Recent content by CoronetDarter

If you haven't already, sign up to the FABO site. A bodies have a lot more content on the LA engine than the B body site. They have an entire forum strictly for the SBM. Look up KrazyKuda on the site. He posted 20 or more articles on how to build a 360, starting from block prep all the way to...

I'm running a hyd roller cam; .576/.587 lift @ 1.6. Stock lifters, dog bones, spider.

Yep.

I'm not sure what "may not work" is referring to. Unless you're installing domed pistons, its not an issue. I'm running 1.6s in my 408.

Oiling through the shafts means you have the LA engine block. No need to provide additional oiling through the pushrods. Too much oil on top means less oil down low, where its needed most.

Correct. Determining TDC is the first thing you do when you're degreeing the cam.

The threaded bosses in the lifter valley are for the lifter hold-down (commonly called a 'spider'), which implies that its a roller cam block. I have a Magnum block, which has some differences from an LA block. In the magnum, the lifters are held down by the 'dog bone', and the dog bone in turn...

Those look like the rockers that I have. Cup style lifters, ball type pushrod ends. That's good, takes one variable out of the equation. Base circle is the bottom of the cam lobe. If you measure your pushrods while on the ramp or at the peak, they'll be too short.

Fair warning: I'm not an experienced engine builder. The 408 I recently finished was only my second build ever; the first was over 30 years ago. So my experience has been learned over the last 7 months. Having said that, I now have about 200 miles on the engine with no issues, no strange...

I was thinking along the same lines. Greg and I have both driven our cars down to Van Nuys and back, about 1,000 miles, with no drama. For me, the a/c would have to work and I'd want an amplifier for my head unit. But other than that, I'm confident that both the Dart and Coronet could handle...

Broke in the Mopar coasters I won at the raffle; having a nice Manhattan in my Mopar whiskey glass.

We just got back this evening; we spent an extra day in PA and used it to visit Gettysburg. I love exploring American history and Gettysburg was a wholly worthwhile and sobering experience. The enormity of the battlefield is staggering to comprehend as you're driving around and through acres...

Whe measuring pushrod length, add your expected preload to the measured length. Smith Bros has a large selection of off the shelf pushrods.

For me its force of habit because my 2022 Challenger requires the clutch pedal engaged.

So you always start in neutral?