Ok fellas, I'm here and I haven't given up! It's been really crazy around here lately and I've just been a bit overwhelmed. I have not by choice learned how to rebuild a 722.6 Mercedes transmission. Pretty cool but it took me 4 tries!!! I ended up making a tool to hydraulically test it and found that two of the o-ring seals were actually to thin and it wasn't sealing! If anyone has one of these in their Mopar and needs help, I have a stupid amount of info I'm more than willing to share! Back to the cool stuff. I have a nearly complete engine for the rust bucket. After lots and lots of reading and discussions I came up with this combo. 496 stroker kit from 440 source (.060 over) 10.4:1 compression Indy Little EZ cnc heads (295cc intake) Indy single plane Wedge intake Comp 272 intake 276 exhaust @ .050 gross .621 .621 108 separation cam Barry Grant 950 RS Race Demon carb (don't have yet) TTI 1 7/8" headers (don't have yet) Melling high volume oil pump 440 source main girdle with billet steel caps 2 piece Indy valley plate Indy supplied roller lifters and and rockers All ARP and Manley fasteners 440 source oil pan Cometic .060 head gaskets and oil pan gasket 440 source water pump 440 source SFI fluid damper 440 source SFI flex plate 440 source 1/2" oil pick-up #77 Muggy welding rod (We'll get into that later) This has been a very frustrating experience and I'll post the sequence of events here soon. I've certainly got the itch again now and I'll fill you all in here within a couple days. Let's just say things are not always as they appear to be!
