mrwrstory Posted April 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Slowly sneaking up on the assembly process. Seems everything takes longer at my age Just got the block scrubbed and block and heads painted. In addition, and with the help of several friends, I am coming to understand that some 318/340 Mopar components, like oil pump, distributor and harmonic balancer, can be used. I'll also patch in a GM HEI module to the Mopar electronic dist. 'Tho it may offend the purist, it's a comfort to know you can get one at just about any auto parts store across the country. - - 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fstfish66 Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 nothing looks sweeter then a hemi.....and i too think im going to convert to the gm style unit and install it in the mopar box,,seen it on annother forum,,,and use the msd unit,,,and carry and extra,, they say its a hotter spark,,,who knows for sure,, and gonna run E3 plugs,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwrstory Posted April 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 Check this pic! Picked it from another forum. 'Tho not a Dodge, it's a reference for the look I'm going for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwrstory Posted April 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Converting the Mopar dist. to HEI - - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fstfish66 Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 love the engine color and the stacks,,, more on your conversion,,,ive seen them installed in the mopar box,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwrstory Posted April 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 as of last evening...........like with the carbs, hope it runs as good as it looks - - 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Coatney Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 It is amazing what a table saw can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Haymond Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 My gosh, you must have a circle gauge and I see a mechanical pencil like the one I used in high school mechanical drawing class in the sixties. Is that a recent manufacture or an old survivor pencil? I bet you have a stirring motion pencil sharpener too, judging by the shape of the lead. This is a bit off topic but caught my eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwrstory Posted April 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 How's this? It's how I made my living in the last century. As old as it is, it all works. Maybe that's why I struggle so with the />^&*# computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Haymond Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Could not find my eraser shield, it is around here somewhere. But I have had occasion to use my instruments on various projects over the years. My goodness, they last a lifetime. http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-LvGkD/i-3p7pFwd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayfarer Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 (edited) How's this? It's how I made my living in the last century. As old as it is, it all works. Maybe that's why I struggle so with the />^&*# computer. ...we put a man on the moon using this stuff...... Edited April 17, 2014 by wayfarer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fstfish66 Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 you sure do NICE work......and how is it attached to the dizzy ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwrstory Posted April 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 (edited) you sure do NICE work......and how is it attached to the dizzy ?? Electrically?????? I have the GM connector to replace the Mopar unit shown. One of the other two pins on the other side is switched power and the fourth is ???? That's when I call my friend Edited April 18, 2014 by mrwrstory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fstfish66 Posted April 19, 2014 Report Share Posted April 19, 2014 Electrically?????? I have the GM connector to replace the Mopar unit shown. One of the other two pins on the other side is switched power and the fourth is ???? That's when I call my friend i ment how it that bracket attached to the dizzy ??? if you pm me your e mail i have a wiring diagram they used on another mopar forum to convert the wiring to that ECU your using,,the y converted it and hide them in the mopar box using the mopar ECU 4/5 weather tight plug,, ill be doing that some time this season,,, using an MSD ecu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwrstory Posted April 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 (edited) i ment how it that bracket attached to the dizzy ??? if you pm me your e mail i have a wiring diagram they used on another mopar forum to convert the wiring to that ECU your using,,the y converted it and hide them in the mopar box using the mopar ECU 4/5 weather tight plug,, ill be doing that some time this season,,, using an MSD ecu Check the first two pics in Reply #29. Screwed the heat sink to the bottom of the dist. from the inside. But alas,...... I also screwed up! Nice work thank you but, in the wrong place Guess that's called experience So,...since I also need to be able to adjust the timing, I'll re-do the heat sink/HEI module to the opposite side of the dist. Edited April 20, 2014 by mrwrstory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Davey Posted April 21, 2014 Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 Could you spin the dist 180 degrees so the vac advance is pointing the other way? That would put your heat sink facing front of block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwrstory Posted April 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 Could you spin the dist 180 degrees so the vac advance is pointing the other way? That would put your heat sink facing front of block. Yes, that was my first thought. However, that put the vacuum pot pointing to the driver side which is opposite to where the vacuum source on the center carb is. So I redid the heat sink/HEI mounting @ about 170 degrees. I.E., I assumed the mounting screw on the other side if the dist. was directly opposite my original mount (180 degrees). Not so but the idea was salvageable even tho not quite as pretty. I'm not showin you that The upside is, I don't ever need to worry about water in the dist. 'cause I've got lotsa extra drain holes now. - - - - I still only have about 35-40 degrees of rotation to set timing. And, it's on me to initially establish the dist./oil pump index relative to the cam, the #1 plug terminal, and still have enough dist. rotation to tune. But that's what makes it fun, eh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwrstory Posted April 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 (edited) Alsooooo.......... Took the cutoff wheel and grinder to the stock iron water pump/thermostat housing to separate the two functions. This to maintain, as best I can, the non billet look with the Chev waterpump. Still need to resolve the hot water bypass cuircit. - - Edited April 21, 2014 by mrwrstory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40plyrod Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 As always, very nice work. I think the cast crossover will look right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fstfish66 Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 bill what are you going to do with the hole on the bottom of the cross over ?? re work it to use the by pass ?? ide liek some thing like that on my 241,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwrstory Posted April 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 bill what are you going to do with the hole on the bottom of the cross over ?? re work it to use the by pass ?? ide liek some thing like that on my 241,,, Probably going to plug it. Near's I can figger, since that hole goes into the area below the thermostat, it would not work as a by-pass. However, I'm thinkin the port in the top of the Chevy pump would serve that purpose and further thinkin to supply that by-pass port with water from the back of the heads to average the temp. diff. between the front and rear of the heads. I may be over thinking the subject and know that Chrysler did not worry about temp. diff. front to back. However, it's kinda fun to fool around with the idea. Kinda like an HEI on a Mopar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayfarer Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 ...your shop is too clean...how do you expect to get any work done...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwrstory Posted April 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 - 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fstfish66 Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 nice plug job of the cross over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwrstory Posted May 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 The latest,................. and a question. The question is. "is there a way to post a video on this forum. I've achieved my first attempt to record a short video of part of the engine assembly but have been unable to figure how to post it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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