My 360 build for the 67 'Cuda

[fleckster]

How much Vasoline does it take to put a 440 in a Duster? I've seen
big block A bodies but it must be a lot of work to make it happen.

You don't need any Vasoline but you do need special motor mounts and exhaust to make it all fit.



Duster before:


Duster after:


That is the old set up with the huge 2.0" primary headers I used to have. They were too big and a pain to do anything with in the car. The new 440 that will be going in has the Schumacher 1 5/8" step up headers that are ceramic coated. They will even allow the car to have power steering put back on! (Very much needed with the weight of the 440 hanging out over the nose and the weight distribution of a FWD car!) She's been off the road for a number of years now but I want so badly to get it and my other projects running again. They will probably have to wait until after I'm married and into a new house. If I was going to start all over, I'd go with a huge stroker small block like a 408ci or 410ci or even the new 440 Super Commando crate motor. Big cubes and power but better packaging and less weight!

[moparzrule]

Except the heads being aluminum/not painted it looks pretty darn close to the 360 I had in my 77' power wagon.

.030 over
flattop pistons
comp cam 268H cam (it's a truck so I didn't go with a lot of cam)
freshened stock heads 1.88/1.60 valves
proform roller rockers
edelbrock air gap (awesome intake)
edelbrock performer 600 carb
Mallory unilite ignition
accel 300+ wires
Mopar black wrinkle valve covers and air cleaner
Same chrome dipstick!

Looks like you are going to be running an electric fuel pump then? I see the block off plate. I used a carter pump, it's been awhile so I forget which one but some high flow from Jegs.
I also had headers though, you will have a large bottleneck without them and will kill some HP for sure. Dual 2.5'' with Warlock mufflers

[R/T]

All I need is a fastback Cuda.....

Plum Crazy with Police special wheels.

[Tony Fields]

You don't need any Vasoline but you do need special motor mounts and exhaust to make it all fit.



Duster before:


Duster after:

That is one fine Duster John. Any chance of seeing that at the
Cruise In at the transmission plant later this year?

[Tony Fields]

GOT BOOST?

Brad Wedan at Wedan Street and Performance here in Columbus is responsibile for
my engine build. He is also a ProCharger distributor and
owns www.5speedtransmissions.com

Brad also owns this 1986 GLH-T Omni:



Here are a couple of pics of installs they have done.
Not Mopar but I thought you might enjoy

This is Brad's Mustang.....street legal....runs 10.5 wide tires
Approx. 1400 h.p. at the wheels.....low 5 sec. in the 1/8th @ 132 mph
Mid sevens in the quarter @ 175 mph





This is a customers car. Brad estimates it to be around 1700-1800 hp
on pump gas......street legal also

[moparzrule]

Procharger has sweet setups. They are pretty much the most efficient centrifical charger out there, which is why they make so much power. I looked into them hard core like 2-3 years ago when I was looking into buying a mustang, but I got married instead

[Tony Fields]

More engine work

Valve cover studs:



Quick Fuels Type SS
650 Double Pumper Carb. with elec. choke:



MSD Billet Dist. #8534

[neongary]

Sweet! Many years ago I put together a 340 so I can relate, although I kept the Thermoquad for a little originality (hey, it worked great!). With your combination, 400 hp is a easy goal. Personally I would paint the heads to match the block for a little more of a "sleeper" look. Not using a mechanical fuel pump?

[Tony Fields]

Sweet! Many years ago I put together a 340 so I can relate, although I kept the Thermoquad for a little originality (hey, it worked great!). With your combination, 400 hp is a easy goal. Personally I would paint the heads to match the block for a little more of a "sleeper" look. Not using a mechanical fuel pump?

Thanks neongary

The cam will give away any sleeper notions. Comp XE 284
I'm not really into the sleeper thing. I don't "plan" on doing
any racing any way.
Will be using an elec. fuel pump.

I, too had a couple of 340's years ago. A 1971 340 Duster and
a 1971 340 'Cuda coupe. I loved the power af the 340's.

[spyder]

Looks like a fun !! I'd love to find the right '69 Formula S ! I sold my '69 'Cuda 440 a few years back , have wanted another fastback ever since....

[Tony Fields]

Looks like a fun !! I'd love to find the right '69 Formula S ! I sold my '69 'Cuda 440 a few years back , have wanted another fastback ever since....

It doesn't get any better than a '69 'Cuda 440!

[moparzrule]

Here's a pic of a 273 solid cam I built from a 65' barracuda, with an offenhouser aluminum 4bbl intake. The 64-65's had unique intakes, other LA intakes don't work so it was my only option. Sorry about the quality of the pics they are scanned polaroid's. My 360 that I was talking about earlier I put the same VC and air cleaner on it, but I don't have any pics of it! I'm just posting the pics to show how the matching air cleaner with the valve cover's go great together IMO.

[Tony Fields]

You're right Matt.....they do make a nice package.

[neongary]

Thanks neongary

The cam will give away any sleeper notions. Comp XE 284
I'm not really into the sleeper thing. I don't "plan" on doing
any racing any way.
Will be using an elec. fuel pump.

I, too had a couple of 340's years ago. A 1971 340 Duster and
a 1971 340 'Cuda coupe. I loved the power af the 340's.

That's cool. I had a weird combination of a '72 'Cuda, 1970 T/A 340 short block and '72 top end with stock dual plane intake and T-Quad. Cam? Never knew. It was a Crane unit, but the numbers didn't translate...figure it was some sort of custom job. It had a serious lope and with that and a stock converter, the car was a little difficult to drive. Wish I still had it!

[Tony Fields]

Alt. and brackets are installed:






also got my large Turbo-Mopar decals applied in the new garage:

[turbovanman²]

New painted engines look soooooooooo good,

If you don't get 400 hp out of it, something is wrong,

My 75 B250 had a nice 360 I built, .020, decked the block so the pistons were at 0 deck height-cheaper than new pistons, X-heads with 2.02 intake valves, minor porting, RV cam, Edelbrock dual plane, recurved dist, Aurora coil, orange MP box, 1 5/8 headers, 2.5 inch dual exhaust with 2 chamber Flowmasters, Edelbrock 600 carb, pumped out over 400 ft/lbs to the rear wheels, thru a A518 and 3.3 gears, its was an animal,

[Directconnection]

I know you're right.........what type sure grip would be the best?

742 case and clutch style.

[Directconnection]

It doesn't get any better than a '69 'Cuda 440!

I am bringing my '67 Barracuda home out of storage soon. 273 right now, but I have a 440/727 awaiting replacement

I've been researching a few things for the conversion...

[WickedShelby88]

Hey didn't the guy who built your engine also work for Team Rahal? A friend of mine had some connections and worked for them for a while and said one of the guys had a black GLH-T.

[Tony Fields]

Hey didn't the guy who built your engine also work for Team Rahal? A friend of mine had some connections and worked for them for a while and said one of the guys had a black GLH-T.

No....must have been a different guy