Since I have a pet peeve about people not letting us know updates, here is an update on my project.

I figured out the valves opening. I let it bleed down over night and it seems to be ok now. We will see when I go to fire it up.

I have the motor together, combined with the transmission and it is in the car.

I am bolting on the accessories and it’s been tricky to get all the “LA motor” stuff onto the motor with the magnum heads.

I did have to shave part of the passenger head and get a slightly longer belt to get the alternator to fit. I had to go slightly into the core plug but it did not penetrate. That made me kind of nervous, but I believe it will be ok.

Next is the power steering pump, and it looks like it will also hit the head. I may have to shave one of the mounting pads off the head to get it to clear. Has anyone else had this issue with these LA magnum 318’s ?

I will post some pictures tomorrow.

Anyway, for anyone who is interested….

Eightlitermopar