Snake
Mopar Nut
X2.woeth reading.
Bill, do you have the link to the thread with the front-facing headers on that turbo slant? Looks amazing, but it leaves me wondering if they'll have room for the fan and radiator.
I love the argument that "rare" equates to "value"....
Not to make any disparaging comments but in my opinion you will be destroying a rare unique car by performing the modifications you mentioned, why not just enjoy it the way it is.@ Bill - I've been reading your posts + pishtas + tons of others here and on slantsix.org and eventually that is the plan (a few years down the road tho), but i'm on a super tight budget to just get her on the road 1st. and doing the turbo project (I would actually LOVE to do a 'what if the factory did turbocharge a /6' project and do it up to look as factory as possible) will require me to upgrade the crappy 7.25 rearend to an 8.75, and I might as well upgrade to an A833 at the same time (stuck with the crappy a903 now, yuck!) ..... so even doing a budget turbo build would cost me several grand in upgrades. so for now, she'll get a rebuild to @ 9.3:1 with an offy 4bbl intake and probably a holley 390cfm w/electronic ignition, relocate the battery to the truck to clean it all up. nothing too special, but it should move along decently, get decent gas mileage and best of all it's my dream car that I'll be able to drive daily.
since I was asked about the story on her: my dad bought it in '72 and drove it all around WA until '87ish when he parked it, no reason just wasn't interested in driving it anymore. sat on the farm in this spot ever since, outside in eastern WA through every season. the saving grace was that she is parked in area where the summer sun doesn't beat her to crap due to the trees .... but one of those trees dropped a branch on the hood/fender/windshield 2yrs ago - all replaceable, but a sad and costly event. I've been trying to pry it out of his hands for years, and finally got him to believe I want the car to restore and keep, not flip (ever have something you think about EVERY single day ... this is me and this Barracuda for the last 10years .... every fricken day ... time to get it out of my head and into my garage!!!) i'll be driving to WA end of next month to pick her up and trailer her back to CO for the revival. my son graduates next year and we are giving him our protégé, so I need something to fill the spot as my daily driver![]()
I would be interested in buying the car as is and would offer what I feel would be a fair price, if it had a V-8 Id have no interest unless of course it was the original V-8 with original equipment/unmolested.i never made that argument, I just said i'm thankful that the v8 upgraders made my #s matching car more 'rare'. i certainly don't think it affects value, after all it is still a bare bones/basic/no options/no frills car, so it will always fall towards the bottom of the value barrell (ironically, it would be worth more if I dropped a v8 in it and made it a non-correct car). I could honestly care less about value, it's more about the fun and being different
That was it, Bill. Amazing work. I've seen your car before and loved it, just never realized it had the headers put on that way. An amazing idea.
I can't wait to see you and Freddie again :glasses7: and see this build I have been watching :thumleft::thumleft:
I have see your work and can't wait for the day in May, so keep us updated
here or send me a wake up call before you go :burnout:
I just got to ask why the /6 over a much better and more powerfull sbv8 or bbv8 why do you keep that low power unit?:wack:
I leave the slanty in my 67 Dart convert for a few reasons.
- I can go anywhere, anytime without a second thought about costs, mileage, wear and tear (sixes are almost free and bullet proof).
What's ith the rust bucket thing..I bought a rust free duster out of the Ottawa area...
I hope you are not heading into Ottawa anywhere near rush hour or that slant is idling a whole lot...
Looks like this thread's ship is starting to sink..........Still amazing chatter for the unwanted redhead stepchild.
Yeah, it looks like the slant six's performance status as a too-well kept secret will endure. It's like pulling teeth to get people to realize that these leaning towers of power have a Jeckyl/Hyde personality disorder when treated to even moderate amounts of boost.
They are arguably the strongest basic engine Ma Mopar ever built, and have all sorts of advantages when given the right treatment at the hands of a knowlegable tuner.
But, the great bulk of the Mopar fans out there will go to their graves not realizing the potential these engines possess.
Like I said, a too-well-kept secret...:banghead:
If I ever get finished with my (in-process) projects I seriously want to build a six now.