6.1L Hemi
For ‘some reason’… a 6.1L Hemi has found its way into my stash. Come on, who else could pass up on an engine that delivers 425 horsepower in stock form…? 😉 Some assembly required ofcourse.
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New engine for the ’65 Chrysler 300 convertible
Last month I bought a 400ci engine to use in the ’65 300 convertible. I wanted the get the car running again for the upcomming two-yearly checkup and to enjoy a few trips with the [more … ]
5.7L Hemi project
This is a 2004-2006 5.7L Hemi. This motor served as a donor for another 5.7L Hemi-motor by giving up 3 pistons and a head, but is otherwise in seemingly nice condition. The damaged parts from [more … ]
Stroker motor assembly
Started working on my next stroker motor project. Below is a mockup of the crank and the aluminium maincaps. Some minor clearancing needs to be done in the block for the rod-bolts to clear the [more … ]
1957 Chrysler engine tuning
Finally had some time to further tune the 354ci engine of the ’57 Chrysler. Since it was still a cold but dry day, I took the car out for a little testdrive and shot a [more … ]
500ci Supercharged stroker motor
The block has been machined. The following machinings have be done: – Decking; – .030″ Overbore; – Cylinder honing; – Line-bore; – 2.5″ Concrete fill in the waterjackets. The 440Source.com 4.15″ stroker crank has gotten [more … ]
392ci Early Hemi
The engine has been bored and honed and awaiting assembly. October 2006… Just got back from a day of driving around the country hauling back a Dana60 rearaxle and the 392 Hemi-engine. I like the [more … ]
496ci Stroker with Longram intakes
496″ Longram stroker engine (re)build pics: – 440, +.030 oversize – “Hawks Racing” 4.15″ stroker crank, H-Beam rods, 10.5:1cr Diamond-pistons. – Edelbrock heads (84cc) – CompCams XR274R-10 – Mechanical Solid Roller cam, 236/242 @.050 Duration, [more … ]
440ci Streetmotor
440ci w/ 0.030″ overbore (1966). ‘915’ heads w/ home port&polish. 2.08 / 1.74 MP valves. Crane 1.5 Gold Roller Rockers. KeithBlack Hypereutectic Pistons (237), zero-deckheight. 0.040″ piston/head clearance. 11:1 cr (measured). Erson Solid cam (256@050, [more … ]
1960 Chrysler NewYorker – 496″ Long Ram Engine installation
Some installation photos of the 496ci Long Ram stroker engine. With the long ram intakes hanging off the sides of the engine, additional room to the inner fenders, especially the passenger side fender, is limited. [more … ]
1960 Chrysler NewYorker – Engine bay
With the engine removed this was the best opportunity to do some engine bay cleaning. I had spotted a bright green metallic paint that I wanted to apply on the inner fenders, just to liven [more … ]
1960 Chrysler NewYorker – 413ci engine damage
The original 413ci engine that came with the 1960 Chrysler had locked up according to the previous owner. With the car on the lift I tried prying the convertor with a large screwdriver. This went [more … ]
496 #1 – Update – 5 November 2006
Vandaag krukas en drijfstangen nog eenmaal als ‘mock-up’ een keertje gemonteerd in het block en daar bleek dat ik 1 cylinder nog ietsje verder moest bij werken. Ik heb nu overal wel minimaal 1.5-2mm speling.