Mopar Muscle Association UK

Finishing off mods to the oil pump. There's just enough”meat” to drill and tap the existing pick up port to 1/2” NPT, up from the stock 3/8” NPT. The 1/2” pick up tube narrows down considerably when it enters the pump, this will give me 1/2’ all the way in and out of the pump now. I spent some time ...

Meanwhile, back at the oil pan…
Todays job was making a trap door, it opens on acceleration and closes on braking in order to keep the pickup covered. It needs to move swiftly with oil surge so the door itself is aluminium rolled loosly around a steel rod to act as a sloppy hinge. It moves very ...

Can’t make it as usual

Block is stripped and all the main oil galleries at the back opened up to 1/2”, main bearing feeds reamed out. It only had half grooved bearings, I’ll go with fully grooved. Unknown roller cam turned out to be a Crane, more suited to circle track use with a lot more compression than this engine will ...

I would have found it anyway. I never fit a bought engine without stripping it first and you always find something that needs addressing. It’s not just one bore they are all like it, who puts an engine together like that?

I now have the correct depth pick up so I’m back on with pan construction. I’ve clearly been hanging around with Hot rodders too long because I’ve suddenly moved the goalposts and sold the 408 rotating assembly and decided to stroke it out to 426…
With that in mind I’ve been stripping the block and ...

At one point banding was so bad in the UK that is was Banned, things may have changed now.

Yes I can remember when that happened, I can’t remember the exact details, but all the backstreet firms banding wheels suddenly disappeared in the 70s. There seems to be no specific legislation banning thier ...

Nice one Mike, I’d say there definitely a 10 there with better air, most people were at least 2 tenths and some MPH down.

Well that was eventful! Over 60 entries but then the attrition started like I've never seen in the class before. John Davidson unfortunately hit the wall in his Roadrunner, fixable but properly bent. The Mopars of Don Scott, Stewart Arthur and Billy Mills all chucked rods out ending the season for ...

Talk to Chris Goodale, I bet he can supply you with a decent crank at a price that won't keep you awake at night.

You could be back on the road in no time now…

You’re nearly there now, I recommend air testing it before you fit the valve body, you can at least prove the clutch packs and bands will apply.

Hate mysteries like that!

I notice the front servo lever isn’t in, Could that rogue bolt be being used as it’s locating shaft?

Looking at the engagement on the sunshell, are you sure the frictions are all engaged? The drum looks to be sitting a bit high in the sunshell to me.