Did someone mention Batman.
Stop in for a cup of coffee
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ScampMike
Despicable Damn Yankee
Tim is a long hauler though - I am sure (hope) he's fine and probably trying to put some good miles behind him..
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
Well it was marked as 'sold' yesterday before he got there when I looked at it last night.
I really hope it all went well!
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
LOL! Are these things coming out of a book you are reading?
zkx14
Duster De-ruster
Keep in mind he's 'going back in time' (West) probably an hour earlier at this point.
ScampMike
Despicable Damn Yankee
this is true
Yep some reading material I brought along.
ScampMike
Despicable Damn Yankee
still on the bus Gus or landed back ta home?
ScampMike
Despicable Damn Yankee
well, got an appointment in the morning - earlier than I like on a Saturday.. Ztime - cyas!
Home. For now. May take a shot at one arm driving tomorrow.
Princess Valiant
A.K.A. Rainy Day Auto
does anyone know if they stamped numbers on 66 engines ???
is there a way to know if it is the "numbers" matching engine in 66
IIRC they didn't stamp numbers in 66 but I don't remember for sure
is there a way to know if it is the "numbers" matching engine in 66
IIRC they didn't stamp numbers in 66 but I don't remember for sure
No numbers on drive train, just order number on body.
As long as the motor and trans were built before the car, I think your good.
zkx14
Duster De-ruster
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
No engine numbers to match to vehicle that I know of in '66. Best you can get is that it's a '66 engine has a casting that is 'date correct'. AFIK, numbers matching to VIN didn't come in until '69.
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
There is a typo in that reference. They state that it started in '58 but it was actually after the '68 model year ended (so it was late '68 for the '69 MY).
They do state that "During the first two years (until 1970), Chrysler usually stamped the entire number on the rail." This is correct and shows that the '58 date in the first sentence was indeed a typo.
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
That should work unless it's a manual tranny. That makes it harder.
I did 6 weeks of 'one arm driving' about 20 years ago after I fell and dislocated my right elbow and chipped some bones in it. Harder to drive one armed with the left than the right since you cant easily get to the shifter, key, etc...but it's workable.
Princess Valiant
A.K.A. Rainy Day Auto
good, since there are no numbers, now I don't have any guilt entertaining the idea of putting the 383 from the polara in the dart and getting a 440 for the polara.
When I have more $$$ I might put a want ad in Co for a nice 440
When I have more $$$ I might put a want ad in Co for a nice 440
GeorgeH
Well-Known Member
last June was driving around with both arms casted up the elbows thumbs sticking up like Fonzi, Once I got it started I was ok
there that damn thumb again.
zkx14
Duster De-ruster
Some goofs in the bottom dates too...
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
Why stop at a 440? Does it really matter unless you are doing a rotisserie restoration of a museum piece?
For what you paid and what the car is, build it into what you want it to be with your own vision and ignore the 'purism' factor. The 440 4 bbl only put out 15 hp more than the 383 back then (365 vs. 350)
Personally, I think an nice 426 build would be the ticket for that car...either that or do a beefed up 440 pretending to be a 383 under the hood.
Ben Drinkin
Hey bartender!
A million opinions! Leave the 383 where it's at, get it running nice. Then build a 440 (or whatever).. then swap the 383 into the Dart and drop whatever in the land yacht.. that way you keep them all running most all the time...
And don't send me sexy pictures posing with the car, no matter how much I might beg.
GeorgeH
Well-Known Member
Good plan
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
Fixed it!
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
Ben needs to stick to his airplane...
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