buying my 2nd hemi

well i just finalized the details on buying the 315 hemi...went with a hdy lifter motor, it was cheaper the the solid lift motor....and it was totaly complete..except carb...think i'm leaning towards a 3 deuce setup...not sure yet.....also getting a standard shift gm adapter and flywheel with it...supposedly a runner this one is...been dry stored a few years...so we'll see....







figured it would be a better fit for Lil Beast instead of the 354..and lighter to boot......still in need of a measurement from oil pan to top of carb if anyone is interested i doing a lil measuring..........
waiting for vitran to confirm pickup and delivery dates, but is supposed to be picked up this wenesday, 1 day transit so helpfully i'll have it here by end of day thurs at the latest...

 

Cool, but if its going in a Topolino it cant be three deuce induction.
I have it on very good authority that all Hemi's ONLY run when injected or blown in them.
Honest.

 

Watch out on buying those hemis. i started out cool enough buying one for $25. Before I knew it I had five of them and none for anything like $25 again. It can become habit forming.

 

+1 on that!

 

yeah, i heard the same thing about hemi's in topo's....and right before i went Hamb friendly i was shopping for a injection hat for my blown street driven sbc vega wagon...and then Lil Beast came along..vega got sold to buy hemi's....Lil Beast will evolve, the vega did over 12 years.....besides, i still have the 354 and ...............

 

yep i'm up to (3) 392's and counting. does get to be habit forming.

 

so does that mean if i ONLY HAVE 2 I'm safe?????????????..i was hope'in the number was like 3 or 4

 

I dunno Man ...

I got 3 331 Chryslers, 1 276 DeSoto, 2 291 DeSoto's, & 3 330 DeSoto's.

Traded off the 270 Dodge stuff for the First Chrysler.

So i would think it addicting ... But Better than CRACK !

I been reading your post's, Why are you worried about how tall A Hemi is ?

Going in a Fiat that Fucker should be as Tall as Possible to stick Way out the Engine Bay.

 

That is what hemis are supposed to do is stickout the engine compartment and limit your view. The look is killer especially what you are putting it in.

 

well i gues i been waiting for the "Great Hemi Spirts" to drop something into my life to help block the veiw...they just have to remember i'm planning on drive this topolino to The Salt and on to cali ...and back.......so it at least has to be half hiway freindly

but tonite i ben tracking it's progress from pa to here...damn shipping company sending it 2 hours north to ship it back down to me...WTF????? gets better....i work at a truck stop and that's where it is being delivered....dude could roll right in and dump it off!!!.and where he's going to terminal at he has to go right by the shop!!!..what ever.......

hopefully it is there around 12 noon...fridays at the shop are slow, would give me some time to "play with it" before taking it home...

 

Sweet! Nice to add one more person to the list with a growing "hemi problem". HAHAH!!! Congrats! Looks like a nice little motor...

 

6 months ago we bought our first hemi, a DeSoto 276. Since then we've added two 330s and now a Chrylser 331 4bbl. Yes, they are addictive. My husband was going to retire this past March, but decided to work another year in order to support his 'habit'. They are a beautiful motor though. Baby is going in a 27 Roadster Rat Rod, and I'm hoping to soon find a truck to put the 331 in. No plans yet for the 330s. Good luck to you with Lil Beast. Looking forward to seeing progress pix!

 

WOW! That means at this rate, you'll have 8 by the end of the year!!! I want to say you have a REAL addiction on your hands... buuuut.... then it sounds pretty cool to me!! Guess that means that one addict cannot call out another addict. It's the rules or something...

 

yeah it is a drug of sorts........i cleaned up the valve covers for the first one, the 354....stripped to bare and sparyed with some rattle can black hi temp......

makes me smile when i see em in the garage........the waiting to see this one is killing me

 

Glad to see everything worked out for ya!!.............good luck sleeping tonight!!!!

 

what a score you are one lucky guy

 

I had 1952-53- 54- 55- 56 and had to start selling them off before I had a complete set only because I needed the room for a tool box and car

 

Addicting? Hahaha, utter nonsense.

 

man i love those M/T covers!!!!!!!!! been saving a pair of em for a sbc for years....wife asked one time why?? i told her M/T.....Mark's/Topolino....wonder if they were made for the 315/325???????????

 

Good find, your gonna have a sweet engine when your done.

 

I think I need one of those for my shoebox

 

Hello, my name is Tom and I am a hemi-holic (I have developed a banger problem as well)

 

Hello Tom , welcome to the 12 step process.

 

Does that mean I need to buy 11 more of them?

 

no, it's just a process at this point. only buy eggs 12 at a time. OR BEERS.

 

I don't know if it's happened like this for anyone else but, I looked all over for one couldn't find anything.. then I found one and all of a sudden they were everywhere! We broke a 354 block and a lot of people said, you'll have a tough time finding a 354 block. A friend said...you know, they are hard to find, but they always seem to turn up! Next day I had one. Lippy

 

YES, you do...better try and convince Mark that he needs to 'help' you with your project.


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i think the 12 step program should be to own 12 hemis , and post pictures

 

You pay i'll collect !!!