Last Hemi Model A Coupe update for now....Made it to the Lonestar Roundup!

You think????

 

Brian, that is a beatiful sight my friend!!! I almost started to cry when I saw those pictures. I cant wait to hear that thing run.
Jimmy White

 

Bob @ Hot Heads is awesome... and so is your motor.... vroom vroom...

 

Secret Isky solid cam..but I will tell you that it has .525 lift.

Trans is a Muncie M-20 4 speed..Clutch is an 11" McLeod diaphram press. plate with a fancy kevlar disc. Rear is 9" with a 3.50 posi.

My 355 SBC in my shoebox is running the same ratio with aluminum heads. Bob Walker says that he recommends no more than 10:1 for a street-going early hemi...but I think he's just being conservative.

Thanks Glenn...I really appreciate the help with the rings. The machinist said they worked great and gapped perfectly.

Thanks Jimmy....I couldn't have done it without your help...thanks for all the advice and help with parts.

-Brian

 

Very cool.

Out of curiosity....what's the bore & stroke on a 331 hemi?

 

I love it!

 

i dig the shit outta' that!

wait til danny [gotgas] sees this. hah

 

(Bore) x (stroke) is 3.8125 x 3.625. Mine is bored .060 over, so it works out to approx. 342 cubic inches.

Not huge by any stretch of the imagination...but probably big enough.

 

Stunning.....machine work looks great. you have done a hell of a job on the engine thus far......and the compression is just right,



Fred

 

I was going to run a Muncie or Tremec behind my 392 also, could you tell me what bellhousing (Tom Waters ?) / adapter you used and the clutch part #'s for your Muncie setup ?

Thanks,

Brian also.

 

Beautiful!!!

 

Uh, that's one bad ass motor...

...can you give me a couple of car lengths advantage???

 

Yum....

 

Oh man! That is a beautiful thing. Looks like Pluebell does good work. Would you say it was reasonably priced for your satisfaction level???

I'm with Flt-Blk. I wanna hear you fire that thing!

 

Thats something that a crate motor lacks.................soul!

 

WOW!!! Must of missed this post - Thanks to Ryan's jalopy journal post - I found it. All i can say is WOW! that is some awesome work and some detailed pics of the work being done. nice touches and the product so far is spectacular!!

B-Frz

 

Looks killer Bass... that car is gonna be the epitome of HOT ROD. I can't wait to start on my coupe, thanks largely in part to watching your build.

 

Consider it SEEN. Boing.

Man, that is sweet. 10.5:1 isn't too much. You've got a lot of cam, a light car, and an efficient chamber. I can't see it pinging, but you might put race gas in there for the Roundup... but just because it smells good.

 

Stunning engine mate.I have just bought a desoto 341 thats gonna look the bomb.As for Rockabilly red forget it ,a nice light gold or even cream would look stunning and understated.Red to me kinda means i painted it red to make it look faster than it is whereas gold or cream are just class..........Marq

 

Your doing a great job Bass. I love the old hemi's, I remember a friend had an old Chrysler in high school back in the 60's. He could smoke the tires, when he was leaving the parking lot, about a block and a half. The torque was awesome. I can only imagine how this motor is going to sound and run with the 10.5. I'd love to see it run.

 

that engine looks great, cant wait to see it in the model A

 

lovely engine, but those motor mounts are wicked. like the fabricated headers, also

Tim

 

Damn!!!

 

Great work on the dash. Definate craftsmanship.

Ray Gun.

 

Sorry...too late.

I painted the engine and carb bases last night. The pictures unfortunately don't really show the true color...it's really dark in the shop today. There's no outside light coming in because of thunderstorms here in Dallas.

Anyway...it's House of Kolor Apple Red Kandy over Pagan Gold Kandy Basecoat over a fine silver metallic base.





This is as close as I could get to the true color with the camera and a drop light. The Pagan Gold should show through the candy red a lot more in sunlight.



Thanks to Big John Mazmanian for the inspiration.

 

I like red Hemi's - Desoto that is!

 

Man I am in love with this car. I have followed the various threads and each time I am left speechless. Awsome work.

 

What kind of hardware is that you're using Bass?