Blueprint 408 in '63 Dart?

[63Dart170]

Now I'm just spitballin here...but...if you could find an engine whose distributor was say...in the front...

Anyone ever diagnose you with OCD?

 

[RustyRatRod]

Anyone ever diagnose you with OCD?

Not yet. lol

 

[jbc426]

I picked up a reworked 8-3/4" with alloy axles, 3.54 on a Suregrip carrier. Just finished with the subframe connectors and rear torque boxes. I also have a 727 with a bunch of upgrades. Reverse pattern manual valve body, steel front drum, Supersprag, etc. I ordered a new fuel sending unit with 3/8" lines, and will be upgrading the fuel line from the tank to the carb as well.

My older USCartool Chassis Stiffening kit came with tubular, front-under radiator brace and tubular under-fender braces that boxed in the shock tower upper mount. I also welded the shock towers to the inner fenders, as mine were pulling the spot welds through the inner fender and used the FirmFeel K-member bracing kit plus welded the seams to that and the torsion bar cross-member.

Of course I had to repaint the inner fenders afterwards, and I've since made my own Monte Carlos bar that bolts in with only 3 new howls in the cowl lip above the wiper motor.

These add-on's transformed the car.

 

[63Dart170]

My older USCartool Chassis Stiffening kit came with tubular, front-under radiator brace and tubular under-fender braces that boxed in the shock tower upper mount. I also welded the shock towers to the inner fenders, as mine were pulling the spot welds through the inner fender and used the FirmFeel K-member bracing kit plus welded the seams to that and the torsion bar cross-member.

Of course I had to repaint the inner fenders afterwards, and I've since made my own Monte Carlos bar that bolts in with only 3 new howls in the cowl lip above the wiper motor.

These add-on's transformed the car.

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Thanks for the tips. These things definitely are flexi flyers as they come from the factory. They can definitely use help stiffening them up.

 

[63Dart170]

This car definitely has a story to tell. After 60 years it's seen some big changes. Right now it's a /6 car with an automatic, yet it has the brake pedal from a manual car. Looking under the dash I can see that someone literally cut the clutch pedal off.

This car already has a dropped center link from a V8 car. The firewall has not been modified for a small block swap. Maybe it had a big block in it at some point, or someone gave up on a small block swap?

I sure wish the car could talk!

 

[RustyRatRod]

Whispering.......

big block

 

[63Dart170]

Whispering.......

big block

BP 408 arrives on Tuesday!

 

[63Dart170]

It's home.

 

[63Dart170]

And so it begins...

This is the first time I have had a chance to use the modified cherry picker. It really works well and gives me extra lift height which is needed while the car is on a 4 post lift. It is also nice to be able to pull the engine and then drive it away while it's still on the hook. I left it next to my shipping container and sealed everything up. I will be putting the /6 and the 904 up for sale.