914Driver
914Driver SuperDork
11/28/11 9:01 a.m.

Not mine etc.

http://albany.craigslist.org/cto/2690681722.html

spitfirebill
spitfirebill SuperDork
11/28/11 10:20 a.m.

Sweet. Where does one find a 340?

44Dwarf
44Dwarf Dork
11/28/11 10:41 a.m.

mopar parts catalog. They started recasting them

integraguy
integraguy SuperDork
11/28/11 2:17 p.m.

There may be something wrong with me, I want to keep the slant six but add a few Mopar power parts (assuming they are still available...SOMEWHERES, for this application). Someone around here has a '75 Duster painted a baby blue. It's a decent car, just don't want to spend $2500 on a non-running 35 year old car right now.

Xceler8x
Xceler8x GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
11/28/11 2:41 p.m.
integraguy wrote: There may be something wrong with me, I want to keep the slant six but add a few Mopar power parts (assuming they are still available...SOMEWHERES, for this application). Someone around here has a '75 Duster painted a baby blue. It's a decent car, just don't want to spend $2500 on a non-running 35 year old car right now.

I like the idea of hot rodding the Slant 6 myself. I'm sure the power potential would be limited but I would hope that would be balanced out by using the available engine and potentially sourcing some power parts inexpensively. Course, since the 6 wasn't raced much those power parts may be hard to find and therefore just as expensive as anything else.

The toughness of the slant 6 is legend. I wonder if the best way to go would be to turbocharge it until it pukes it guts out.

JThw8
JThw8 SuperDork
11/28/11 4:37 p.m.

oddly enough my wife really wants a duster....in red. I don't have time for this.

poopshovel
poopshovel SuperDork
11/28/11 9:29 p.m.

The answer is always turbo slant six.

TRoglodyte
TRoglodyte HalfDork
11/28/11 9:43 p.m.

Move to ignore list. Filed. (fiduciary responsibilty)

integraguy
integraguy SuperDork
11/29/11 8:45 a.m.

Just because of post directly above this one, I'll add a bit more.

I don't if or how much the slant six was used in racing, but "in it's day" there were amazing power parts for it. There was a 4 barrel setup and an intake manifold that had tubes so long it's a wonder they were able to fit them under the hood. The tubes stretched from one side of the car to nearly the other. I'm sure these engines could have been close to the power levels of OHC Pontiacs when all the "right" parts were assembled. Darts saw some Trans Am type racing, not sure what class, but the cars raced were usually 4 door sedans.

Ian F
Ian F SuperDork
11/29/11 10:58 a.m.

Want. No room. And again I'm reminded of why I don't go into the $20XX forum...

So I'll just leave this here...

Brett_Murphy
Brett_Murphy GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
11/29/11 3:14 p.m.

914, would you be willing to go poke the frame for rust? My father in law has a performance Mopar engine sitting in his yard...

914Driver
914Driver SuperDork
11/29/11 5:21 p.m.

I called and left my number, looks like it's 12 miles away.

Dan

914Driver
914Driver SuperDork
11/30/11 5:18 a.m.

Brett, I got a call from the owner last night.

Rocker panels are solid, the rear sub-frame (unibody) appears newer than the rest of the car. The front sub-frame has rust but no holes. The floor under the driver's feet has been replaced but not with NOS material.

The block has a rod sticking out of it.

Dan

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