1 minute after startup.

    Thanks for the info. I will contact my brother in law to see if he knows what kind of vehicle that he 360 was in.
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    360 crank in 318 block

    Those are Over size Jugs!
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    72 318 Scamp. Low oil pressure 1 minute after startup.

    The car as it sits isn't bad. It dosen't have rust and is complete... except for the grill which I am looking for. This is my wife's baby muscle car. My brother in law has three 69 dodge Darts. One with a 408 stroker, numbers matching 340 car and a work in progress. We want a driver that...
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    72 318 Scamp. Low oil pressure 1 minute after startup.

    Last picture tonight. Took our freeze plugs. Mud and silicone inside. This isn't washed out. It's just what I could scrape out with finger. Wonder if the previous owner ever changed antifreeze?
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    72 318 Scamp. Low oil pressure 1 minute after startup.

    Pictures for nm9stheham showing block casting holes and the fairly shiney cylinder walls. This is a 1975 block I found out, Heads have newer oil seals.
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    72 318 Scamp. Low oil pressure 1 minute after startup.

    The hole that's rusted is behind #8 piston on the passenger side of the block. Maybe it's ok since the cylinder doesn't have a hole in the cylinder itself. This just makes me nervous.
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