Rebuilding a 74 Duster - Kinda...

[barnfindcuda]

get yourself a 360 block, they are a dime a dozen, take it over to the machine shop, have it cleaned, tanked and and bored if needed, buy a drop in stroker kit, you can buy stroker kits ready to drop in for as low as $1300, machine work might be $500ish, add a nice cam, many to choose from and a set of prepped J or X heads and you have a nice stout streetable small block that should smoke the cleavland, depending on how that was built, ya didnt tell us that, if you are going to rebuild a small block i suggest a stroker kit, like was said earlier, there is no replacement for discplacment, and you can do this on the cheap. i was resourceful and did the whole thing under 2k,

 

[cudamark]

If money were no object.....a 6.4 hemi F.I. Turbo conversion. Very streetable and LOTS of power.

 

[DirtyDunko]

Sorry it took me so long to get back to this. I would like to start by saying thanks for all your input! I thought about Turbo charging the /6 back when I was rebuilding it but I have to agree with J4R3D when he said the /6 isn't a "Muscle" engine. I was already leaning towards a 360 / 408 stroke so I thats what I will probably go with. I don't know how my friends 351c is built but beating it on a track is more of a "want" than a "need". It's not looking like she will get her car done anytime soon

Sadly I don't have the resources required to build it myself and can't seem to find a place near me (Kirkland) or the car (Arlington) that has a good reputation that can build me a motor. So does anyone have an idea on a shop near me or should I just get a crate engine online?

 

[mongo1972]

you say u want a motor but never said a power package hot rod built a 318 for 1500.00 385hp 408trq with out touching the bottom end and all out of junk yard parts and a little work.we should rember that a small block is or could be just as nasty as a b.block. 318s are comon with the right combo rear and trans u could do a lot. i have a70 with a360 77 and a dana 60 11:1 compresion runs 11.9at120mph it is stock from the pistons down so i vote a small block