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  1. ragtopfury

    LA vs Magnum pistons

    So we've got a complete 74 360 that I had picked up for Josh's 73 Sport "Fred". Planning a stock bore refresh, with a little 340-ish cam. I have a local guy wanting to sell me a set of pistons/rods from a 5.9 magnum. Are the magnum slugs and rods compatible? If so, any benefit? I ask...
  2. ragtopfury

    A True Low Dollar Backyard Build

    Remember when we were 16-17 years old and only made $70 a week in 1983/4/5 ? So my 24 year old son, Jake, has heard me tell of the free 71 360 I put together in the backyard for the 71 Barracuda that I had in High School in the mid 80's on a part time fast food job income when I was 17. With...
  3. ragtopfury

    74 360 heads vs 72 J heads

    The heads on Jake's 360 he is building are casting # 3769974.... He has a guy wanting $200 for a set of J heads. Both sets have 1.88 intake valves. Both sets of heads will need rebuilt for his build. Our question is this: Are the J's worth the extra cost up front, if he's having which ever set...
  4. ragtopfury

    High Volume oil pump clearance issues?

    So Jake just picked up a 2001 Dakota with the 3.9 v6 in it for $500 that he's going to beat the dog crap out of for the next 5 years while attending the University of Maryland. Oil pressure fades as the engine gets warm. We're gonna drop the pan and put a pump in it, and want to upgrade to a...
  5. ragtopfury

    oil pan and sump 273/318

    The rebuilt 318 long block I have has no oil pump or sump....Never having a little 273 before...... is the sump and pan from the 273 interchangable with an LA 318 ?
  6. ragtopfury

    mid '80s heads.... 2 questions

    So Jake took the rebuilt 28 years ago and never fired up 318 apart today just to make sure nothing took built a nest in any of the cylinders while it sat forever under the workbench.... We have 2 choices for heads on a stock bottom end 1984 318.... The 318 heads that belong on it.... and a set...
  7. ragtopfury

    suggestions on a 273/318 build

    I'm putting the cart before the horse seeing how we just got the car stripped to nothing but a rolling empty shell and are rebuilding the floor boards, but I'm always thinking ahead. So........... my son's 65 has it's original 273 (froze up but may be savable). Would like to maintain the...
  8. ragtopfury

    89 318 starting issue

    If I give it a shot of choke cleaner, it'll fire right up and run great...If I don't give it a shot, it'll crank until the battery is run down and never try... Gotta be a sensor or maybe clogged ingectors???? is an 89 throttle bodied 318, all original. any ideas???
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