[bicyclerepair]

I also have fond memories of restoring an old car with a buddy (Dad’s not into greasy hands). But mine is a 73 Plymouth Duster with a 72 engine. I do have a 70 340 I could throw in it someday. The Duster lives in the garage.

Those were/are/could be the days.

[gjones77]

My memories aren’t so distant in this regard.

A few years ago I helped my father restore a 1957 Chevy Bel Air 2 door sports coup. (Yup, you got it, no post)

We didn’t put a stock 283 in there, instead we opted for a 330hp 4 bolt main 350 that came out of a 25th anniversary edition Corvette, teamed up with a Tubo Hydramatic 350 transmission.

We finished it off in a candy apple red pearl coat on the body and a white pearl coat roof.

She is a beauty

[milbuf]

OK I read all the comments. In March of 1967 I bought a brand new 1967 Chevelle SS with a 396- 360 Horse engine; cost ...$3200. I was just graduating from Engineer Officer Candidate School and wanted a cool car. This was the coolest. I drove that car until 1972 when I foolishly
traded it in for a 72 Firebird Formula 400.(biggest piece of junk I ever owned.) I put 245,000 miles on that Chevelle driving around the US and Alaska. It still lives in my home town and is seen at all the car shows. btw I had it up to 150 mph in Wyoming once. Chickened out at that point.

[Eagle Eye]

and my 1970 Sports Satellite! Cragar SS wheels...oh yeah!

[OL Hickory]

Duster lives in the garage.....

If it came with the BULLETPROOF slant 6 225...I guarantee she will fire right back up.....

[Nuc1]

Recently read an Engine Masters article on a 318 build. They pulled 425 hp @ 6300 rpm. Simple build. Standard block prep bored 40 over (.040 inches), set deck at 0, late model cast crank and connecting rods. Comp Cams hydraulic cam using 1.6 pedestal rockers. Engine Quest iron heads with 2.03 intakes. Have Dr. J's port em and set them up for you. There was a retainer to valve guide clearance problem that needed to be addressed. A minor problem. The heads flowed 270 SCFM intake and 203 SCFM exhaust. Good numbers. Use KB Flatops for pistons. Compression should come in at about 9.75 to 1. They used a 750 Holley and an Edelbrock Performer RPM Air Gap Intake. They used headers on the dyno but for a street engine I would use port matched exhaust manifolds. Do your best to smooth the interior of the manifolds. I would go with a torquer manifold instead of the Performer RPM. And I would open it up a bit also. There is free hp in intake manifolds. And I would use either an Edelbrock 800 SCFM Thunder Series carb or an 850 Speed Demon. OTOH an 830 SCFM Rochester Q-Jet would be perfect for this setup. I love em as a street carb. Check out HP Books on Rochester Carbs and study to understand them and they will give you VERY good results and good fuel economy if set up properly. Edelbrock used to sell new ones as Performer RPM Carburators. They came in 750 and 850 SCFM ranges. They may still have some left, ask them. This would be a sweet streeter in your Duster.