225 Slant 6 Head Gasket Needed

[63Rag]

Hello everyone,

I have a 1963 Dodge Dart with an aluminum slant 6 with a cast iron head and I am looking for a gasket, no luck finding one. If anyone has info in obtaining one, please let me know.

Thank you,
Ed

 

[Furiousvip]

Try asking over at the slant six forum...Couple guys over there might
have a source.

Here's a good article on the Aluminum Six. It mentions searching hemmings for the gasket.
http://www.slantsix.org/articles/dutra-blocks/alm-block-sl6.htm

 

[DECIPHER]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mccord-ED-S...63?hash=item2a6008471f:i:181999781663&vxp=mtr

or just the head gasket
http://www.ebay.com/itm/McCord-Head...ash=item210db7f397:g:zcMAAOSwu4BVig--&vxp=mtr

i used a ebay kit on my slant when i reassembled

 

[ARuiz28]

http://www.aussiespeedshop.com/product/head-gasket-slant-6-big-bore/

 

[Furiousvip]

He's running an aluminum block guys...standard iron block head gaskets like above won't work

 

[RustyRatRod]

Charlie_S may have one or know where you can get one.

 

[nm9stheham]

Check with Charrlie S in FL here, or Doug Dutra posts on www.slantsix.org as 'Doctor Dodge'; he is in SoCal.

 

[BillGrissom]

Ditto. I read that some slantsix.org guys got together and had a batch custom-made several years ago. But first evaluate your block. I read that many are corroded so bad that one can't mill a flat surface. If you strike out, don't fret since a used steel slant can be had very cheap or free, and I think bolts right up (~1967 or earlier, otherwise need crank adapter ring).

Another aluminum block interest is a hot rod magazine article you can find on-line. They ran drag tests with an aluminum block vs cast-iron. Surprisingly, the lighter block weight didn't give faster times. They attributed that to the cast-iron being stiffer, preventing blow-by or such. Hardly definitive, but interesting read.

 

[2manyvaliant]

I got a gasket for mine from Kanter auto parts. It won't be cheap! And don't put any extra compression in it!