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'56 440 is on the road...sorta. #1246195 06/06/12 12:08 PM 06/06/12 12:08 PM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,491 Buckeye Lake 56_Royal_Lancer OP My Mouth Is Shut II
56_Royal_Lancer OP My Mouth Is Shut II Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,491 Buckeye Lake	So I got the 440, 727 & 8 3/4 in the '56, but I am having a ton of minor issues. No big surprize, since everything from the radiator to the rear end has been fiddled with in the past few months. Last night it laid down on the road and had to be towed home, but I think we are narrowing down the issues. Gawd, I sure hope, anyway. So, rather than be discouraged about details that keep cropping up, I figured I'd post a few pics of the installation and just take some encouragement from what has gone right. I have a lot of detail pics I will post as time permits. 7238684-56440in005.jpg (156 downloads) Last edited by 56_Royal_Lancer; 06/06/12 12:12 PM.

Re: '56 440 is on the road...sorta. [Re: 56_Royal_Lancer] #1246196 06/06/12 12:15 PM 06/06/12 12:15 PM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,491 Buckeye Lake 56_Royal_Lancer OP My Mouth Is Shut II
56_Royal_Lancer OP My Mouth Is Shut II Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,491 Buckeye Lake	You can see how the off-the-shelf Hedman headers just clear the stock steering box: 7238695-56440in003.jpg (155 downloads)

Re: '56 440 is on the road...sorta. [Re: 56_Royal_Lancer] #1246197 06/06/12 12:17 PM 06/06/12 12:17 PM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,491 Buckeye Lake 56_Royal_Lancer OP My Mouth Is Shut II
56_Royal_Lancer OP My Mouth Is Shut II Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,491 Buckeye Lake	Udder side: The low profile valve covers just fits under the heater box...just enough room to allow it to be removed. 7238697-56440in004.jpg (137 downloads)

Re: '56 440 is on the road...sorta. [Re: 56_Royal_Lancer] #1246198 07/04/12 11:24 PM 07/04/12 11:24 PM
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17dodgebros member 1 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 39 pa	fits like a glove,do u have pics of whole car?

Re: '56 440 is on the road...sorta. [Re: 17dodgebros] #1246199 07/08/12 07:27 PM 07/08/12 07:27 PM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,491 Buckeye Lake 56_Royal_Lancer OP My Mouth Is Shut II
56_Royal_Lancer OP My Mouth Is Shut II Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,491 Buckeye Lake	Quote: fits like a glove,do u have pics of whole car? I do, they have been on here a few times. The body is a "work in progress", I have collected nearly every oddball part I need to finish it, except lots of time & money 7283322-56@moparnats09.JPG (94 downloads)

Re: '56 440 is on the road...sorta. [Re: 56_Royal_Lancer] #1246200 07/08/12 10:08 PM 07/08/12 10:08 PM
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17dodgebros member 1 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 39 pa	its awesome the way it is

Re: '56 440 is on the road...sorta. [Re: 17dodgebros] #1246201 07/09/12 09:03 AM 07/09/12 09:03 AM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,491 Buckeye Lake 56_Royal_Lancer OP My Mouth Is Shut II
56_Royal_Lancer OP My Mouth Is Shut II Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,491 Buckeye Lake	Quote: its awesome the way it is Thanks 7284075-56@nhrrribboncutting.jpg (79 downloads)

Re: '56 440 is on the road...sorta. [Re: 56_Royal_Lancer] #1246202 07/19/12 11:23 PM 07/19/12 11:23 PM
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fstfish66 top fuel Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,757 levittown pa	REALLY KOOL BODY STYLE 1966 barracuda prostreeter super charged 340(SOLD) 1940 dodge coupe 241 hemi street rod 2014 ram express hemi 4x4 dailey driver 2015 cherokee 2013 R/T classic

Re: '56 440 is on the road...sorta. [Re: fstfish66] #1246203 07/20/12 01:44 PM 07/20/12 01:44 PM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,491 Buckeye Lake 56_Royal_Lancer OP My Mouth Is Shut II
56_Royal_Lancer OP My Mouth Is Shut II Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,491 Buckeye Lake	thanks - I made a real soft pass at the track Tuesday, nothing fell off or broke, so I think I am getting closer to calling it "done".

Re: '56 440 is on the road...sorta. [Re: 56_Royal_Lancer] #1246204 07/20/12 09:09 PM 07/20/12 09:09 PM
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68 Sat mopar Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 683 Northern NJ	Great Mopar...I have a 440 and a Desoto Hemi so I appreciate yout taste... Good Luck... 1963 Chrysler 300 Pace Setter Convertible 21K mile survivor 1969 Dodge Coronet 500 1956 Desoto Hemi 1955 Chrysler C300

Re: '56 440 is on the road...sorta. [Re: 68 Sat] #1246205 08/02/12 05:23 PM 08/02/12 05:23 PM
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19swinger70 master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,921 Richmond, Indiana	Mike, You will get it sorted out. You have made lots more progress on your's than I have on mine since I was at your place! 1970 340 swinger. sublime 1967 barracuda fastback BB 55 Plymouth Project

Re: '56 440 is on the road...sorta. [Re: 19swinger70] #1246206 08/02/12 06:08 PM 08/02/12 06:08 PM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,491 Buckeye Lake 56_Royal_Lancer OP My Mouth Is Shut II
56_Royal_Lancer OP My Mouth Is Shut II Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,491 Buckeye Lake	Quote: Mike, You will get it sorted out. You have made lots more progress on your's than I have on mine since I was at your place! It's getting a new torque converter this week to get ready for the Nats...doing burnouts on Rt.79 ain't going to be a problem this year! Here's a pic from last week, my friend in the '57 Chevy has a real $100k+ in that car. Without a SG center chunk I was a sittting duck... like sitting in a cloud of tire smoke watching him drive away. There WILL be a rematch. 7318849-57n56.jpg (65 downloads)

Re: '56 440 is on the road...sorta. [Re: 56_Royal_Lancer] #1246207 08/08/12 10:28 AM 08/08/12 10:28 AM
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THE GLASS MAN super stock T Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,186 OHIO	Quote: Quote: Mike, You will get it sorted out. You have made lots more progress on your's than I have on mine since I was at your place! It's getting a new torque converter this week to get ready for the Nats...doing burnouts on Rt.79 ain't going to be a problem this year! Here's a pic from last week, my friend in the '57 Chevy has a real $100k+ in that car. Without a SG center chunk I was a sittting duck... like sitting in a cloud of tire smoke watching him drive away. There WILL be a rematch. I can loan you a 4:86 for the Mopar Nats weekend!Give me a call, and I will deliver it when I come out to make another delivery.

Re: '56 440 is on the road...sorta. [Re: THE GLASS MAN] #1246208 08/08/12 02:59 PM 08/08/12 02:59 PM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,491 Buckeye Lake 56_Royal_Lancer OP My Mouth Is Shut II
56_Royal_Lancer OP My Mouth Is Shut II Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,491 Buckeye Lake	Thanks, Larry, but that might be a little too deep a gear for me. Now if you could come up with a nice 3:23 or 3:55 chunk... 7327453-3706523-lancerburnoutsig.gif (65 downloads)

Re: '56 440 is on the road...sorta. [Re: 56_Royal_Lancer] #1246209 08/08/12 05:36 PM 08/08/12 05:36 PM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	So what ET's was the Chevy running? And you, for that matter? Even with a suregrip, you might have trouble hooking up. May need to get a pair of those old school whitewall slicks. They have sort of a tread on them, so they could be driven on the street if you don't put too many miles per year on your Dodge.

Re: '56 440 is on the road...sorta. #1246210 08/09/12 01:12 PM 08/09/12 01:12 PM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,491 Buckeye Lake 56_Royal_Lancer OP My Mouth Is Shut II
56_Royal_Lancer OP My Mouth Is Shut II Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,491 Buckeye Lake	The Chevy runs high 12's. My car runs...who knows? It literally blows the right tire off to the point that you can't launch the car at all. On the street I can mat it at 20mph and light up the tire, and the peg leg rear has a 2-something gear. I intend to just call it good for the rest of summer and swap in a SG this winter. And yeah, I have a line on a set of DOT drag radials. If that comes together I will paint whitewalls on them!

Re: '56 440 is on the road...sorta. [Re: 56_Royal_Lancer] #1246211 08/09/12 05:24 PM 08/09/12 05:24 PM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Sounds like a plan. Once you are able to hook up, you shouldn't have any problem at least running with the Chevy.

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