Lumpy

Lemon.

Put some heat to it. Certainly soak it with penetrating oil for a week or so. Oh yeah, and try not to set the car on fire! k.

I'd cat it a batmobile. Just like a bat is neither mouse or bird, the car is no longer a Chrysler, or a chevy.

I'm guessing that's an aftermarket visor on the car. I think I'd almost kill to find an original (style/type/stock) visor for Lumpy. I imagine they are a little bit pricey. ken.

I'll just say that my car has always had the 6v, and I have no complaints. Have had the car for many years with no problems. The main "trick" is to have good heavy gauge, or the proper gauge wires and wiring, and a good healthy battery. That's a beautiful car, I'd certainly stick close to stock with that one. Looks like a little bit of work, but it's going to be well worth it, that will be a real gem. ken.

The grille does seem to "work" well on that car. I think glass packs always sound best on cast iron manifolds. The other mufflers, such as "turbo" mufflers seem to work best on tube-headers with collectors. My next experiment is to run the exhaust pipe with no muffler, but take it all the way out the back. I think that will give me the sound I want....or not. We'll see. Right now I have a glass pack, and the exhaust turned out the side, in front of the rear wheel. But it's still really quiet. !!! I bet a split manifold does sound great. ken.

That's a neat looking car for sure. k.

The pic of your engine came out great. Looks like you hav a lot of clean-up and painting to do, which I always find to be satisfying work. I didn't see what year Windsor you have. I have a 1948 D24 two door sedan, "Lumpy Lou". I'm kind of an original guy, but I like some cosmetic-minor-mods. I guess I try to stick with what would be easy for the next owner to change back to stock, after I'm gone. (won't ever sell Lumpy, she'll go to the kid when I croak. !!) So I have chrome wheels, and dual carbs, things like that...but I would never swap the engine out for a V8, which is a pretty permanent modification. Good luck and have fun. ken.

I would guess, or be somewhat sure that the width would be about the same as the 8. I think I'd prefer a straight flat six, or the slant six to a V....but that's just me.

Might be a bad thing if it does. k.

I have a truck named Little Mo. !!! My three trucks are named Big Mo, Hemi Mo, and Little Mo. !!! Just another off topic thought. Electronics are certainly one of my weak points, the other being upholstery. Dealing with "electrics" I can do, but "electronics", nope. I forget who, but the man who swapped the slant six into his car has the right idea I believe. There's a whole world of performance parts for the 225 six, if one wants enough HP to really have fun. I imagine one could easily up the HP of a slant six to that of a stock, or even slightly warmed over 318. Or....I could be wrong. ken.

It just seems like a better fit for that paticular car...but I can appreciate where you are coming from. Don't let me spoil your fun for sure, but it does my heart good to hear you might stick with the flathead. That had to be a tight fit in the '66, just the 273/318/340/360 is a tight fit in those cars. !!! ken.

Yes the 180 is probably the best all around temp/thermostat. I believe an engine runs a little more efficiently (sp?) at that temp, compared to 160 which is pretty cool. Thermodynamics or something like that....don't ask me to explain! ken.

I bought the repro off of ebay, I was surprised as it is a pretty nice quality book. I was expecting less. ken.

That's nothing, I have to take two asprins, and go to bed early whenever I read Lost Hope's postings. ken.

No wonder I don't need disc brakes. k.

I wonder if the Chrysler castings did not crack between the valve seats? I used to work in a foundry, and we used to melt down engine blocks for iron/steel. A friend of mine needed a block for his '50 Ford, because the block was cracked between the valve seats, and the boss said he could come out and get one. Boy, we had to look at a couple of dozen blocks before we found one without the cracks. Just an off topic thoght. Sorry. k.

That's such a nice car, I think it would be most cool with the flathead. Would hate to see you tear it up with such a swap....but if you do I won't complain. Might even lurk on the thread if you did that. A small block, or Hemi would be a nice deal in a Dart or Duster...why not do that? Save the '48. Having said that, I think the 360 is the king of the small blocks. 340 is a great engine, but often over-rated when compared to the 360. Raced a 1964 Barracuda with a 360 for many years, and that same engine is now in my 1972 Dart. But I've also had 360's in more than a couple of trucks. I have a newer truck with the Hemi...it certainly is a powerful engine. But really, that car is so cool...why not massage the flathead within an inch of it's life? So much more cool to see a flathead when you pop the hood. Howerver....just my opinion. I'm not an originality freak...but the flatheads are just so cool, and they don't make 'em anymore. ken.

So....yes, what about camber? Does it stay within adjustable limits? k.

I learned to cuss trying to work on a NEW car. k.

I understand. I have had too many friends that traded the things they love, like cars, hunting, motorcycles, for a beer bottle. ken.

I just meant that the Ford truck would have been very cool, because it had the flathead 8. But I would rather have Dodge for sure. I was not disrespecting the Ford flathead V8. !!! Oh, and...nice interior. I'm jealous....Lumpy has no interior. !!! I bet it does sound good. After trying three different mufflers, I've decided to run a straight pipe, no muffler, all the way out to the back. ken.

Damn....you don't mess around. k.

Good trade....even if the Ford did have the flathead V8. Wish Mopar had made one. I like the looks of the car. I'm also very glad you appreciate the flathead six. I love the one in my 1948 and wouldn't trade it for anything else. Well...maybe a Chrysler flathead straight eight! How is the engine set up? Stock, dual carbs, ?? Any goodies under the hood? Very nice car, enjoy! ken.

Wow...Don's engine looks great from any angle. ! Sheeeesh. Anyhow, I'm not against a disc brake conversion for any reason, but I throw out the thought as the brakes on my car work very well, I'm not sure I'd see a big difference between them and discs. But, my brakes are in very good condition. I fear that sometimes, when drum brakes work poorly, it's due to the condition of the whole brake system, and not that they are that inferior to disc brakes. Again, if I wanted to, I think I could lock up my brakes at about any speed, and really how much more brake can you use than that? I drive Lumpy fairly often, and would not hesitate to drive it any distance if I so desired, such as a cross country trip, journey up to the great white North, or whatever. Now I may be wrong here, and I will gladly stand corrected, but it's my understanding that the main advantage to disc brakes is that they don't, or won't fade like drums will in a very long, hard brakeing distance such as a car going 100 or so mph, and then stopping as quickly as possible. As most of our cars won't see speeds over 65mph, I'm not sure the discs will have much advantage. I have cars with discs, and cars with drums, and as long as they are in good working order I don't find much if any difference in stopping power. ?? Of course, comparing 1972 Darts to 1948 D24's is apples to oranges I suppose. On the other hand, if it's less expensive to convert, than to completely overhaul an old drum brake system...I can't argue with that! ken.