Howdy!

[fordkustom]

Hey folks I would like to introduce myself. My name is Jay I have been building cars for 13 or so years and just aquired my first mopar. It is a 48 canadian dodge business coupe. My last two cars were full customs and this time I think I will be going traditional style hot rod with the dodge. A few questions I could use some help with: Block p24 16149c= a 53/54 plymouth from what I have read and it measures just over 25 inches long will this block accept the same daul carb intake as the 23 inch blocks? what is the difference between the 23 inch long 218 and the 25 inch long? any help would be greatly appreciated.

[deathbound]

Welcome from So Cal. Any pics of the Dodge? Dual carb intakes are not interchangeable between the 23" & 25" blocks. They come up once in a while on ebay, here's an original Mopar set-up w/exhaust: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Factory-Mopar-dual-carb-intake-Flathead-Six-/171466132070?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item27ec2d8a66&vxp=mtr

[ledfootslim]

Hey man, welcome- hope the build goes great!

[fordkustom]

thanx for the info im sure I will get pics up soon trying to draw up a plan of attack, if you know what I mean.

[deathbound]

thanx for the info im sure I will get pics up soon trying to draw up a plan of attack, if you know what I mean.

 

Make sure you start a build thread.....I definitely like traditional hot rods.

[Don Coatney]

As has been mentioned there are factory dual carburetor set-ups for the long block engines that were originally a big Dodge truck option. There are new aluminum triple carb intakes available also. Pictured below is a modified manifold setup for dual carburetors that I am running on my Desoto engine.

 

 

 

[fordkustom]

thank you DON, that engine is beautiful. Source info on the intakes?

[Dan Hiebert]

Welcome to the forum!  I too have a 48 Dodge, a Falcon (had, anyway - a '63 HT that is my daughter's that we finished and took back to her last year), and a Hudson - a '37 Terraplane.  Birds of a feather, eh?  Anyway, you'll get lots of useful information and advise here, both for original and custom applications.

[Don Coatney]

 Source info on the intakes?

 George Asche Jr. 1693 Fertigs Road Venus, Pa. 16364 814-354-2621 No web site. Phone call required.

[_shel_ny]

Welcome to the forum.  

 

A user name change would be nice  

[fordkustom]

sorry shel_ny my first build was a 61 falcon so the handle has stuck since then

[fordkustom]

Dan Hiebert lol yes birds of a feather other than my hudson was a 51 2dr pacemaker slant back(extra foot and a half of roof line looked like a factory chop)

[Don Coatney]

In my opinion a Hudson related name is better than the F word

 

Post photos of your Hudson.

[fordkustom]

[Don Coatney]

Real Hudson's have a flathead.

 

[deathbound]

 

 

Real Hudson's have a flathead.

 

 

If the OP's Hudson is "fake", I'd take a "fake" or "real" 2 door Hudson in a heartbeat.

[51cambridge]

Is that a cadillac engine?

[fordkustom]

yep its a caddy 500 and though I do appreciate a nice flat head, this was built for mean speed  to take the family on road trips and I know I could have out run any flatty I had been clocked at 145 mph

[DJ194950]

By the highway patrol on the interstate with the family in the car??

 

DJ

[Don Coatney]

Is that uncovered hole in the drivers side valve cover a secret speed option?

[fordkustom]

positive crank case ventilation with the wife and kid in the car I rarely took it over 100 she got nervous and hs a "brake pedal" wear spot on the passenger side like you would find in a student training car.